Ashes 2025-26 Fantasy League.

[Arthur Crabtree]

I might have made a heroic late chase but for picking J.Smith ahead of S.Smith in my reserves.

[Arthur Crabtree]

OK, let's have a look at this.

[Durhamfootman]

must we?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Of course we do. Is Trump going to cancel the midterms just because he will lose? No!

But I can reveal you miss out on the podium.

[Arthur Crabtree]

There's quite a spread in scores from the Sydney Test. Hold on and here we go... for the last time.


S.Smith*...400

Root*...396

Starc*...246
Bethell...236
Head...222
S.Smith...200

Root...198

Brook...146
Starc...123
Labuschagne...115
Boland...106
Stokes*...106

Green...99
Carey...92
J.Smith...92
Duckett...79
Weatherald...75
Stokes...53

Khawaja...23



Regarding corrections, I'll keep my working out until the 14th, and then no more queries.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Now for a well deserved cup of tea.

[Arthur Crabtree]

By my reckoning, and I'm the one you'd hope would know, Alfie is the only one not playing with a full deck- with Cummins, Atkinson and Lyon gone MIA.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Next we have the isolated scores... which have become so popular.

This time we are in Sydney, home of the stunning natural harbour enhanced by some of the most iconic man-made structures on planet Earth. The city is named after Thomas Townshend, the first Viscount Sydney, son of 'Turnip' Townshend so called due to his agricultural innovations.

Not right wing pinup/actor/influencer Sydney Sweeney as is popularly believed on TikTok.

It's the birthplace of no one in the Aussie team, though Mitch Starc is from Baulkham Hills, which is about an hour away on the bus.

These are the scores just from the New Year Test.

sussex...1065

Durham...970
GJ...957

Prof...889
Twins...887
gingerpele...873
Junior...851
andy...823
mike...811


bfl...797
Arthur...772
Red...726

alfie...596

[Arthur Crabtree]

So a reversal of fortune at the last for winter-long also-rans sussex and Durham. But will it be enough to take the 'trophy' and the mystery cheque?

We will find out after this short break...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Final scores at the climax of what has been a closely fought Ashes series.


bfl...3954
mike...3707
Red...3567
Twins...3535
Prof...3514
Arthur...3487
gingerpele...3447
Junior...3347
GJ...3304
andy...3271
sussex...3044
alfie...3031

Durham...2982

[Arthur Crabtree]

So bfl wins the 2025-26 Ashes fantasy league after leading for the whole series, much like Australia in the real-world Ashes. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

That brings to a close the presentation ceremony.

Anyone who suspects a coverup, or a conspiracy or a miscarriage of justice or even harbours a misguided belief that everyone is out to get them, can get in touch with their concerns before the 14th, after which I will throw out my small scraps of paper.

Thanks for your participation.

[Durhamfootman]

say it isn't so!

[Durhamfootman]

thanks to Arthur and congrats to fluffy

A fine body of men

[GarlicJam]

Well done Fluffy, well done, and thank you, Arthur.

[bigfluffylemon]

Thanks chaps, and cheers AC for running. I held on. After 4 attempts, my strategy of 100% Australian picks paid off, although the Root curse remains (he only scores when I don't pick him - and I did so want him to get that ton )