All Time Fantasy Cricket

[Arthur Crabtree]

SF Barnes wasn't great for a bowler with such superb stats.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Which makes me wonder if the game didn't pick him up as Sid Barnes, the Aussie cricketer.

[Red Devil]

Flickr link to Ind v SA

https://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=new_set

funnily enough I couldn't get into this link, because it wants me to log in (and presumably create an account), yet I was able to go into the link you sent Arthur at the weekend and view the Ind/SA scorecards from there

thanks Ian the cards are most helpful

Paul Adams, Keshav Maharaj, Gary Kirsten and Daryll Cullinan hugely outperform Jadeja, Nadkarni, Sehwag and Kohli in Indian conditions!

[Red Devil]

India team

1. Gavaskar
2. Sehwag
3. Dravid
4. Sachin
5. Kohli
6. Pujara
7. Dhoni (wk)
8. Irfan Pathan
9. Kapil Dev
10. Ashwin
11. Bhuvi

back-ups

12. Laxman back-up for numbers 3-6, with Pujara / Dravid moving up to open if necessary.
13. Engineer - back-up keeper
14. Jadeja - first choice back-up spinner
15. Mankad - second choice back-up spinner
16. Kumble - third choice back-up spinner
17. Nadkarni - fourth choice back-up spinner
18. Srinath - back-up seamer

[Red Devil]

]Bangladesh ...

1. Tamim
2. Soumya Sarkar
3. Mominul Haque
4. Shakib
5. Mushfiqur (wk)
6. Nasir Hossain
7. Mahmudullah
8. Mehidy Hasan
9. Mortaza
10. Robiul Islam
11. Mustafizur

back-ups

12. Habibul Bashar - first choice back-up bat 3-7
13. Imrul Kayes - back-up opener
14. Ashraful - second choice middle order 3-7
15. Liton Das - back-up keeper
16. Rafique - first choice bowler
17. Taijul Islam - second choice bowler
18. Enamel Haque jr - third choice bowler

[Red Devil]

Ian - can we change the 18 between series?

[Gingerfinch]

Same team for me please Ian

[DiligentDefence]

Swap Samaraweera for Mathews please.

How do Dilshan and Jayasuriya get a bowl?

[Durhamfootman]

Flickr link to Ind v SA

https://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=new_set

funnily enough I couldn't get into this link, because it wants me to log in (and presumably create an account), yet I was able to go into the link you sent Arthur at the weekend and view the Ind/SA scorecards from there

thanks Ian the cards are most helpful

Paul Adams, Keshav Maharaj, Gary Kirsten and Daryll Cullinan hugely outperform Jadeja, Nadkarni, Sehwag and Kohli in Indian conditions!

even Dale Steyn managed to take 20 odd wickets. Not many caught behinds or stumpings, so my guess is the India batsmen either kept going on the charge, or the SA players were packed around the bat for Maharaj and Adams.

Kallis was under bowled, I thought. It'll be interesting to see if he bowls more in home conditions

[The Professor]

Jury is still out on Headley for me....will give him the Zim series to.sort it out with Haynes a likely replacement.

Unchanged, please Ian.

[ianp1970]

Ian - can we change the 18 between series?

Sorry RD, the squad of 18 is fixed.

Managers would need to select players in their 18-man squads who could cover all situations: from an early season, green New-Zealand seamer in overcast conditions to a Sri Lankan Bunsen in the decisive fifth match of a series, with an unfit number one wicket-keeper!

Managers would pick the initial team line-up from their chosen squad for the first match in each of their five match rubbers. Teams for the remaining 4 matches would be picked automatically, with the game-engine selecting any required injury replacements

[mikesiva]

Overall standings after first round:

I missed this...my time was taken up with these troubled times.

But I think this is a great idea!

[bigfluffylemon]

One change please Ian - Goodwin up to open, Ervine in at 3, drop Whittall.

Thanks

[ianp1970]

My team versus Pakistan in Round 2:

Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Hutton
Hammond
Barrington
Pietersen
- Replaced by Dexter with everyone moving up one, then by Flintoff (batting at 8) with Prior (6) & Botham (7)

Prior
- Knott

Botham
- Flintoff, Barnes

Trueman
- Barnes, Willis then Anderson

Underwood
Laker
- Swann, Barnes

[ianp1970]

Swap Samaraweera for Mathews please.

How do Dilshan and Jayasuriya get a bowl?

I have no idea tbh - unless by leaving out one of the bowlers...