Till Valhalla
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They scared of Rudra Pratap Singh.
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Pool 2 (1/2)
Ddrap
Oh. Well. Uh. Billy Bruce opening I guess?
Pillowprocter
The reaction to this pool was "Do I have to?" and the selection was Umar Akmal at 5.
I'm sorry to say, Pillowprocter, but you might have missed George Ulyett...
Aislabie
OHHH JIMMY JIMMY at 11
Parth
Possibly the best pool without anybody who made 20 international appearances, Parth selected all-rounder and future selector chairman RWV Robins, and put him at 7 - game with a lack of a keeper
Disharies
Temba Bavuma is an easy pick in this pool. Positioning is harder - Disharies went with #3.
Neo 7
Another team to fill 10 and 11 already, Neo adds Lonwabo Tsotsobe, probably the best of an awful bunch.
Fenil
Fenil had a few options, including two keepers, but elected to go with Vinod Kambli at 3. Some say he was more talented than Tendulkar...
Ddrap
Oh. Well. Uh. Billy Bruce opening I guess?
Pillowprocter
The reaction to this pool was "Do I have to?" and the selection was Umar Akmal at 5.
I'm sorry to say, Pillowprocter, but you might have missed George Ulyett...
Aislabie
OHHH JIMMY JIMMY at 11
Parth
Possibly the best pool without anybody who made 20 international appearances, Parth selected all-rounder and future selector chairman RWV Robins, and put him at 7 - game with a lack of a keeper
Disharies
Temba Bavuma is an easy pick in this pool. Positioning is harder - Disharies went with #3.
Neo 7
Another team to fill 10 and 11 already, Neo adds Lonwabo Tsotsobe, probably the best of an awful bunch.
Fenil
Fenil had a few options, including two keepers, but elected to go with Vinod Kambli at 3. Some say he was more talented than Tendulkar...
2/2
Na Maloom Afraad
"Oh No" was right for this pool. S Senanayake is almost the default, and NMA selected him for #9.
CerealKiller
Gary Kirsten as opener might be the easiest pick this round.
Till Valhalla
For unknown reasons, I almost said the pick here was Cam Kellaway - it is in fact Charlie Kelleway. He bats 5.
Ahmedleo
Once again, I nearly went with the Kenyan D Allan by mistake, but I found the right David Allen, who bats 8 for Ahmed.
Ed
Junior Murray will come in at 8 for Ed. He'll also probably take the gloves, hopefully with the same focus you see here:
Aravind
In a choice between some terrible openers, Aravind picked Rory Burns, which means for the first time ever in RNG Draft history, we don't have an image but...
Na Maloom Afraad
"Oh No" was right for this pool. S Senanayake is almost the default, and NMA selected him for #9.
CerealKiller
Gary Kirsten as opener might be the easiest pick this round.
Till Valhalla
For unknown reasons, I almost said the pick here was Cam Kellaway - it is in fact Charlie Kelleway. He bats 5.
Ahmedleo
Once again, I nearly went with the Kenyan D Allan by mistake, but I found the right David Allen, who bats 8 for Ahmed.
Ed
Junior Murray will come in at 8 for Ed. He'll also probably take the gloves, hopefully with the same focus you see here:
Aravind
In a choice between some terrible openers, Aravind picked Rory Burns, which means for the first time ever in RNG Draft history, we don't have an image but...
Sherlock Holmes
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David Allen's biopic could easily be played by Christian BaleOnce again, I nearly went with the Kenyan D Allan by mistake, but I found the right David Allen, who bats 8 for Ahmed.
I'll be leaving @Neo 7 for now bc I need to get this round out today to remain on schedule. Please make your pick soon.
Round 3 (1/2)
Ddrap
I'm sorry everyone
Aravind
Aravind only really had Mehidy Hasan Miraz as a viable option; he will bat at 8.
AhmedLeo
I shall assume that "Fawad Alan" is meant to be Fawad Alam. He comes in over James Faulkner, and bats 5.
Parth
A second Bangladeshi allrounder at 8 here; Mahmudullah joins Parth's team.
Pillowprocter
Axar Patel is the third #8 taken this round already!
CerealKiller
CK had the deepest pool here; he could have taken Geoff Lawson or Brett Lee, but instead he went with VVS Laxman, who will bat 5.
Round 3 (1/2)
Ddrap
I'm sorry everyone
Aravind
Aravind only really had Mehidy Hasan Miraz as a viable option; he will bat at 8.
AhmedLeo
I shall assume that "Fawad Alan" is meant to be Fawad Alam. He comes in over James Faulkner, and bats 5.
Parth
A second Bangladeshi allrounder at 8 here; Mahmudullah joins Parth's team.
Pillowprocter
Axar Patel is the third #8 taken this round already!
CerealKiller
CK had the deepest pool here; he could have taken Geoff Lawson or Brett Lee, but instead he went with VVS Laxman, who will bat 5.
2/2
Fenil
Not an impressive pool in Tests, but John Shepherd has the FC stats and will play 7.
Ed
Obvious. Sachin (at 4) and Bradman in the same round is huge.
Till Valhalla
Monty Noble at 2 is a brilliant all-round option. Smart work from TV too to put him where his best average is.
Disharies forgot his position.
Na Maloom Afraad
NMA got the Ross Adair pool from last round. He went with his brother instead at 8.
Aislabie
Aislabie signed a second spinner; not Mason Crane, but a guy also handy with the bat (and as such, he'll bat 4).
Neo 7 MIA
Fenil
Not an impressive pool in Tests, but John Shepherd has the FC stats and will play 7.
Ed
Obvious. Sachin (at 4) and Bradman in the same round is huge.
Till Valhalla
Monty Noble at 2 is a brilliant all-round option. Smart work from TV too to put him where his best average is.
Disharies forgot his position.
Na Maloom Afraad
NMA got the Ross Adair pool from last round. He went with his brother instead at 8.
Aislabie
Aislabie signed a second spinner; not Mason Crane, but a guy also handy with the bat (and as such, he'll bat 4).
Neo 7 MIA
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That is criminally low. Mahmudullah isn't a full-time bowler so Parth can only hope for a Kallis, Shakib or Stokes now. Otherwise he'll either have to put a bowler in the top 6, or play 3 full-time bowlers.
To be fair, Parth already had RVW Robins at 7, and that left him with the options of 6, 8 or picking Saqib Mahmood
Fenil
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He could have had him at 6. The keeper could have been adjusted upon who he received. But yeah, his team, his call.
Fenil
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I am more than happy to have someone with 13000 runs and 1100 wickets at the FC level to be in my side. Gives us the option to play 5 specialist bowlers without compromising much on the batting (Thakur @8 can bat too). Another one missed out on a long Test career due to being born in the golden era of WI fast bowling.Fenil
Not an impressive pool in Tests, but John Shepherd has the FC stats and will play 7.
After all, you got to pick 20 wickets to win a Test and if your top 6 and the two all-rounders at 7 and 8 cannot score runs, you don't deserve to win.
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Aravind.
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Mehidy will bat at 7.
