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3 ODIs and 2 Test Matches

1st ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland
Feb 3, 2016 (14:00 local | 01:00 GMT)

2nd ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington
Feb 6, 2016 (14:00 local | 01:00 GMT)

3rd ODI: New Zealand v Australia at Hamilton
Feb 8, 2016 (14:00 local | 01:00 GMT)

1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington
Feb 12-16, 2016 (10:30 local | 21:30 GMT -1d)

2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch
Feb 20-24, 2016 (10:30 local | 21:30 GMT -1d)

Australia One Day Squad
http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand ... 65055.html

New Zealand One Day Squad
http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand ... 67015.html


Team Selection
Pick 5 "core" players and 2 substitutes who will come into scoring contention if one or more of your core players is not playing for some reason. The players can all be from 1 team or a mix of the two, its up to you. Substitute players will be selected in the order you have named them.
Scoring Format
Batting
For every run scored 1 point
If a batsman scores 50 he will get additional 20
+10 for every further increment of 50 scored.
Someone who has a strike rate of 80 plus he will get 10 additional points with 20 for a S/R of above 100, +30 for s/rate over 150, +40 for s/rate over 200 provided the batsman has scored at least 20 runs.

Bowling
25 pts per wicket plus
20pt bonus for a 3fer
30pt bonus for a 5fer
5pt bonus per maiden over
If a bowler has an economy rate of <=5.0 and has bowled at least 3 overs, he will receive a 15 point bonus
If a bowler has an economy rate of<=4.0 and has bowled at least 3 overs, he will receive a 25 point bonus.

Fielding
10 points per catch or stumping
20 points per run out, or 10 points each, if two players share the responsibility
10 bonus points for 3 contributions with catches,stumpings or run outs.


Teams to be before 1am GMT on Wednesday 3rd February

Good luck and happy selecting

Finch (Aus)
Maxwell (Aus)
M Marsh (Aus)
Anderson (NZ)
Munro (NZ)

Faulkner (Aus)
Bracewell (NZ)

1) Usman Khawaja (Aus)
2) james Faulkner (Aus)
3) Mitchell Marsh (Aus)
4) Brendon McCullum (NZ)
5) Mitchell Santner (NZ)

Subs
Glenn Maxwell (Aus)
David Warner (Aus)

Fingers crossed that Khawaja enters the fray later in the series....

Kane Williamson
David Warner
Trent Boult
Matt Henry
Grant Elliott

Mitchell Marsh
Glenn Maxwell

williamson
guptill
smith
warner
maxwell

boult
finch

My Test side in advance

Kane Williamson
Trent Boult
Doug Bracewell
Josh Hazlewood
David Warner

Ross Taylor
McSlogga

KW
Smith
Warner
Faulkner
BMac

Maxwell
Bracewell

Glenn Maxwell
Grant Elliott
Kane Williamson
Kane Richardson
Trent Boult

Corey Anderson
Martin Guptill

Warner
Williamson
Corey Andersen
Guptill
Smith

Maxwell
BMac

My V + II:

Warner
Smith
Maxwell
Williamson
Guptill

Bailey
McCullum B.

Kane Williamson
Dave Warner
Steve Smith
George Bailey
Glenn Maxwell

Martin Guptil
Mitchell Marsh

Mitchell Marsh
Williamson
Warner
Guptill
Eliott

Boult
Bailey

Cheers Al.

Guptill
Williamson
Boult
Smith
Maxwell

M.Marsh
Anderson.

Guptill
Williamson
Warner
Smith
Maxwell

C Anderson
Bailey

Guptill