Draft: The A Team

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:pak: :bat: Sami Aslam had played his entire 13-Test career before he turned 22, and had departed Pakistan entirely before he turned 25. He's just been picked up by the Texas Super Kings, and will presumably be a USA captain before he turns 30. What a strange career he's in the middle of.

1. :pak: :bat: Sami Aslam
2. :ind: :ar: Mushtaq Ali
3. :afg: :bat: Asghar Afghan
4. :wi: :wkb: Jimmy Adams
5. :pak: :bat: Fawad Alam
6. :ind: :bat: Pravin Amre
7. :aus: :ar: Bill Alley
8. :eng: :bwl: Jimmy Anderson
9. :eng: :bwl: Bob Appleyard
10. :aus: :bwl: Terry Alderman
11. :saf: :bwl: Neil Adcock

@ahmedleo414
 
  1. :eng: :bat: Michael Atherton
  2. :pak: :wkb: Taslim Arif
  3. :pak: :bat: Ijaz Ahmed
  4. :pak: :bat: Zaheer Abbas
  5. :afg: :bat: Nasir Jamal Ahmadzai
  6. :pak: :ar: Faheem Ashraf
  7. :wi: :wk: Gerry Alexander
  8. :pak: :ar: Wasim Akram
  9. :pak: :bwl: Hassan Ali
  10. :pak: :bwl: Tauseef Ahmed
  11. :eng: :bwl: Geoff Arnold
Nasir Jamal is my final pick

@pillowprocter
 
Ashraf Ali was ahead of his time, in the sense he was a batsman first and keeper second. Test average of 45 and FC average of 38. Won't be keeping wicket either, so he can focus on his batting.

My final XI:
:sri: :bat: Marvan Atapattu
:sri: :bat: Russel Arnold
:pak: :ar: Saeed Ahmed
:nz: :ar: Nathan Astle
:ban: :ar: Shakib al Hasan :c:
:pak: :wkb: Ashraf Ali
:ind: :ar: Ravi Ashwin
:pak: :wk: Imtiaz Ahmed (wk)
:saf: :bwl: Gobo Ashley
:ban: :bwl: Taskin Ahmed
:pak: :bwl: Shabbir Ahmed

Happy with how it turned out, pace stocks could have been a bit better. This team would destroy on a rank turner.

@Verified Enigma
 
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:saf: :bwl: Paul Adams to complete my team

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FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test4576885044051347/12810/10632.872.9866.0541
FC141-27102134564129/79-32.662.9765.7-163

Final XI
  1. :ind: :bat: Mayank Agarwal
  2. :eng: :bat: Bobby Abel
  3. :ind: :ar: Mohinder Amarnath
  4. :ind: :bat: Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
  5. :aus: :ar: Warwick Armstrong
  6. :pak: :wkb: Sarfaraz Ahmed
  7. :eng: :ar: Ted Arnold
  8. :pak: :ar: Intikhab Alam
  9. :ind: :bwl: Mohammad Shami (Ahmed)
  10. :saf: :bwl: Paul Adams
  11. :wi: :bwl: Curtly Ambrose
@ddrap14 to finish the draft
 
1. :eng: :bat: Dennis Amiss
2. :aus: :bat: Jason Arnberger
3. :saf: :bat: Hashim Amla
4. :saf: :bat: Hylton Ackerman
5. :wi: :bat: Keith Arthurton
6. :aus: :ar: Ron Archer
7. :eng: :wkb: Les Ames
8. :eng: :ar: Ewart Astill
9. :aus: :ar: Sean Abbott
10. :aus: :bwl: Jo Angel
11. :pak: :bwl: Mushtaq Ahmed

Arnberger never got Aussie recognition, but what he did do was average 40 at First Class level. With a strong top six around him, he's fine as a second opener. I also considered Tom Andrews (the 20th century one) but I'd have had to open with Ackerman in that case.

@Aislabie that's the end of the draft, do we get to have a Bradman lottery next?
 
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