Draft: The Toss Draft

[ddrap14]

Round 3

Staying	Swapping
@icyman @pillowprocter @Supreme General @Verified Enigma @Yash.	@Aislabie - receiving Viper's player @ddrap14 - receiving CK's player @Viper. - receiving Disharies' player @Disharies - receiving TV's player @CerealKiller - receiving Aislabie's player @Till Valhalla - receiving my player

 

[ddrap14]

Staying Player List
@icyman - Will Pucovski

The best flow in batting has dealt with concussion issues but looks like a good Test player if he gets back to health. Solid enough pickup.

@pillowprocter - Fred Spofforth

The first great bowler. This is a nice one to keep.

@Supreme General - Logan van Beek

van Beek clearly has got talent - he's the reason the Dutch made the World Cup - but I'm not certain he's the best player for a Test.

@Verified Enigma - Alok Kapali

An attempted Panesar gone wrong. Kapali was on VE's longlist because he has a hat-trick - somehow - but he was a pretty rubbish player.

@Yash. - Greg Chappell

That's a much better retention than the other Yash one...

 

[ddrap14]

Swapping Player List
@Aislabie (via Viper) - Wasim Akram

Well, that's gone well - especially considering who Aisy nominated...

Me (via CerealKiller) - Sohail Tanvir

CK's IPL nomination is one of very few Pakistanis who qualifies. Solid death bowler. Sadly, Tests do not have death.

@Viper. (via Disharies) - Glenn Maxwell

Another T20 specialist. But this one was underrated as a Test player, and probably should have had more of a shot rather than being forced into playing at weird times in India solely. Solid enough pickup

@Disharies (via Till Valhalla) - Adam Lyth

One of many Strauss replacements tried by the ECB. As you can see from this Supercharger photo, and it not being a photo of him in whites, he didn't work.

@CerealKiller (via Aislabie) - Ashley Noffke

Can you see why I said Akram was a good outcome? Noffke is basically Domestic Akram. Or maybe last generation's Neser. Anyway, still probably an upgrade on Tanvir, which means it's a good one for CK

@Till Valhalla (via me) - Sikandar Raza

A truly meteoric riser in recent years, Raza had to leave Pakistan for opportunity but has become an elite limited overs player. Similarly to Maxwell, he's still a good pickup for the longer format.

 

[Till Valhalla]

Yes.

 

[Viper.]

50-50 but Ive still got 3 swaps in 3 rounds, nice

 

[pillowprocter]

not a single swap yet

 

[CerealKiller]

Seems like i am collecting Aussie domestic players

 

[Yash.]

Let's go. The last moment effort on setting Chappel pays off!

 

[ddrap14]

Round 4:

Staying	Swapping
@ddrap14 @Verified Enigma @Till Valhalla	@Aislabie - gets Disharies' player @icyman - gets Yash's player @pillowprocter - gets Aislabie's player @Supreme General - gets Procter's player @Viper. - gets Icyman's player @Disharies - gets Viper's player @CerealKiller - gets Supreme's player @Yash. - gets CerealKiller's player

well well well

 

[ddrap14]

Staying Player List
@ddrap14 - Grant Elliott

The severely underrated South African turned Kiwi is responsible for a core early memory in my cricket fandom during the 2015 World Cup. Just a fun player to nominate, although I was rather hoping not to get him and Shane Lee back to sender

@Verified Enigma - Andrew Flintoff

The turnaround of this dude in the Australian public's estimation has to be mentioned. One of the most hated players due to both being a good British cricketer and Edgbaston, he's now one of Australia's favourite Poms.

@Till Valhalla - Nathan McSweeney

oops sorry my bad:

THAT'S MY SKIPPER

 

[ddrap14]

Swapping Player List
@Aislabie (via Disharies) - Kane Williamson

Kane's become pretty underrated nowadays, honestly mainly because of some injury struggles. But he's one of the best batsmen in the modern era - period. Great pickup

@icyman (via Yash) - Jack Blatherwick

Let's be honest; this man is entirely relevant only because he was a selection in the original Panesar Draft.

@pillowprocter (via Aislabie) - Mohammad Ashraful

On the field, Ashraful was Shaun Marsh before Shaun Marsh - rarely got in, but boy when he did you were looking at an absolute gem. Off the field... it was much less good.

@Supreme General (via Procter) - Mike Brearley

This was almost a really funny player for a Pom to get, but instead, one of the greatest captains in Test history - and worst specialist batsmen - is the draw. The good thing about Brearley is he makes the rest of the side better just by being there.

@Viper. (via Icyman) - Kevin O'Brien

O'Brien would be just another Irishman from the early Test era - admittedly a very good one but still just a footnote in cricket history - except for his incredible knock in the 2011 World Cup to beat England. It's amazing how one innings can make or break someone's career (hi, Ollie Pope, what are you doing here?)

@Disharies (via Viper): David Gower

Gower was a bit of a renegade - he is somewhat infamous for going on an unauthorised joyflight during one Ashes series - but he was definitely a batsman of the quality required.

@CerealKiller (via @Supreme General) - Meg Lanning

One of Australia's greatest ever players of any gender, Meg Lanning may have retired early, but her record is akin to the all-time greats of men's cricket in limited overs. In women's cricket, which tends to be lower scoring.

@Yash. (via CerealKiller) - James Faulkner

Peak Faulkner was something to behold - probably the greatest death player since Michael Bevan. (Speaking of formative memories - 69* to beat England at the Gabba from the absolute dead was probably a peak moment of my childhood). Since about 2018-19 though, his career has been more bizarre than great, from the whole PSL incident to one of the funniest stories in cricket history.

 

[CerealKiller]

Awesome result for me

 

[Till Valhalla]

Goat!!

 

[icyman]

Jack Blatherwick

 

[pillowprocter]

Not sure who was the better possiblity, Ashraful or Brearley