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Time to get your thinking caps on as we greet the imminent arrival of the Women's World Cup

Rules

select 11 players; no substitutes allowed
there are no restrictions on who you can pick, but anyone not picking Meg Lanning will be made to wear a dunces cap and instructed to stand in the naughty corner, facing the wall

Scoring

Batting
1pt for every run scored
Players scoring at least 25 runs will receive a 10pt bonus for every 25 runs scored
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 10pt bonus for a s/r 100-124
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 20pt bonus for a s/r 125-149
Players scoring at least 15 runs will receive a 30pt bonus for a s/r 150+

Bowling
25 pts per wicket plus
5 points bonus for maiden over
10 pt bonus for a 2fer
20 pt bonus for a 4fer
Bowler with an economy rate of <=3.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 50 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=4.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 40 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=5.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 30 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=6.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 20 point bonus
Bowler with an economy rate of <=7.0 (min 2 overs) will receive a 10 point bonus

Fielding
10 points for each catch taken and stumping.
20 points for sole run out (10 each if shared)
10 pt bonus for being involved in 3 catches/run-outs/stumpings


Squads

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ ... ct=1150525

First match starts on 9th November in the wee small hours, so teams are to be in by 23.59 on the 8th November

1) Meg Lanning (Aus)
2) Alyssa Healy (Aus)
3) Katherine Brunt (Eng)
4) Jenny Gunn (Eng)
5) H Kaur (India)
6) Mithali Raj (India)
7) Stefanie Taylor (WI)
8) Merissa Aguillera (WI)
9) Deandra Dottin (WI)
10) Anisa Mohammed (WI)
11) Kycia Knight (WI)

MY SIDE

1.Nicole Bolton (OZ)
2.Merissa Aguilieria (WI)
3.Suzie Bates (NZ)
4.Ellyse Perry (OZ)
5.Stefanie Taylor (C) (WI)
6.Dane Van Nierkerk (SA)
7.Katey Martin (wk) (NZ)
8.Anisa Mohammed (WI)
9.Megan Schutt (OZ)
10.Anya Shrubsole (ENG)
11.Shamilla Connell (WI)

unless he changes his team, it looks as though andy will be the first to be sent to stand in the naughty corner. I'll have to find that hat

I have hopes that he'll change at some point, although I'm not sure what I base that upon

one week to go

I have a provisional team but want to keep an eye on the warm ups before releasing to the world

I don't think you are alone in that

duh, duh, derrrrrrr

52 hours to go

whose nerve will go first?

Go on then

Bates - NZ
Matthews - WI
Lanning - OZ
Taylor - WI
Hazell - Eng
Dottin - WI
Sciver - Eng
Mohammed - Wi
Schutt - Oz
Yadav - India
Fletcher - WI

AJ Healy (Aus)
BL Mooney (Aus)
SW Bates (NZ)
MM Lanning (Aus)
SFM Devine (NZ)
SR Taylor (WI)
EA Perry (Aus)
ML Schutt (Aus)
S Molineux (Aus)
A Shrubshole (Eng)
A gardner (Aus)

DC is going Aussie heavy

27 hours to go

4 teams in

everyone else playing 'chicken'

except me.... I just keep changing my mind

The kid says...

Lanning (Aus)
Perry (Aus)
Villani (Aus)
Brunt (Eng)
Sciver (Eng)
Shrubsole (Eng)
Mandhana (Ind)
Bates (NZ)
Devine (NZ)
Kapp (SA)
S Taylor (WI)

Bates
Satterthwaite NZ

Lanning
Perry Aus

Taylor
Dottin WI

Sciver
Knight Eng

Kaur
Raj Ind

Van Niekirk SA