All Time Fantasy Cricket

[Durhamfootman]

McGrath got injured in the third Test and didn't bowl a ball. Unless is was a disciplinary issue. He batted. Didn't play after that.

I hadn't spotted that. Just as well Warne can always be relied upon to tie up one end

Perhaps he was a bit bored so went off to shoot some defenceless animals while he was waiting to bat and accidentally turned his ankle by treading on something, maybe a stray ball someone had left lying around, while he was lining up his shot?

[Durhamfootman]

Ouch... WIndies away next up, immediately after Australia away

brutal schedule

Cheers Ian

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yes, thanks Ian. Good luck in India.

[Gingerfinch]

Could I bring in Mushtaq Ahmed for Waqar please, Ian?

[Arthur Crabtree]

For the tour of Pakistan I'm going:

Morris/Warner
Hayden/Warner
Bradman/Waugh
Smith/Waugh
Border/Waugh
Miller/Waugh
Glichrist/Haddin
Warne/Iverson
Davidson/Lillee/Lindwall
Grimmett/Iverson
McGrath/Lillee/Lindwall

Thanks.

[bigfluffylemon]

I got a draw!

[bigfluffylemon]

Interesting results.

Aus v SA closer than expected, but I guess SA have always done well in Australia. McGrath getting injured surely helped. Slightly surprised England lost a game to NZ, but it was a damn close one on a bowler friendly pitch by the look of it, while England's wins were comprehensive.

West Indies v Australia is going to be the clincher (to no-one's surprise).

[bigfluffylemon]

Jarvis in for Price for the next round please Ian.

Raza has been quite decent. Andy Flower seems to be underperforming - for such a great player, he's batting nowhere near his average. Maybe he'll make it up in later series, but surprised there hasn't been a ton from him.

[Red Devil]

India team unchanged ...

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

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. Jsdeja - first choice back up spinner
15. Mankad - second choice back-up spinner
16. Nadkarni - third choice back-up spinner
17. Srinath - first choice back-up seamer
18. Irfan - second choice back up seamer

[Red Devil]

Bangladesh team

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

back-ups

12. Imrul Kayes - back-up opener
13. Ashraful - back-up middle order 3-8
14. Liton Das - back-up keeper
15. Mortaza - first choice seamer for Mustafizur
16. Robiul Islam - second choice seamer
17. Rafique - first choice back-up spinner (for Mehidy or Taijul)
18. Enamel Haque jr - second choice back-up spinner

[DiligentDefence]

From WI series please swap Mathews for De Silva who becomes replacement batsman and replace Malinga by Laksmal with Zoysa promoted to reserve seamer.

[Durhamfootman]

-v- West Indies

1. Graeme Smith (c)
2. Gary Kirsten
3. Herschelle Gibbs
(replace any top 3 injury with Hashim Amla)
4. Daryll Cullinen
5. AB de Villiers
6. Jacques Kallis
(replace any middle order injury with du Plessis )
7. Mark Boucher (wk)
(injury replacement de Kock)
8. Shaun Pollock
(injury replacement Philander)
9. Keshav Maharaj
(injury replacement Adams)
10. Alan Donald
(injury replacement Morkel)
11. Dale Steyn
(injury replacement Philander (at 9 move others down one))

Hashim Amla
Faf du Plessis
Quinton de Kock
Nicky Boje
Morne Morkel
Paul Adams
Vernon Philander

[The Professor]

Not happy with my middle to lower order at all. Tinkering for SA - changes in bold

1. Greenidge

2. Hunte
Replaced by Haynes then Gayle (if Haynes unavailable)

3. Headley
Replaced by Gayle then Haynes

4. Richards
Replaced by Lloyd then Gayle

5. Lara
Replaced by Lloyd then Hendricks

6. Hendricks
Replaced by Sobers then Walcott

7. Dujon
Replaced by Hendricks then Walcott

8. Marshall
Replaced by Hendricks then Walcott

9. Walsh
Replaced by Holding then Garner

9. Garner

10. Gibbs
Replaced by Ambrose

[bigfluffylemon]

Dropping Sobers

[Red Devil]

Dropping Sobers

If Sobers hadn't been dropped I'd be commenting on Walsh being selected ahead of Holding and Ambrose ...