Draft: All-Time England Test Draft

Who picked the best team?

  • Ashutosh.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • ahmedleo414

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • blockerdave

    Votes: 4 66.7%
  • Yash.

    Votes: 1 16.7%
  • Dale88

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Aislabie

    Votes: 1 16.7%
  • Bevab

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    6
Other than @Bevab this draft is now complete.

Thank you to everyone who participated, this has been one of my favourite drafts. Would someone like to do an analysis of the teams?
 
I had thought to pick Devon Malcolm up for my team, but with already Frank Tyson, being the outright pacer in my team. I didn’t need him I think..
 
1.:eng: :bat: Alastair Cook
2.:eng: :bat: Andrew Strauss :c:
3.:eng: :bat: Mark Butcher
4.:eng: :wkb: Alec Stewart
5.:eng: :bat: David Gower
6.:eng: :bat: Robin Smith
7.:eng: :ar: Freddie Flintoff
8.:eng: :bwl: Derek Underwood
9.:eng: :bwl: Steve Harmison
10.:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick
11.:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm

We'll call that a final batting order for my side - reckon I did alright considering I pretty much just picked players I liked
 
1.:eng: :bat: Alastair Cook
2.:eng: :bat: Andrew Strauss :c:
3.:eng: :bat: Mark Butcher
4.:eng: :wkb: Alec Stewart
5.:eng: :bat: David Gower
6.:eng: :bat: Robin Smith
7.:eng: :ar: Freddie Flintoff
8.:eng: :bwl: Derek Underwood
9.:eng: :bwl: Steve Harmison
10.:eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick
11.:eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm

If you could get them all to actually have a good day at the same time, Malcolm, Harmison and Flintoff would be a terrifying proposition. Of course, there's also the chance that they'll combine for none for 213 from about 40 overs between them
 
If you could get them all to actually have a good day at the same time, Malcolm, Harmison and Flintoff would be a terrifying proposition. Of course, there's also the chance that they'll combine for none for 213 from about 40 overs between them

Pretty much exactly what you'd expect from an 90s-00s England bolwing attack then :lol
 
Here are the final teams for everyone

@Ashutosh.
  1. :eng: :bat: Graham Gooch
  2. :eng: :bat: Marcus Trescothick
  3. :eng: :ar: Joe Root
  4. :eng: :bat: Kevin Pietersen
  5. :eng: :bat: Ian Bell
  6. :eng: :wkb: Matt Prior
  7. :eng: :ar: Moeen Ali
  8. :eng: :ar: Graeme Swann
  9. :eng: :bwl: Brain Statham
  10. :eng: :bwl: James Anderson
  11. :eng: :bwl: Matthew Hoggard

@ahmedleo414
  1. :eng: :bat: Leonard Hutton :c:
  2. :eng: :ar: W.G. Grace
  3. :eng: :bat: Jonathan Trott
  4. :eng: :ar: Frank Wooley
  5. :eng: :bat: Allan Lamb
  6. :eng: :ar: Ian Botham
  7. :eng: :wk: Alan Knott
  8. :eng: :ar: Trevor Bailey
  9. :eng: :bwl: Jofra Archer
  10. :eng: :bwl: Tony Lock
  11. :eng: :bwl: Bob Willis

@blockerdave
  1. :eng: :bat: Herbert Sutcliffe
  2. :eng: :bat: Michael Vaughan
  3. :eng: :bat: Tom Graveney
  4. :eng: :bat: Graham Thorpe
  5. :eng: :ar: Basil D'Oliveira
  6. :eng: :ar: Ben Stokes
  7. :eng: :ar: Ray Illingworth :c:
  8. :eng: :wk: Jack Russell
  9. :eng: :bwl: Harold Larwood
  10. :eng: :bwl: Darren Gough
  11. :eng: :bwl: Simon Jones

@Yash.
  1. :eng: :ar: Wilfred Rhodes
  2. :eng: :bat: Sir Geoffrey Boycott
  3. :eng: :ar: Wally Hammond
  4. :eng: :bat: Peter May
  5. :eng: :bat: Eddie Paynter
  6. :eng: :wk: Leslie Ames
  7. :eng: :bat: Jonny Bairstow
  8. :eng: :bwl: Jim Laker
  9. :eng: :bwl: Stuart Broad
  10. :eng: :bwl: Sir Alec Bedser
  11. :eng: :bwl: Frank Tyson

@Dale88
  1. :eng: :bat: Alastair Cook
  2. :eng: :bat: Andrew Strauss :c:
  3. :eng: :bat: Mark Butcher
  4. :eng: :wkb: Alec Stewart
  5. :eng: :bat: David Gower
  6. :eng: :bat: Robin Smith
  7. :eng: :ar: Freddie Flintoff
  8. :eng: :bwl: Devon Malcolm
  9. :eng: :bwl: Derek Underwood
  10. :eng: :bwl: Steve Harmison
  11. :eng: :bwl: Andy Caddick

@Aislabie
  1. :eng: :bat: Dennis Amiss
  2. :eng: :bat: Colin Cowdrey
  3. :eng: :bat: Ken Barrington
  4. :eng: :bat: Duleepsinhji
  5. :eng: :bat: Ranjitsinhji
  6. :eng: :bat: Paul Collingwood :c:
  7. :eng: :wk: Ben Foakes
  8. :eng: :bwl: Hedley Verity
  9. :eng: :bwl: George Lohmann
  10. :eng: :bwl: John Snow
  11. :eng: :bwl: Bob Appleyard


@Bevab
  1. :eng: :bat: Jack Hobbs
  2. :eng: :bat: Raman Subba Row
  3. :eng: :ar: Ted Dexter
  4. :eng: :bat: Denis Compton
  5. :eng: :bat: Patsy Hendren
  6. :eng: :ar: Tony Greig
  7. :eng: :ar: Billy Bates
  8. :eng: :wk: Godfrey Evans
  9. :eng: :bwl: Angus Fraser
  10. :eng: :bwl: Fred Trueman
  11. :eng: :bwl: Sydney Barnes
 
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bother perfectly acceptable options, but i feel like we should give him a chance to decide
 
Too good of a cricketer


Never a Test cricketer

I think the only right answer here is Emile McMaster

Come on, we can't just give him the Bradman of England[DOUBLEPOST=1607714084][/DOUBLEPOST]Have some mercy on the rest of us
 
Some of these suggestions. :lol

Apologies for the late pick, I will take Raman Subba Row who may have exited the cricketing stage too early but left an undeniable impact on it with his fine achievements.
 

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