Agreed. But it was a team balance pick by the looks. By stats he is a solid all rounder, by player he is a gamebreaker. Perfect guy to bat 7 and bowl a bit in theis draft. Most teams are trying to play 4 bowlers and an all rounder by the looks.
I know it's a bad way to think, but if bannerman shield has taught us anything, it's that playing 4 bowlers and a long tail rarely works.
But you will also find that most people have tried to pick a bowler capable of batting at 8. Swann went early, Pollock has been picked, Afridi, Franklin etc etc etc.
Yeah, I was just thinking whether we should change Hughes to keeper. Actually stick with Dilshan, he has kept in his last 3 tests.
1. Virender Sehwag (48.73, 39.76) 2. Phillip Hughes (61.91) 3. 4. 5. 6. Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan+ (38.00, 30.68) 7. Jacob Oram (34.02, 26.10) 8. Shaun Pollock* (33.12, 23.25) 9. 10. <!-- / icon and title --> <!-- message -->Muttiah Muralitharan (19.26) 11. Copied basically everyone with the averages.
I took Tsotsobe last time round. Part of me always thought he wasn't quick enough though. Love is a good pick....prone to injury, but doesn't matter in this.
One more spot to fill and we're sorted. Stoked that we got Fleming, awesome captain and a quality batsman, pretty good pick up this late in the draft.
He's a pretty average keeper as well as a hit miss type with the ba, his stats are shit as well. Plus he's just a cock.
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 572pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="760"><col style="width: 78pt;" width="104"> <col style="width: 55pt;" width="73"> <col style="width: 59pt;" width="78"> <col style="width: 55pt;" width="73"> <col style="width: 59pt;" span="2" width="78"> <col style="width: 48pt;" span="3" width="64"> <col style="width: 63pt;" width="84"> <tbody><tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 78pt;" height="20" width="104"> </td> <td colspan="2" class="xl65" style="width: 114pt;" width="151">Trial 1</td> <td colspan="2" class="xl65" style="width: 114pt;" width="151">Trial 2</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 59pt;" width="78"> </td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">Runs</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">Innings</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">Not Outs</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 63pt;" width="84">Average</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> </td> <td class="xl65">1st Inn</td> <td class="xl65">2nd Inn</td> <td class="xl65">1st Inn</td> <td class="xl65">2nd Inn</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65"> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Sehwag</td> <td class="xl65">218</td> <td class="xl65">16</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">234</td> <td class="xl65">2</td> <td class="xl65">1</td> <td class="xl66">234.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Hughes</td> <td class="xl65">25</td> <td class="xl65">25</td> <td class="xl65">44</td> <td class="xl65">102</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">196</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl66">49.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Fleming</td> <td class="xl65">35</td> <td class="xl65">1</td> <td class="xl65">7</td> <td class="xl65">34</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">77</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl66">19.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Love</td> <td class="xl65">6</td> <td class="xl65">30</td> <td class="xl65">13</td> <td class="xl65">71</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">120</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl66">30.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Dilshan</td> <td class="xl65">40</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65">48</td> <td class="xl65">25</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">117</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl66">29.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Sharma</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65">21</td> <td class="xl65">57</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">78</td> <td class="xl65">2</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl66">39.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Davies</td> <td class="xl65">9</td> <td class="xl65">114</td> <td class="xl65">14</td> <td class="xl65">68</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">205</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl66">51.25</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Oram</td> <td class="xl65">41</td> <td class="xl65">14</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65">36</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">95</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65">1</td> <td class="xl66">31.67</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Pollock</td> <td class="xl65">48</td> <td class="xl65">30</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">78</td> <td class="xl65">2</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl66">39.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Muralitharan</td> <td class="xl65">5</td> <td class="xl65">26</td> <td class="xl65">24</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">55</td> <td class="xl65">3</td> <td class="xl65">1</td> <td class="xl66">27.50</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Zondeki</td> <td class="xl65">0</td> <td class="xl65">5</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65">15</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">24</td> <td class="xl65">4</td> <td class="xl65">1</td> <td class="xl66">8.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Nannes</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65">6</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">6</td> <td class="xl65">1</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl66">6.00</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td style="height: 15pt;" height="20">Tsotsobe</td> <td class="xl65">0</td> <td class="xl65">10</td> <td class="xl65">8</td> <td class="xl65">-</td> <td class="xl65"> </td> <td class="xl65">18</td> <td class="xl65">3</td> <td class="xl65">1</td> <td class="xl66">9.00</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Need to pick 5 of the top 6, tough choice on who to leave out.
