by Arthur Crabtree » Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:03 pm
The Ashes are nearly upon us and it's time for the pre-series traditions to begin. The baiting of Stuart Broad. David Warner to exclusively reveal to the Brisbane Advertiser that he hates Poms worse than Ned Kelly did. A thousand self employed England fans to touch down at the home of slip-slap-slop with absolutely zero sun tan cream having got nowhere near Boony's record 52 cans on the flight. And the oldest Ashes tradition of all, the CMS Fantasy League.
This thread will be anticipating the Fantasy League with a look at the players likely to take part in this grand, historic contest, the key head to head (angry) face offs and who is likely to get suspended or get away with murder. But first, the legal stuff.
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
Batting
1 point per run.
+10 for a score of 50.
+10 for every further increment of 50 scored.
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[/i]
I always say that everybody's right.