Eleven to One: an ODI RNG Draft

[Fenil]

I'm happy with the team so far.

The wkb ever in ODIs, former world #1 bowler, a batsman averaging in 50s, an alleounder, two experienced seamers. Perfect so far. Hoping to get a Frontline spinner now.

 

[Aislabie]

@Aislabie


Just what I needed - a nice, good opening bowler. Aaqib Javed perfectly fills one of the biggest holes in my team.


1. David Boon (R2)
3. Wesley Barresi (R5)
5. Ben Stokes (R3)
6. Shakib Al Hasan (R1)
8. Johann Louw (R4)
9. Norman Vanua (R6)
10. Aaqib Javed (R7)

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@Supreme General


Slotting into the surprisingly low number seven position is Jimmy Neesham - a competent dual role player is gold dust at this stage.


1. Aaron Finch (R1)
3. Allan Lamb (R5)
4. Rassie van der Dussen (R3)
5. Glenn Maxwell (R2)
7. Jimmy Neesham (R7)
9. Abdur Razzak (R4)
11. Sujeewa de Silva (R6)

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@Ed Smith


Not the Shoaib I personally expected to be selected here, but Shoaib Malik comes in to bat at number three for this team.


2. Aiden Markram (R3)
3. Shoaib Malik (R7)
4. Neil McKenzie (R5)
5. Ken Rutherford (R1)
7. Elton Chigumbura (R6)
10. Kyle Jamieson (R4)
11. Jasprit Bumrah (R2)

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@ddrap14


With Zaheer Khan already gone, this presented itself as the perfect opportunity to recruit a wicket-keeper.


1. Herschelle Gibbs (R1)
2. Kepler Wessels (R4)
5. Arjuna Ranatunga (R2)
7. Surinder Khanna (R7)
8. Malcolm Marshall (R3)
10. Gladstone Small (R6)
11. Makhaya Ntini (R5)

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@VC the slogger


Paul Sheahan is plucked from a relatively average bunch; very limited one-day experience but his 50 did come at quite a quick rate for the era.


1. Upul Tharanga (R5)
2. Sourav Ganguly (R1)
3. Ed Joyce (R4)
5. Paul Sheahan (R7)
7. Ken Wadsworth (R6)
8. Romario Shepherd (R2)
11. Morne Morkel (R3)

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@Aravind.


Buy a lottery ticket.


1. Matthew Hayden (R3)
2. Aamer Sohail (R1)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (R7)
7. David Willey (R2)
9. Ian Bishop (R6)
10. Nathan Lyon (R5)
11. Allan Donald (R4)

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@ahmedleo414


It is a great mystery that Colin Munro never translated that T20 biffing into ODI cricket. He has all the ability in the world.


1. Qasim Umar (R6)
2. Colin Munro (R7)
7. Dale Benkenstein (R5)
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (R1)
9. James Foster (R4)
10. Monde Zondeki (R3)
11. Courtney Walsh (R2)

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@Umair7


Well I think that's the captaincy sorted for this team.


2. Phil Salt (R2)
3. Stephen Fleming (R7)
4. Jacques Kallis (R1)
7. Jahurul Islam (R5)
8. Lonwabo Tsotsobe (R6)
9. Manjural Islam Rana (R4)
10. Ashley Mallett (R3)

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@Disharies


Wicket-keepers come along like buses - suddenly two in a row. And Brad Haddni will bat right up at number four.


1. Travis Head (R3)
2. Gary Kirsten (R1)
4. Brad Haddin (R7)
5. Aasif Sheikh (R6)
6. Cameron White (R2)
8. Ravindra Pushpakumara (R5)
9. Zahir Khan (R4)

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@pillowprocter


Speaking of keepers coming along twice in a row:


3. Zubayr Hamza (R2)
4. Daryll Cullinan (R5)
6. Scott Edwards (R7)
7. Courtney Browne (R6)
8. Dunith Wellalage (R1)
9. Shane Bond (R4)
10. Michael Owens (R3)

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@Verified Enigma


I really rate this young batter; that batting average should only improve in the coming years.


1. Pathum Nissanka (R7)
2. Greg Chappell (R5)
3. Andy Balbirnie (R3)
4. Gerrie Erasmus (R4)
6. Rishabh Pant (R1)
10. Javagal Srinath (R6)
11. Ishant Sharma (R2)

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@Till Valhalla


Greg Campbell was one of those fast bowlers with the body of an office worker: extremely fragile, not suited to a long career.


1. Usman Khawaja (R3)
2. Parthiv Patel (R4)
3. Rahul Dravid (R1)
8. Brad Hogg (R5)
9. Greg Campbell (R7)
10. Shafiuddin Ahmed (R6)
11. Winston Davis (R2)

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@mohsin7827


An absolutely huge player to pop up for a team that needs an opener. Plus, a bit of Essex innit.


1. Graham Gooch (R7)
2. Paul Stirling (R5)
4. Steve Tikolo (R6)
5. Grant Elliott (R4)
8. Sam Curran (R1)
9. Tim Southee (R3)
10. Andre Nel (R2)

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@Neo 7


A 45-ball 57 on ODI debut and a first-class average in the 40s suggest that he should have played more; an ODI average in the low teens suggest that maybe he played the right amount.


1. Hashim Amla (R4)
2. Devon Conway (R5)
4. Jos Buttler (R1)
5. Amay Khurasiya (R7)
7. Malcolm Waller (R6)
9. Alex Wharf (R2)
10. Taskin Ahmed (R3)

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@Neptune


An absolute domestic giant, Ali Brown should absolutely have the chops to take down some of this bowling.


2. Ali Brown (R7)
3. Dean Jones (R6)
5. Andrew Symonds (R2)
6. Chris Cairns (R5)
7. Rohan Mustafa (R3)
9. Wahab Riaz (R1)
10. Michael Kasprowicz (R4)

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@Na Maloom Afraad


A ten Doeschate-esque performer for Oman in the most recent ODI cycle, Ilyas is a really great pick here - assuming there's a keeper available later.


1. Lahiru Thirimanne (R5)
2. Phil Simmons (R4)
3. Faf du Plessis (R3)
4. Aqib Ilyas (R7)
5. Suryakumar Yadav (R6)
6. Paras Khadka (R2)
10. Ajantha Mendis (R1)

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@CerealKiller


Greatest cricket photo of all time: a medium-pacer with the keeper up to the stumps, two very long surnames, and the greatest England kit of all time.


1. Fakhar Zaman (R4)
5. Paul Collingwood (R7)
6. Shadab Khan (R3)
7. Luke Ronchi (R1)
8. Graeme Swann (R6)
9. Kagiso Rabada (R2)
10. Josh Hazlewood (R5)

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@Fenil


Fenil's opinion of James Taylor runs almost exactly opposite to Kevin Pietersen's; Harry Tector perhaps unlucky to miss out.



1. Adam Gilchrist (R4)
3. James Taylor (R7)
4. Rameez Shahzad (R3)
7. Jan Frylinck (R6)
9. Paul Reiffel (R2)
10. Zaheer Khan (R1)
11. Nathan Bracken (R5)

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Everyone's Round Eight pools will be coming shortly, from which you will again have 48 hours to make your picks.

 

[Fenil]

@Fenil

Fenil's opinion of James Taylor runs almost exactly opposite to Kevin Pietersen's; Harry Tector perhaps unlucky to miss out.

1. Adam Gilchrist (R4)
3. James Taylor (R7)
4. Rameez Shahzad (R3)
7. Jan Frylinck (R6)
9. Paul Reiffel (R2)
10. Zaheer Khan (R1)
11. Nathan Bracken (R5)

In my opinion, 45 scores of over 50 with 15 centuries which is 50% conversion rate from 50s to hundreds and a List A average of 53 in a strong county set up at a time when hardly any English batsman averaged in mid-40s speaks volumes about his talent, skill and consistency. If only he didn't have the heart ailment, he would made a big name for himself.

Tector on the other hand has a good record in a small sample size but he mainly plays against associate side so Taylor gets a nod from me. At times, you have to look beyond the stats too. Just my personal opinion.

 

[Aislabie]

In my opinion, 45 scores of over 50 with 15 centuries which is 50% conversion rate from 50s to hundreds and a List A average of 53 in a strong county set up at a time when hardly any English batsman averaged in mid-40s speaks volumes about his talent, skill and consistency. If only he didn't have the heart ailment, he would made a big name for himself.

I don't disagree - I'm pretty sure I trust you more as a judge of cricketers than Pietersen

Tector's bad luck was being drawn against such a strong batter so late in the game

 

[Fenil]

I don't disagree - I'm pretty sure I trust you more as a judge of cricketers than Pietersen

Tector's bad luck was being drawn against such a strong batter so late in the game

Eek! I don't say I am better at judging cricketers than Pietersen but maybe I have a bias because I liked James as a player even before he made his international debut.

 

[Aislabie]

I don't say I am better at judging cricketers than Pietersen

You are though

 

[Aislabie]

Now, I'm still waiting on a pick, but I had a spare chunk of time and thus put this post together so that we can keep the momentum going. This is absolutely not intended to be a dig at that person, who still has 36 hours before his deadline - I'm just super impressed how fast everyone else got back!

@Aislabie

Spoiler: Expectations

Thanks to Neo picking Malcolm Waller earlier, I'm now lucky enough to be able to call on Max Walker to open the bowling.

Spoiler: Reality

The reality is that I just picked Kiwi all-rounder Matthew Walker to bat at 11.

1. David Boon (R2)
3. Wesley Barresi (R5)
5. Ben Stokes (R3)
6. Shakib Al Hasan (R1)
8. Johann Louw (R4)
9. Norman Vanua (R6)
10. Aaqib Javed (R7)
11. Matthew Walker (R8 - picked in error thinking he was Max Walker)

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@Supreme General


Dion Nash fits pretty well into this team as a role player, even if he'd not be anyone's first choice for anything really.


1. Aaron Finch (R1)
3. Allan Lamb (R5)
4. Rassie van der Dussen (R3)
5. Glenn Maxwell (R2)
7. Jimmy Neesham (R7)
8. Dion Nash (R8)
9. Abdur Razzak (R4)
11. Sujeewa de Silva (R6)

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@Ed Smith


I mean, did we ever really expect anything else?


2. Aiden Markram (R3)
3. Shoaib Malik (R7)
4. Neil McKenzie (R5)
5. Ken Rutherford (R1)
7. Elton Chigumbura (R6)
9. Dwayne Leverock (R8)
10. Kyle Jamieson (R4)
11. Jasprit Bumrah (R2)

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@ddrap14


With Buttler already taken, Lance Cairns was almost certainly the best batter left in this pool. He bats at nine in this team.


1. Herschelle Gibbs (R1)
2. Kepler Wessels (R4)
5. Arjuna Ranatunga (R2)
7. Surinder Khanna (R7)
8. Malcolm Marshall (R3)
9. Lance Cairns (R8)
10. Gladstone Small (R6)
11. Makhaya Ntini (R5)

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@VC the slogger


Despite his astonishing stance, Abhishek Nayar would have had a place in most ODI sides. Not India's though - he only got the briefest of attempts at it.


1. Upul Tharanga (R5)
2. Sourav Ganguly (R1)
3. Ed Joyce (R4)
5. Paul Sheahan (R7)
6. Abhishek Nayar (R8)
7. Ken Wadsworth (R6)
8. Romario Shepherd (R2)
11. Morne Morkel (R3)

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@Aravind.


It's always a good day when Ian Billcliff gets a mention. And here he'll get to come in straight after Kumar Sangakkara.


1. Matthew Hayden (R3)
2. Aamer Sohail (R1)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (R7)
4. Ian Billcliff (R8)
7. David Willey (R2)
9. Ian Bishop (R6)
10. Nathan Lyon (R5)
11. Allan Donald (R4)

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@ahmedleo414


This was a pool where I genuinely wondered if Andy Bichel was about to be sent in at number six.


1. Qasim Umar (R6)
2. Colin Munro (R7)
3. Kushal Bhurtel (R8)
7. Dale Benkenstein (R5)
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (R1)
9. James Foster (R4)
10. Monde Zondeki (R3)
11. Courtney Walsh (R2)

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@Umair7


Pictures of Peter Fulton have to be portrait because he was too tall for anything else.


2. Phil Salt (R2)
3. Stephen Fleming (R7)
4. Jacques Kallis (R1)
5. Peter Fulton (R8)
7. Jahurul Islam (R5)
8. Lonwabo Tsotsobe (R6)
9. Manjural Islam Rana (R4)
10. Ashley Mallett (R3)

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@Disharies


Damien Fleming, pictured here playing XXXX Gold Beach Cricket, is the pick from this pool of excellent bowling options.


1. Travis Head (R3)
2. Gary Kirsten (R1)
4. Brad Haddin (R7)
5. Aasif Sheikh (R6)
6. Cameron White (R2)
8. Ravindra Pushpakumara (R5)
9. Zahir Khan (R4)
10. Damien Fleming (R8)

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@pillowprocter


It'll be Dilshan over Shehan here to keep heroin out of the dressing room. Surprised Madugalle didn't get a look-in here in a team that still needs two openers.


3. Zubayr Hamza (R2)
4. Daryll Cullinan (R5)
6. Scott Edwards (R7)
7. Courtney Browne (R6)
8. Dunith Wellalage (R1)
9. Shane Bond (R4)
10. Michael Owens (R3)
11. Dilshan Madushanka (R8)

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@Verified Enigma


Generously described as "left-arm quick", Raymon Reifer slots in at number eight.


1. Pathum Nissanka (R7)
2. Greg Chappell (R5)
3. Andy Balbirnie (R3)
4. Gerrie Erasmus (R4)
6. Rishabh Pant (R1)
8. Raymon Reifer (R8)
10. Javagal Srinath (R6)
11. Ishant Sharma (R2)

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@Till Valhalla


This was a tricky decision between two players, but ultimately Lendl Simmons got the nod in the middle order.


1. Usman Khawaja (R3)
2. Parthiv Patel (R4)
3. Rahul Dravid (R1)
6. Lendl Simmons (R8)
8. Brad Hogg (R5)
9. Greg Campbell (R7)
10. Shafiuddin Ahmed (R6)
11. Winston Davis (R2)

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@mohsin7827


A leg-spinner whose reputation transcended his stats,, Abdul Qadir beats out Abdul Razzaq to break into this team.


1. Graham Gooch (R7)
2. Paul Stirling (R5)
4. Steve Tikolo (R6)
5. Grant Elliott (R4)
8. Sam Curran (R1)
9. Tim Southee (R3)
10. Andre Nel (R2)
11. Abdul Qadir (R8)

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@Neo 7


There's never a bad time to pick a Northants player, especially when that person signed for Northants shortly after a career as possibly the greatest ODI all-rounder of all time.


1. Hashim Amla (R4)
2. Devon Conway (R5)
4. Jos Buttler (R1)
5. Amay Khurasiya (R7)
6. Lance Klusener (R8)
7. Malcolm Waller (R6)
9. Alex Wharf (R2)
10. Taskin Ahmed (R3)

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@Neptune


This one shocked both Neptune and myself, because we both remembered Azhar Mahmood as being a really good player. He's still the best in this pool, but those are awful stats.


2. Ali Brown (R7)
3. Dean Jones (R6)
5. Andrew Symonds (R2)
6. Chris Cairns (R5)
7. Rohan Mustafa (R3)
8. Azhar Mahmood (R8)
9. Wahab Riaz (R1)
10. Michael Kasprowicz (R4)

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@Na Maloom Afraad


Not ideal.


1. Lahiru Thirimanne (R5)
2. Phil Simmons (R4)
3. Faf du Plessis (R3)
4. Aqib Ilyas (R7)
5. Suryakumar Yadav (R6)
6. Paras Khadka (R2)
10. Ajantha Mendis (R1)
11. Aavishkar Salvi (R8)

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@CerealKiller


His career is still young, but Saud Shakeel still walks into this team.


1. Fakhar Zaman (R4)
4. Saud Shakeel (R8)
5. Paul Collingwood (R7)
6. Shadab Khan (R3)
7. Luke Ronchi (R1)
8. Graeme Swann (R6)
9. Kagiso Rabada (R2)
10. Josh Hazlewood (R5)

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@Fenil


From a very Zimbabwean pool emerges Tendai Chisoro, a very economical left-arm spinner who bats a bit.


1. Adam Gilchrist (R4)
3. James Taylor (R7)
4. Rameez Shahzad (R3)
7. Jan Frylinck (R6)
8. Tendai Chisoro (R8)
9. Paul Reiffel (R2)
10. Zaheer Khan (R1)
11. Nathan Bracken (R5)

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Everyone's Round Nine pools will be coming shortly, from which you will again have 48 hours to make your picks. Umair's pool will come as soon as he's made his pick.

 

[Ed Smith]

I am the king of everything

 

[Aislabie]

@Aislabie


Wahey, another opening batter!


1. David Boon (R2)
2. Mark Greatbatch (R9)
3. Wesley Barresi (R5)
5. Ben Stokes (R3)
6. Shakib Al Hasan (R1)
8. Johann Louw (R4)
9. Norman Vanua (R6)
10. Aaqib Javed (R7)
11. Matthew Walker (R8 - picked in error thinking he was Max Walker)

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@Supreme General


And this is the Mark Greatbatch that Harrod's would sell you.


1. Aaron Finch (R1)
2. Brendon McCullum (R9)
3. Allan Lamb (R5)
4. Rassie van der Dussen (R3)
5. Glenn Maxwell (R2)
7. Jimmy Neesham (R7)
8. Dion Nash (R8)
9. Abdur Razzak (R4)
11. Sujeewa de Silva (R6)

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@Ed Smith


Don't you just hate it when the obvious choice isn't available?


2. Aiden Markram (R3)
3. Shoaib Malik (R7)
4. Neil McKenzie (R5)
5. Ken Rutherford (R1)
6. Frank Hayes (R9)
7. Elton Chigumbura (R6)
9. Dwayne Leverock (R8)
10. Kyle Jamieson (R4)
11. Jasprit Bumrah (R2)

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@ddrap14


The thought of Mohammad Shahzad sharing a dressing room (and many batting partnerships) with Kepler Wessels is hilarious to me.


1. Herschelle Gibbs (R1)
2. Kepler Wessels (R4)
3. Mohammad Shahzad (R9)
5. Arjuna Ranatunga (R2)
7. Surinder Khanna (R7)
8. Malcolm Marshall (R3)
9. Lance Cairns (R8)
10. Gladstone Small (R6)
11. Makhaya Ntini (R5)

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@VC the slogger


This team needed a spot of extra bowling, and that's exactly what it gets. Wayne Daniel is a fantastic new ball partner for Morne Morkel.


1. Upul Tharanga (R5)
2. Sourav Ganguly (R1)
3. Ed Joyce (R4)
5. Paul Sheahan (R7)
6. Abhishek Nayar (R8)
7. Ken Wadsworth (R6)
8. Romario Shepherd (R2)
10. Wayne Daniel (R9)
11. Morne Morkel (R3)

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@Aravind.


Basit Ali is certainly left-field, but he averages 53 at number five so he's exactly what this team needs.


1. Matthew Hayden (R3)
2. Aamer Sohail (R1)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (R7)
4. Ian Billcliff (R8)
5. Basit Ali (R9)
7. David Willey (R2)
9. Ian Bishop (R6)
10. Nathan Lyon (R5)
11. Allan Donald (R4)

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@ahmedleo414


There are times where this draft simply doesn't give you what you need - like a top-six batter.


1. Qasim Umar (R6)
2. Colin Munro (R7)
3. Kushal Bhurtel (R8)
6. Safyaan Sharif (R9)
7. Dale Benkenstein (R5)
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (R1)
9. James Foster (R4)
10. Monde Zondeki (R3)
11. Courtney Walsh (R2)

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@Umair7


This was a no-contest pick. Also my favourite current associate batter.


1. George Munsey (R9)
2. Phil Salt (R2)
3. Stephen Fleming (R7)
4. Jacques Kallis (R1)
7. Jahurul Islam (R5)
8. Lonwabo Tsotsobe (R6)
9. Manjural Islam Rana (R4)
10. Ashley Mallett (R3)

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@Disharies


Poor Dirk Wellham still doesn't get a gig, but this is a team that desperately needs bowling.


1. Travis Head (R3)
2. Gary Kirsten (R1)
4. Brad Haddin (R7)
5. Aasif Sheikh (R6)
6. Cameron White (R2)
8. Ravindra Pushpakumara (R5)
9. Zahir Khan (R4)
10. Damien Fleming (R8)
11. Chanaka Welegedara (R9)

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@pillowprocter


In a team that has vacancies at 1, 2 and 5, this pool wasn't quite what the doctor ordered. Alex Cusack gets the nod, and does have the best first-class record of the three.


3. Zubayr Hamza (R2)
4. Daryll Cullinan (R5)
5. Alex Cusack (R9)
6. Scott Edwards (R7)
7. Courtney Browne (R6)
8. Dunith Wellalage (R1)
9. Shane Bond (R4)
10. Michael Owens (R3)
11. Dilshan Madushanka (R8)

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@Verified Enigma


Len Pascoe is an absolutely mega pick at this point.


1. Pathum Nissanka (R7)
2. Greg Chappell (R5)
3. Andy Balbirnie (R3)
4. Gerrie Erasmus (R4)
6. Rishabh Pant (R1)
8. Raymon Reifer (R8)
9. Len Pascoe (R9)
10. Javagal Srinath (R6)
11. Ishant Sharma (R2)

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@Till Valhalla


A really useful all-rounder, particularly so late in the draft: Mudassar Nazar slots in nicely at five and adds a really useful bowling option.


1. Usman Khawaja (R3)
2. Parthiv Patel (R4)
3. Rahul Dravid (R1)
5. Mudassar Nazar (R9)
6. Lendl Simmons (R8)
8. Brad Hogg (R5)
9. Greg Campbell (R7)
10. Shafiuddin Ahmed (R6)
11. Winston Davis (R2)

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@mohsin7827


A few people have landed some very well-timed keepers this round, and Liton Das definitely falls into that category.


1. Graham Gooch (R7)
2. Paul Stirling (R5)
3. Liton Das (R9)
4. Steve Tikolo (R6)
5. Grant Elliott (R4)
8. Sam Curran (R1)
9. Tim Southee (R3)
10. Andre Nel (R2)
11. Abdul Qadir (R8)

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@Neo 7


This is possibly the weirdest sentence I've ever typed, but I'd say that Nehemiah Perry was pretty much a rich man's Ashley Nurse.


1. Hashim Amla (R4)
2. Devon Conway (R5)
4. Jos Buttler (R1)
5. Amay Khurasiya (R7)
6. Lance Klusener (R8)
7. Malcolm Waller (R6)
8. Nehemiah Perry (R9)
9. Alex Wharf (R2)
10. Taskin Ahmed (R3)

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@Neptune


I really like the fact that Stuart Law has found himself a team, and it's in the position where he scored his only ODI century.


1. Stuart Law (R9)
2. Ali Brown (R7)
3. Dean Jones (R6)
5. Andrew Symonds (R2)
6. Chris Cairns (R5)
7. Rohan Mustafa (R3)
8. Azhar Mahmood (R8)
9. Wahab Riaz (R1)
10. Michael Kasprowicz (R4)

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@Na Maloom Afraad


My caption for NMA's last round was "Not ideal". I have changed it only to make a dramatic point about bad luck.


1. Lahiru Thirimanne (R5)
2. Phil Simmons (R4)
3. Faf du Plessis (R3)
4. Aqib Ilyas (R7)
5. Suryakumar Yadav (R6)
6. Paras Khadka (R2)
7. saf: Dave Callaghan (R9)
10. Ajantha Mendis (R1)
11. Aavishkar Salvi (R8)

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@CerealKiller


In the time between Talha making this pick and me making this post, it has already aged like a fine wine. Welcome to the age of Shai Hope, power hitter.


1. Fakhar Zaman (R4)
2. Shai Hope (R9)
4. Saud Shakeel (R8)
5. Paul Collingwood (R7)
6. Shadab Khan (R3)
7. Luke Ronchi (R1)
8. Graeme Swann (R6)
9. Kagiso Rabada (R2)
10. Josh Hazlewood (R5)

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@Fenil


What an incredible pool of three players this one was - 572 caps between them. Ultimately though, it was only ever going to be Shiv Chanderpaul with no keeper or spinner needed.


1. Adam Gilchrist (R4)
3. James Taylor (R7)k
4. Rameez Shahzad (R3)
5. Shiv Chanderpaul (R9)
7. Jan Frylinck (R6)
8. Tendai Chisoro (R8)
9. Paul Reiffel (R2)
10. Zaheer Khan (R1)
11. Nathan Bracken (R5)

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Everyone's Round Ten pools will be coming shortly, from which you will again have 48 hours to make your picks. You will find out your Round Eleven player once you've made your Round Ten pick.

 

[Umair7]

1. George Munsey (R9)
2. Phil Salt (R2)
3. Stephen Fleming (R7)
4. Jacques Kallis (R1)
7. Jahurul Islam (R5)
8. Lonwabo Tsotsobe (R6)
9. Manjural Islam Rana (R4)
10. Ashley Mallett (R3)

5. Peter Fulton

 

[Aislabie]

@Aislabie

Round 10


Our first player is Josh Little; not an ideal number seven, but it's what we have to go with.

Round 11


And our number four has a high score of four. This really goes to show how quickly a team can go off the rails!

1. David Boon (R2)
2. Mark Greatbatch (R9)
3. Wesley Barresi (R5)
4. Nantie Hayward (R11)
5. Ben Stokes (R3)
6. Shakib Al Hasan (R1)
7. Josh Little (R10)
8. Johann Louw (R4)
9. Norman Vanua (R6)
10. Aaqib Javed (R7)
11. Matthew Walker (R8 - picked in error thinking he was Max Walker)

 

[Aislabie]

@ddrap14

Round 10


We have yet another enforced out-of-position pick: Rokhan Barakzai has to slot in at number six.

Round 11


And an enforced number four batter certainly could have gone worse.

1. Herschelle Gibbs (R1)
2. Kepler Wessels (R4)
3. Mohammad Shahzad (R9)
4. Bernard Julien (R11)
5. Arjuna Ranatunga (R2)
6. Rokhan Barakzai (R10)
7. Surinder Khanna (R7)
8. Malcolm Marshall (R3)
9. Lance Cairns (R8)
10. Gladstone Small (R6)
11. Makhaya Ntini (R5)

 

[Aislabie]

@Ed Smith

Round 10


Manzoor Elahi at number eight certainly works, but the fact that this was one of the first photos that came up is hilarious.

Round 11


The enormously tall Bruce Reid would be nobody's choice for an opening batter, but sometimes that's just how the cookie crumbles.

1. Bruce Reid (R11)
2. Aiden Markram (R3)
3. Shoaib Malik (R7)
4. Neil McKenzie (R5)
5. Ken Rutherford (R1)
6. Frank Hayes (R9)
7. Elton Chigumbura (R6)
8. Manzoor Elahi (R10)
9. Dwayne Leverock (R8)
10. Kyle Jamieson (R4)
11. Jasprit Bumrah (R2)

 

[ddrap14]

At least Chigumbura need not bowl his 10 anymore

The enormously tall Bruce Reid would be nobody's choice for an opening batter, but sometimes that's just how the cookie crumbles.

 

[Aislabie]

@ahmedleo414

Round 10


Milton Small was a feisty fast bowler who had the misfortune of sustaining a knee injury and falling out of the Barbados team at a point when it was basically a World XI. What he was not, however, is a batter. He bats at five.

Round 11


Tony Reid was a 42-year-old who opened the bowling for the USA while bowling a bit slower than Chris Harris. Could bat a bit, although he failed twice in ODIs.

1. Qasim Umar (R6)
2. Colin Munro (R7)
3. Kushal Bhurtel (R8)
4. Tony Reid (R11)
5. Milton Small (R10)
6. Safyaan Sharif (R9)
7. Dale Benkenstein (R5)
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (R1)
9. James Foster (R4)
10. Monde Zondeki (R3)
11. Courtney Walsh (R2)