Personally, I'd advise against it as voters would never read 3 detailed write ups. I surely won't. 1 proper write up with tweaks you are making for other tests being highlighted should solve the purpose I think.
Why 3 tables? Stats would remain the same regardless of the pitch. Just have the stats for all 12 together highlighting the ones not playing all tests.
Impossible to moderate that. You can't expect voters to check in thrice either.
No, 24 hrs in total. Do your write up for all 3 tests in the main write up. Discussions to follow. Voters can feel free to vote when they like. If they want to wait till the discussions have been had, they can. Can't have 3 days per game.
But then you will see active posters obviously giving more importance to test matches they think they can win. It'll be a spam fest. There won't be equal distribution of discussions for the 3 test matches.
I didn't mean the voters. I realize that is near to impossible and a pain to moderate and frankly not worth it either. I meant the discussions. Via threadmarks and a bit of modding you could allot 8 hours for each test match. The OP can give sufficient information as to how the discussions will proceed and what not.
Voters will know there are 3 tests though so if you keep banging on about 1 test ignoring the other 2, it's not much use. You need to convince people you'll win 2 out of the 3 tests.
If you do that, you require the voters to hold off till all 3 tests have been discussed. Say we keep 6hrs for each tests, we need all voters to vote in the last 6hrs. That's not possible.
That's a fair point.
This could work. You guys use it in the Football drafts as well right ? It's a little less straightforward with the cricket drafts, but this voting pattern would make sense.
It was the T20 draft I think. I dunno, I am one of those that think Toss is key. Many games and a few World Cups too are won and lost in real life because of it. But whatever the mod decides is fine by me.
Sure, but the draft isn't real life. The results of the NBA draft should make that abundantly clear.
Sounds good. Will ensure people have considered all 3 teats for sure.
From a discussion POV, the toss is vital in tests though unlike say T20s. Having the same side batting first in all e tests eliminates it's impact on the result while keeping the discussion related to it relevant.
I'll never understand those results.
Nope.
Hang on the deadline is 2 hours now?! One sec I'll do it now.
How does having the same side bat first eliminate its relevance to the result? You will get the arguments of how the spinning pitch will deteriorate more over time so the team bowling second is advantaged. The same argument will not necessarily apply to the other pitches. I don't think it needs to be discussed, just treat both first innings as early as far as pitch condition goes and both second innings as late.
Batting first on the track that aids spinners is an advantage. Batting first on the green top is a disadvantage.
Erm you already passed your three Aussie quota? Pick another player. You already have Ponting, Chappell and McDermott. And delete your post since someone else has a chance to pick him.
You shouldn't feel pressured to make your pick asap, and obviously you are free to take your time of course. But the 8 hour limit is really for people sleeping / out & too busy to make the pick, rather than to really be used to choose the player, since we can mostly do that while others are picking. Not meaning to aim this at you specifically or anything.
Time zone differences is the problem. I think everyone should PM their picks if possible to someone further apart in the list from them who is from the opposite time zone to keep this moving.
Alright then didnt think about it that way. Post Tiger's pick. Lets keep this moving.
Crap sorry had in my head when looking at my team that McDermott was NZ for some reason. Idiot. Ok here goes, Zaheer Khan instead, 311 wickets at a slightly higher average than I would like but as this is getting borderline impossible and I think batsmen will be slightly easier to pick out later in the draft, he's in.
Remove the players name too
He already posted. Its Akash's turn.
Have deleted the post so as to avoid any confusion.
