Draft: All-Time England ODI XI

[Aislabie]

Yep part of the fun of something like this is trying to work out not just who you should pick but when to pick them... of my next 3 planned picks I reckon there’s a good chance 2 of them might be on other’s lists

That's relatable. For my last pick, I was torn between four players: Kieswetter, Hick, White and one other unnamed player who I'm hoping will still be available when we reach my next pick. Of those, I decided to pick Kieswetter because he was the only one for whom there isn't really a replacement anywhere in the player pool and I'm okay with that choice. But I definitely didn't expect to miss out on both Hick and White, given how Hick is often thought of as a failure at international level, and White is often thought of as a poor man's Freddie. But I'm also glad they've both gone because it shows that they're still appreciated.

 

[Gaurav_7]

I put a lot of importance on the player positions and their actual roles while picking an XI in such drafts. That is where you have to think and that's what happened when I picked Stokes. I saw I wasn't picking again till 8 other players have gone and needed a solid AR. Hence went with Stokes. I am sure Stokes would have been picked by the time it was my turn? I also needed one more opener but I saw there are some nice options available and hence I might still get a good one when I pick again.

And great picks till now for everyone. Never had Craig White in my list tbh because I didn't hear about him at all so that's a good learning there. It is going to be difficult to have a balanced XI at the end of this draft I feel and whoever achieves that should be appreciated.

 

[Aislabie]

@Sinister One is now officially late; @NilayShah60 can make his pick

 

[Master Bates]

Ravi Bopara
@NilayShah60

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Graham Gooch​

Born in Essex on 23rd July 1953, Graham Alan Gooch of one of the greats of English Cricket. He made his ODI debut against the then World Champions the great West Indies side and mind you it wasn't easy to play those tall quicks from the Carribean. That bowling line-up consisted of quicks like Michael Holding, Vanburn Holder, Andy Roberts and Bernard Jullian. They were just mean bowlers who can break your nose anytime. Gooch made an impressive 32(69) and he struck 4 boundaries in that innings taking the score from 72/4 to 136/5 as he got out to Andy Roberts and eventually England made 202/8 but lost the match by 6 wickets. But it did give signs that Gooch had great caliber in him. Gooch scored 221 runs in 1979 WC taking England in the Final. In the Semi-final he scored a quickfire knock of 71*(82) helping England score 221/8 and they went on to win by 9 runs. In the Final Gooch just managed 32 chasing a big total of 287 as England lost by 92 runs. But overall Gooch had done well for his side. He was a very impressive batsman who had a range of strokes backed by textbook technique made him a great ODI batsman. His record stands at

ODIs

Matches- 125
Runs- 4290
Average- 36.98
100s/50s- 8/23
Top score- 142

MY XI so far

1. Jason Roy
2. Andrew Strauss
3. Graham Gooch
4. Kevin Pietersen
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Adil Rashid
10.
11.

@Aislabie

 

[Aislabie]

Overall Pick #28: Moeen Ali

Profile
An ODI batting average of 25 and bowling average of 48 don't exactly speak of a world-beating performer, but Moeen Ali's importance to the England side is not summed up by those surface-deep figures. For one thing, Moeen's scores his runs quicker than almost anybody else in ODI history, including famed big hitters like AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum and Adam Gilchrist. Like all three of those mentioned, Moeen also has a second string to his bow; not keeping (for which we already have Craig Kieswetter), but his tight, run-stifling off-spin bowling. His economy rate is significantly better than any other England bowler since he made his debut, which is what allows Adil Rashid to take advantage of batters' need to go on the attack and take the wickets that Moeen arguably earns. Although in this team Moeen will bat at number seven in the order, he does also have notable experience opening the batting, a role in which he averages 31 at a run a ball.

Statistics

| |Left -handed batsman | Right-arm off-breaks |
England ODIs|101 matches|1,766 runs @ 25.59, SR: 104.06 (3 centuries, best 128)|84 wickets @ 48.67, econ. 5.27 (best: 4/46)|32 catches
List A|218 matches|5,061 runs @ 28.43, SR: 102.63 (11 centuries, best 158)|159 wickets @ 43.84, econ. 5.38 (best: 4/33)|65 catches

Finest Performances

Aislabie's XI so far:
1. Craig Kieswetter (Pick #22)
2. Dennis Amiss (Pick #9)
3.
4. Eoin Morgan (Pick #15)
5.
6. Andrew Flintoff (Pick #4)
7. Moeen Ali (Pick #28)
8.
9.
10.
11.

Next pick:
@Rebel2k19

 

[Gaurav_7]

I will go with Nick Knight for my other opener. I have a lot of writeups remaining and maybe I will have a lot more as I am travelling for a week now. So I will try and complete all at once later on.

1. Nick Knight
2. Alec Stewart
3. Joe Root
4.
5.
6. Ben Stokes
7.
8.
9.
10.
11. James Anderson[DOUBLEPOST=1562340543][/DOUBLEPOST]@CerealKiller to make a double pick!

 

[CerealKiller]

Stuart Broad and Ian Bell

CerealKiller's XI
1. Ian Bell
2.
3.
4. Paul Collingwood
5. Jos Buttler
6.
7.
8. Stuart Broad
9. Graeme Swann
10. Darren Gough
11.

@Rebel2k19

 

[blockerdave]

Good call on Gooch!

I’m delighted none of my next choices taken yet!

 

[Aislabie]

Good call on Gooch!

I’m delighted none of my next choices taken yet!

I have a hunch who you might go for next; if I'm right, he's one of three players I'm considering picking next but he'd go better with the feel of your team than mine

 

[Gaurav_7]

Derek Underwood to be my spinner.

1. Nick Knight
2. Alec Stewart
3. Joe Root
4.
5.
6. Ben Stokes
7.
8.
9.
10. Derek Underwood
11. James Anderson

 

[Aislabie]

Overall Pick #33: Allan Lamb

Profile
Unashamedly, almost aggressively South African, Allan Lamb's England career came about as a result of his birth nation's exclusion from sports due to Apartheid. His presence in the middle-orders of both Northamptonshire and England was a boon to both, as he proved himself to be a truly world-class limited overs batsman. A nerveless finisher before finishers came into vogue, Lamb was above all a pragmatic batsman. Capable of striking boundaries at will when the circumstances demanded it, his presence in an era where the order of day was to preserve wickets until the very end of the innings meant that much of his boundary battering was confined to those final few overs. From 1983 until the very end of his career, Lamb never left the ICC's top-ten batsmen in the format, and reached the very top of the world rankings in 1989. In this team, he would be given full licence to bat as he pleased, and if given the same equipment as a modern-day player, his strike rate would be far higher. As it is, he finished his career with more sixes than any other non-Botham for England at the time.

Statistics

| | Right-handed batsman | Right-arm medium-pace |
England ODIs|122 matches|4,010 runs @ 39.31, SR: 75.54 (4 centuries, best 118)|0 wickets|31 catches
List A|484 matches|15,658 runs @ 39.14, SR: n/a (19 centuries, best 132*)|2 wickets for 29 runs|135 catches

Finest Performances

Aislabie's XI so far:
1. Craig Kieswetter (Pick #22)
2. Dennis Amiss (Pick #9)
3.
4. Eoin Morgan (Pick #15)
5. Allan Lamb (Pick #33)
6. Andrew Flintoff (Pick #4)
7. Moeen Ali (Pick #28)
8.
9.
10.
11.

Next pick:
@NilayShah60

 

[blockerdave]

Overall Pick #33: Allan Lamb

Profile
Unashamedly, almost aggressively South African, Allan Lamb's England career came about as a result of his birth nation's exclusion from sports due to Apartheid. His presence in the middle-orders of both Northamptonshire and England was a boon to both, as he proved himself to be a truly world-class limited overs batsman. A nerveless finisher before finishers came into vogue, Lamb was above all a pragmatic batsman. Capable of striking boundaries at will when the circumstances demanded it, his presence in an era where the order of day was to preserve wickets until the very end of the innings meant that much of his boundary battering was confined to those final few overs. From 1983 until the very end of his career, Lamb never left the ICC's top-ten batsmen in the format, and reached the very top of the world rankings in 1989. In this team, he would be given full licence to bat as he pleased, and if given the same equipment as a modern-day player, his strike rate would be far higher. As it is, he finished his career with more sixes than any other non-Botham for England at the time.

Statistics

| | Right-handed batsman | Right-arm medium-pace |
England ODIs|122 matches|4,010 runs @ 39.31, SR: 75.54 (4 centuries, best 118)|0 wickets|31 catches
List A|484 matches|15,658 runs @ 39.14, SR: n/a (19 centuries, best 132*)|2 wickets for 29 runs|135 catches

Finest Performances

Aislabie's XI so far:
1. Craig Kieswetter (Pick #22)
2. Dennis Amiss (Pick #9)
3.
4. Eoin Morgan (Pick #15)
5. Allan Lamb (Pick #33)
6. Andrew Flintoff (Pick #4)
7. Moeen Ali (Pick #28)
8.
9.
10.
11.

Next pick:
@NilayShah60

Lambie was definitely on my list. probably was gonna be my 3rd next pick

 

[CerealKiller]

Overall Pick #33: Allan Lamb

Profile
Unashamedly, almost aggressively South African, Allan Lamb's England career came about as a result of his birth nation's exclusion from sports due to Apartheid. His presence in the middle-orders of both Northamptonshire and England was a boon to both, as he proved himself to be a truly world-class limited overs batsman. A nerveless finisher before finishers came into vogue, Lamb was above all a pragmatic batsman. Capable of striking boundaries at will when the circumstances demanded it, his presence in an era where the order of day was to preserve wickets until the very end of the innings meant that much of his boundary battering was confined to those final few overs. From 1983 until the very end of his career, Lamb never left the ICC's top-ten batsmen in the format, and reached the very top of the world rankings in 1989. In this team, he would be given full licence to bat as he pleased, and if given the same equipment as a modern-day player, his strike rate would be far higher. As it is, he finished his career with more sixes than any other non-Botham for England at the time.

Statistics

| | Right-handed batsman | Right-arm medium-pace |
England ODIs|122 matches|4,010 runs @ 39.31, SR: 75.54 (4 centuries, best 118)|0 wickets|31 catches
List A|484 matches|15,658 runs @ 39.14, SR: n/a (19 centuries, best 132*)|2 wickets for 29 runs|135 catches

Finest Performances

Aislabie's XI so far:
1. Craig Kieswetter (Pick #22)
2. Dennis Amiss (Pick #9)
3.
4. Eoin Morgan (Pick #15)
5. Allan Lamb (Pick #33)
6. Andrew Flintoff (Pick #4)
7. Moeen Ali (Pick #28)
8.
9.
10.
11.

Next pick:
@NilayShah60

Was torn between him and Bell, but needed an opener

 

[Aislabie]

Lambie was definitely on my list. probably was gonna be my 3rd next pick

I've been holding off on picking him for several rounds already; in the end I just couldn't take the risk that he'd go unpicked for even one more round

Was torn between him and Bell, but needed an opener

Yeah that's fair; Bell and Knight were definitely the outstanding two openers left at that point.