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Pool 2 (1/2)

Ddrap
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Oh. Well. Uh. Billy Bruce opening I guess?
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Pillowprocter
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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...
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Aislabie
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OHHH JIMMY JIMMY at 11
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Parth
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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
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Disharies
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Temba Bavuma is an easy pick in this pool. Positioning is harder - Disharies went with #3.
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Neo 7
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Another team to fill 10 and 11 already, Neo adds Lonwabo Tsotsobe, probably the best of an awful bunch.
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Fenil
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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...
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2/2

Na Maloom Afraad
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"Oh No" was right for this pool. S Senanayake is almost the default, and NMA selected him for #9.
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CerealKiller
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Gary Kirsten as opener might be the easiest pick this round.
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Till Valhalla
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For unknown reasons, I almost said the pick here was Cam Kellaway - it is in fact Charlie Kelleway. He bats 5.
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Ahmedleo
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Once again, I nearly went with the Kenyan D Allan by mistake, but I found the right David Allen, who bats 8 for Ahmed.
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Ed
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Junior Murray will come in at 8 for Ed. He'll also probably take the gloves, hopefully with the same focus you see here:
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Aravind
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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...
 

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Once again, I nearly went with the Kenyan D Allan by mistake, but I found the right David Allen, who bats 8 for Ahmed.
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David Allen's biopic could easily be played by Christian Bale
 

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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
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I'm sorry everyone
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Aravind
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Aravind only really had Mehidy Hasan Miraz as a viable option; he will bat at 8.
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AhmedLeo
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I shall assume that "Fawad Alan" is meant to be Fawad Alam. He comes in over James Faulkner, and bats 5.
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Parth
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A second Bangladeshi allrounder at 8 here; Mahmudullah joins Parth's team.
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Pillowprocter
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Axar Patel is the third #8 taken this round already!
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CerealKiller
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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.
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Fenil
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Not an impressive pool in Tests, but John Shepherd has the FC stats and will play 7.
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Ed
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Obvious. Sachin (at 4) and Bradman in the same round is huge.
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Till Valhalla
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Monty Noble at 2 is a brilliant all-round option. Smart work from TV too to put him where his best average is.
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Disharies forgot his position.

Na Maloom Afraad
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NMA got the Ross Adair pool from last round. He went with his brother instead at 8.
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Aislabie
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Aislabie signed a second spinner; not Mason Crane, but a guy also handy with the bat (and as such, he'll bat 4).
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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
 

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@Aravind. you'll need to find a new place for Mehidy too btw, Malcolm Marshall's already there in your team
 

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To be fair, Parth already had RVW Robins at 7, and that left him with the options of 6, 8 or picking Saqib Mahmood
He could have had him at 6. The keeper could have been adjusted upon who he received. But yeah, his team, his call.
 

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Not an impressive pool in Tests, but John Shepherd has the FC stats and will play 7.
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.

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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