Draft: The Seniors First Test Draft

[Aislabie]

I had planned for my next two picks to be Jadeja and Sutcliffe, but obviously that's no longer possible. Instead I'll be picking a player who's the poor man's replacement for both: Wilfred Rhodes has more wickets than anyone else has ever taken, as well as a Test triple-century stand with his opening partner in my team. I'm happy with this.

1. Jack Hobbs (61 caps)
2. Wilfred Rhodes (58 caps)
3. Wally Hammond (85 caps)
4. Steven Smith (92 caps)
5. Garfield Sobers (93 caps)
6. Imran Khan (88 caps)
8. Richard Hadlee (86 caps)
10. Malcolm Marshall (81 caps)

@Parth D

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

@Na Maloom Afraad can go ahead. Will make my pick soon.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Making a double pick again since @Na Maloom Afraad 's pick can't conflict with mine.

My original plan was to take the commentator duo of Lawry and Benaud but just at the brink of posting I found out that Leo has taking Benaud couple of picks back. Tough luck.

So now I choose,
Bill Lawry and Shakib Al Hasan

Lawry being the best batsman available from the lot I was searching and Shakib in my opinion is very underated as an all rounder. One of the rare genuine all rounder we find in cricket off late.

I am pretty much happy with my line up with most of the basis covered till now.

1. 
   
2. Bill Lawry (67 caps)
3. Rahul Dravid (164 caps)
4. Brian Lara (131 caps)
5. Shakib al Hasan (65 caps)
6. Andrew Flintoff (79 caps)
7. Adam Gilchrist (96 caps)
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (88 caps)
9. Wasim Akram (104 caps)
10. Mitchell Johnson (73 caps)

@Na Maloom Afraad

 

[Na Maloom Afraad]

Very sorry for the holdup, my pick is going to be Mike Procter (7 caps). Will explain my rationale for picking him later, but right now it's back to @Aislabie (I think).

 

[Aislabie]

Quinton de Kock is a bonkers player to be able to squeeze into a team that already bats this deep. He averages almost 49 as a wicket-keeper at number seven. Just an absolutely game-changing cricketer who I've been able to pick in his exact strongest role in my XI. He's also good with the gloves, which is always a bonus.

1. Jack Hobbs (61 caps)
2. Wilfred Rhodes (58 caps)
3. Wally Hammond (85 caps)
4. Steven Smith (92 caps)
5. Garfield Sobers (93 caps)
6. Imran Khan (88 caps)
7. Quinton de Kock (54 caps)
8. Richard Hadlee (86 caps)
10. Malcolm Marshall (81 caps)

@ddrap14

 

[ddrap14]

1. Sunny Gavaskar
2. Everton Weekes
3. Kumar Sangakkara
4. Ken Barrington
5. Michael Clarke
7. Ian Botham
9. Joel Garner
10. Murali
11. Waqar Younis

I've got a fairly decent idea as to what my final three picks will be. Weekes might not be the strongest of those players, but he's the one with the most caps, and must be picked before the others.

@liveinasociety

 

[Aislabie]

2. Everton Weekes

A terrific player, but picked completely out of position. Definitely not the best fit for your team out of the players who are left

 

[ddrap14]

A terrific player, but picked completely out of position. Definitely not the best fit for your team out of the players who are left

That's a bung up on my part, I was meaning to have him lower down but I screwed up the numbering. My two guys I have my eyes on do include an opener

 

[Aravind.]

24 hours up @Neo 7 to pick next.
@liveinasociety has a outstanding pick.

 

[Neo 7]

Zaheer Khan ...

Graeme Smith
Sachin Tendulkar
Joe Root
Allan Border
Steve Waugh
Daniel Vettori
Zaheer Khan
Nathan Lyon
Courtney Walsh


@CerealKiller

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

I will take

02. Matthew Hayden (103 caps)
03. Frank Worrell (51 caps)
04. Jacques Kallis (166 caps)
05. Andy Flower (63 caps)
06. Clive Lloyd (110 caps)
08. Mitchell Starc (75 caps)
09: Hugh Tayfield (37 caps)
10. Rangana Herath (93 caps)
11. Glenn McGrath (124 caps)

 

[Aravind.]

24 hours up, thus posting my pick.

The Whispering Death, Michael Holding (60 caps), happy to add Windies bowling mastero to my squad.

@ahmedleo414 to make double pick.
@CerealKiller has a outstanding pick left.

 

[CerealKiller]

Dennis Amiss (50 caps) averages 50 as an opener.

CerealKiller's XI
1. Herbert Sutcliffe
2. Dennis Amiss
3. Younis Khan
4. Greg Chappell
5. Javed Miandad
6. MS Dhoni
7. Shaun Pollock
8. Shane Warne
9. Dale Steyn
10.
11.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

24 hours up, thus posting my pick.

The Whispering Death, Michael Holding (60 caps), happy to add Windies bowling mastero to my squad.

@ahmedleo414 to make double pick.
@CerealKiller has a outstanding pick left.

Noooooooo

Dennis Amiss (50 caps) averages 50 as an opener.

CerealKiller's XI
1. Herbert Sutcliffe
2. Dennis Amiss
3. Younis Khan
4. Greg Chappell
5. Javed Miandad
6. MS Dhoni
7. Shaun Pollock
8. Shane Warne
9. Dale Steyn
10.
11.

Noooooooo

 

[Aislabie]

Dennis Amiss (50 caps) averages 50 as an opener.

CerealKiller's XI
1. Herbert Sutcliffe
2. Dennis Amiss
3. Younis Khan
4. Greg Chappell
5. Javed Miandad
6. MS Dhoni
7. Shaun Pollock
8. Shane Warne
9. Dale Steyn
10.
11.

Huge pick; massively underrated player just because he has a chronic record in the Ashes