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Individual Assignment 1

Submitted By : Ganesh Arote (2012PGP113)

Factors influencing Team Selection in order of importance were

Players Current form and Experts expectations Consistent performance in past/recent times Dollars to be consumed against expected return Ability to score huge points tested in past Gut feeling: To sort Dilemmas Past performance on same Ground Expected Batting/Bowling Order Weather Pitch/ReportGameday 1: Trent Bridge ( 5-1-2-3 composition)

Cook(c)-Ability to score huge (Past 100s/200s innings) Rogers-Low Price; Opener ; Experience Bell- Consistency; A choice second only to Swan Trott-Calmness, detachment, mental strength Pieterson- Scores and Scores fast; seemed obvious choice Haddin(wk)- Better record than Prior; Australia relied on

pacers so expected more catches for him

Faulkner-IPL form; Low price; Batting /Bowling both Watson-Looking for potential Huge Returns; (Risky) Swan-Consistent Performer; Best Spinner available StarcWicket taker ; An unlabeled All-rounder Siddle- Average expectation; No dollars for AndersonGameday 2: Lords (5-1-1-4 composition)

o Trott- To make place for Anderson (saving dollars)o Starc- Not in Team; Would have liked him ino Faulkner- Not in Team Root- Expected to perform at par with Trott; Low price Anderson-Had missed him due to mistake in first team

Agar- Expectation higher than price

Gameday 3: Old Trafford (5-1-1-4 composition)

o RogerI was not willing to push him too faro Agar- Out of team; I anyways preferred Starco Siddle- Harris seemed better prospect at lower priceo Watson- I was not willing to exercise risky option Khawaja-Tried Replacing Rogers StarcWas recalled by Aussie selectors Bresnen- Expected average but more reliable

performance than Watson

Harris-It was mistake not to include him in first matchGameday 4:Riverside Ground (5-1-1-4 composition)

oCook- Particularly Low strike rate meant it will take toolong an inning to score huge which seemed unlikely now

oKhawaja - Out of teamoStarcOut of team; would have liked him in team Bird-Had done well last time he got opportunity; I viewed

it as as opportunity to earn more points with less dollars

Clarke-His improved form raised my expectations Rogers-Possibility of continuing Performance of 3rd matchGameday 5: Oval ( 5-1-2-3 composition)

o Bird- Out of team; I also wanted to prefer Broado Bresnen- Out of team; Would have liked him in team BroadI felt I underestimated what he can contribute. Faulkner- IPL form; Low price; Batting /Bowling bothI believed that I should have two all-rounders to reduce risk

However, I learnt in first match that Bowlers who can bat well

were underpriced and thus far worthier than all-rounders in the

series. And yes, Australian Tail often bats better than All

rounders. Also, I considered Broad more of a bowler than an

all-rounder as labeled, Whereas Starc who has better battingavg. in tests and ODIs was perhaps underpriced and not

labeled all-rounder because of less games played so far. So

Starc was preferred.

While my choices rarely depended on pitch report due to other

factors importance and easy spinner selection, I am still nosure I will care too much about it unless there is a drastic shift

e.g. like sub continental conditions.

What should have been different?

I knowingly ignored Cooks recent batting stats. Reasons for

this were that his fielding position in slip also got some bonuspoints and an intuition counter to his poor form. He was

assigned captain for first two matches. If he is in similar form

again, I will like to use his place for Anderson/Clarke/Broad

depending on team composition sought and players/funds

availability.

Selecting a low priced batsman (essential for having high

priced batsmen) was always a puzzle. I kept on switching

between Rogers and Khawaja. All in all expectation from both

was same so I should have accepted it and kept the teamunchanged with future hopes. I, Now, Feel that this choice

should be viewed in terms of which option is less expected to

always fail. If offered to play once again I would select Rogersand stick with the choice even if he fails in initial games. It

would have at least saved a transfer for sure.

Swan (Most likely to score well) should have been captain

since beginning. Cook was a risky choice especially

considering first days swing and poor form. All-rounder orbowler should be a captain in general because batsmen failing

in both innings are more common.

Though J Trott (Reliable past record) has not been a success in

series I would include him more often if I play next time. No

including him was mistake that worked in my favor.

Lack of Analysis (Of course, I would like to change)

In 1st

match I selected Faulkner who wasnt in team because Ifelt team should be selected before actual team is announced. I

should have analyzed FAQs section well to save transfer and

pts.

I didnt analyze R Harriss (Bowling Average 19) past record

before making selection in 2nd match. Not being a religiou

follower of cricket, being cautious was important. As I believe

now; He should be in in team before any other pacer I had.

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