Yup. Well now atleast every team that faces Crappy, knows what "Weakness" to use against Gayle-Kolhi-AbD
. So who knows... I can never get a decent read on the voters anyways.I wouldn't mind. Return to test format sounds ace.So can we cancel this draft and move over to the Test draft or a WW style Super over draft ?
There's only so much you can push the illogical "RCB, pfft"Yup. Well now atleast every team that faces Crappy, knows what "Weakness" to use against Gayle-Kolhi-AbD
Possibly if we can finish this by end of this week.
Serves you right for voting against my side, now suffer! mwahahaha.
You could possibly exrtapolate it to saying there isn't enough team chemistry, big ego's in Crappy's team. Stuff like that.There's only so much you can push the illogical "RCB, pfft"
Yes
Or just move on to bigger fun, ie the drafting for the test drsftYou could possibly exrtapolate it to saying there isn't enough team chemistry, big ego's in Crappy's team. Stuff like that.
I reckon if you, Anant and Skizzo all decide to sit together and work out how to beat him, it's a possiblity.
ooh, that gave me another idea. Why not do a Crappy vs Anant/Varun/Skizzo best XI. Let's see if you 3 can put your heads together to get a team that can beat his. Would be a good game I reckon.
I'll co run it if @The Man Himself wants. Not really interested in playing drafts anymore.Yes
Or just move on to bigger fun, ie the drafting for the test drsft
Tbh, the Test draft has been the only proper draft so far. So many hidden talents revealed, great write-ups, discussions. It had everything. I don't expect the same this time around, but it will be nice to have it again, with a few added twists.Yes
Or just move on to bigger fun, ie the drafting for the test drsft
it was a decent side. Would have won if I included broad.
Yep. Ross Taylor, Hussey and Shoaib (despite his haters) I like. Dunno which perera it was, but I felt your bowling was short. Would have been better to have included Broad instead.
Test drafts will always be the most fun. Lots of players not everyone knows about, great balance required between batsman and bowlers to win a test instead of just stockpiling batsmen, etc.
Yeah, you didn't need those extra batsmen in the end with both Gayle and Kohli in the side.
Not a great side but too many match winners which is enough to win T20s.
Yeah. But the surprise element goes now though. Guys like Gupte, Hammond, McCabe won't be an easy pick any more. So the drafting will be a lot harder. Only good thing is I spent so much time on cricinfo during that draft, that I know almost every players test stats. No need to spend that much time for the next one
Yeah. Probably won't mention the weaknesses I felt after looking at it, but it depends on how well teams can argue against them and possibly nullify the threats.
@Aldo will still pluck some out of his ass, just seeYeah. But the surprise element goes now though. Guys like Gupte, Hammond, McCabe won't be an easy pick any more. So the drafting will be a lot harder. Only good thing is I spent so much time on cricinfo during that draft, that I know almost every players test stats. No need to spend that much time for the next one
@Aldo will still pluck some out of his ass, just see
Challenge accepted!@Aldo will still pluck some out of his ass, just see
Non sense. RCB has been a bust because their bowling line is crap. My bowling line up has Amir, Akhtar, Morkel, Swann and Shakib. With Maxwell and Gayle also capable of bowling.
No arguments about their bowling line up being shit. I think ABD is overrated in T20s so him + 1 was still beatable. Both + him is just too much. Your booking line up is good now obviously and better than what RCB has ever had but it's still beatable.
Why did you pay 30+ for that shit? I only nominated him for the banter, seeing him go for that price made me chuckle.
Me and Skizzo didn't have a choice. Both had other bids on and thus couldn't challenge. It was left for anant to ensure you didn't get Kohli and seeing as he had no players on the board, he'd have won. He decided to go for Malinga unfortunately.
Needed to think long term there man, the bigger picture if you like. You going for Malinga there left Kohli for Crappy as neither me nor Skizzo could challenge
It was a failure of strategy all around. I had the most funds, 2 best T20 players were available. It was clear that all of you had to force me to pay 50m+ to get one. In football auction drafts, in reinforcement rounds, likes of Ronaldo and Messi have always gone for the full amount in reinforcement rounds.
Yeah, agreed. Everyone seemed to rely on the other to get the job done. Skizzo went for 2 players early. I secured Narine first and then went for Gayle expecting anant to not back out of the Virat bid meaning you'd get only 1 of them with me or him getting the other. Once you put Gayle out of my reach, it was down to him and he messed it up.
I actually think, with the exception of Crappy, everyone messed it up. According to the rules, Crappy had given ample time before the nominations to the auction board closed. I was genuinely surprised with you going for Narine and Skizzo going for Watson/Badree so early. Could have just nommed those players without putting a bid in and then battled it out for Kohls/Gayle.
Yep, as I said, everyone knew he would go for both but tended to leave it for someone else to take care of. By the time Crappy acted, 2 of us had put ourselves out of the race and anant made the wrong call.
Has T20 drafted ended? I haven't been able to follow properly. We can run a test one though. Quite a few had shown interest already.
No let it finish. Let's instead discuss how we want to proceed.
Anytime after Friday
