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India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Nov 03, 2016 6:57 pm

It promises to be the most one sided series since the giant West Indian pace bowlers came to England in the depth of England's eighties slump. But this time, it's not pace like fire that will burn up England's hopes like dry Autumn leaves. This time, in the year 2016, it's the Indian spin apocalypse, as the tourists make their way south from Bangladesh and a series that didn't go anything like to plan.

And the Indian cricket watchers are ready for a win against England. India haven't beaten England in a series of three matches or more at home since 2001- http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63963.html the bad news year of foot and mouth disease, the shoe bomber and Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge. Particularly galling were Iron Alastair, England's Captain Cook's 2-1 victories in Mumbai and Kolkota, the citadels of Indian cricket, in 2012.

Indian fans have been promised a grand slam 5-0 win. Superstar off spinner Ravi Ashwin is the globe's premier bowler, who leads the bowling rankings over the past two years, and averages a positively nineteenth century 14.2 on his own pitches in that time. And his partner Ravi Jadeja close by on 15.8. This is an England team which has just been bloodied by a nineteen year old debutant slow bowler in Chittagong and Dhaka. And at the two Ravi's back stands the most glamorous, charismatic batting line up in the game: Vijay, Gambhir, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane.

Against such odds, what hope for the dizzy, disorientated tourists? Well, it mainly lies with Alastair Cook, the leading averaging opener in India of all time, at 61.9, with four centuries in 16 innings. There is the combative, star all rounder Ben Stokes, proving all his critics wrong and winning universal praise in 2016. How about elfin, impudent emerging bat, Joe Root, not yet to make his talent fully tell away from the comforts of home? Will one of the quartet of hopeful spinners take centre stage and make his name in the home of spin. In the modern home of the game.

So yes. It's a grudge match. And England have a lot of pundits to prove wrong. The switched on critics will be looking to the unheralded players who can make a difference. The unsung tyro on the undercard about to slug his way to the headlines, a damaging relationship with a showgirl and a coke habit. Or the big name about to remind everyone who's the daddy and score another zero on his sponsorship deal.

And you can join in. It's the big series of the 2016-17 programme. The newspaper previews will be telling us about the big names. Cook, Ashwin, Kohli, Jadeja and Stokes. But maybe another name will be the hero. Could this be the winter of our Gareth Batty? Is it Hardik Pandya or Karun Nair's time to shine? As ever, it's five plus two. Seven golden names. That's all. We at Fantasy League and Weapons Global Corporation will do the rest.

Entries please before the 22 names are announced at the toss on the first day of the first Test at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot on November 9. 9.30 in Rajkot. 4am in the UK. 5am in both Catalonia and Stockholm (surprisingly). 15.00 in Sydney. 12MN in Nuuk, Greenland. 11am in the Christmas Islands. Anyone is welcome. Go on yer mug. Have a go!
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby andy » Thu Nov 03, 2016 6:59 pm

MY SIDE

Adil Rashid
Stuart Broad
R.Ashwin
Ajinkya Rahane
Joe Root

Ben Stokes
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:00 pm

The rules.

Feel free to pick 5 players from the two countries (a mix of the two, or 5 from one country - it's up to you), and two reserve players just incase one of the chosen 5 does not play. The first reserve player picked will come into contention first.

Scoring system

Batting

1 point per run
+10 for a half century
+20 for a century (+10 for any additional half century)
If a batsman is not out after 50 = +10, after 100 = +15, after 200 = +25 etc....

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

Bowling

20 points per wicket
2 points per maiden over
+10 for 5 wickets in the match
+20 for 5 wickets in an innings
+30 for 10 wickets in the match
+50 for 10 wickets in an innings
+30 for a hat trick, + 10 for two in a row(wickets)
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby andy » Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:01 pm

cricketfan90 wrote:MY SIDE

Adil Rashid
Stuart Broad
R.Ashwin
Ajinkya Rahane
Joe Root

Ben Stokes
Amit Mishra
2012 - ENG vs SA ODI series winner
2013 - US Open golf winner, WI vs PAK winner , ENG vs OZ ODI and T20 winner
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2018 - NZ vs Pak t20 FL winner2018 - SA vs Ind test match fl winner US open golf FL [color=#0000FF] - [color=#FF0000]Open golf FL winner



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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:03 pm

Blimey, that was quick!

This is Shanky's, already in.

Kohli
Root
Pujara
Ashwin
Jadeja

Rahane
Stokes
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Dr Cricket » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:12 pm

Ashwin
Jadeja
Ali
Vijay
Rahane

Kohli
Mishra

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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:11 pm

please select me any 5 Indian spinners plus Moeen and Stokes in case India feel they only need 3 spinners

goodness only knows what I'll do if India decide that they only need 2 spinners to tie England in knots.... one at each end.

and if they did decide that, they'd almost certainly be right
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:23 pm

Kohli
Ashwin
Jadeja
Rahane
Mishra

Pujara
Moeen
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:24 pm

Their batters will score some runs as well.
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:24 pm

do we get a funsize mars bar for finishing 8th?
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:27 pm

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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:28 pm

excellent opening piece, btw

eeeeh..........it made us giggle
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Durhamfootman » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:29 pm

do the England team all get a funsize mars bar if they finish 8th too?

hard to do in a 2 man race, I know, but I feel sure they'll give it a good shot
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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:38 pm

Cheers.

England were eighth when they lost to NZ in 1999. Then, they got central contracts rather than tokenistic confectionary rewards.

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Re: India v England 2016 Fantasy League.

Postby Alviro Patterson » Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:46 pm

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Che Pujara (Yorkshire)
Virat Kohli (India)
Ravi Aswhin (India)
Chris Woakes (England)

Ravi Jadeja (India)
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)


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