Re: Ashes Dream team competition

by Lara Lara Laughs Tue 16 Nov 2010, 15:32

Horn Rimmed Glasses from Heroes? Or Hormone Replacement for Gays?

by Jontyh Tue 16 Nov 2010, 15:53

Nah - Happy Rogering Girls, Lara.
The more prosaic explanation is that it's a work acronym, as I've entered with a couple of colleagues. Should be good for a bit of banter over the next couple of months, I hope..

by eowyn Tue 16 Nov 2010, 18:55

JGK wrote:Me too.

Did Ange mispel both "Ange" and "Swann" with her entry?

Iardy spells my name with an "e" not me. And swan song never had an extra "n". It's Aus's swan song before you join the mediocore forever.

by doremi Tue 16 Nov 2010, 19:38

That post seems so incomplete without an evil laugh at the end.

by taipan Thu 18 Nov 2010, 11:34

lardbucket wrote:You should choose your team after lunch on Friday.

As far as I can make out, this is the pool so far:

Horrorhead's XI (Horace)
Angry Men (Paul Keating)
Belf Ballistics (Gary 111)
Bell's Army (Henry)
Julia's Allstars (Bradman)
Bogie Green Caps (spangler)
Reverse Woofs (JGK)
Darling's darlings (RD)
The short list (tac)
We are so screwed (Invader Zim)
Wozzie crabs (embee)
Growler's Mob (Growler)
Swan Song (eowyn)
Squinty Nasalists (JK Lever)
Victorian Bias (Nath)
Simkat (simkat)
Jurassic Park (DJ Smerk)
Limbo dancers (lardbucket)

Hey Lardy, still hoping to get to this before pushing off to Germany at the weekend

by lardbucket Thu 18 Nov 2010, 11:35

well get a move on, schnell ...

by Guest Thu 18 Nov 2010, 12:08

Right, entered. Interestingly had 6 Aussies and 5 English, so pretty well balanced in that regard.

When are the teams being announced? I'm pretty sure all of the English players I picked will play in the first test but there might be an Aussie who won't so I may need to change.

by taipan Sat 20 Nov 2010, 12:12

Okay, I'm in

by DJ_Smerk Sun 21 Nov 2010, 00:31

Taips will pack his sides with ex-pats.

by Blackadder Sun 21 Nov 2010, 01:31

Entered my side this morning Cool

by taipan Sun 21 Nov 2010, 05:45

DJ_Smerk wrote:Taips will pack his sides with ex-pats.

It's hard not to given the current composition of the England team

by Henry Sun 21 Nov 2010, 07:18

so what is all this "ashes" talk, anyway? scratch

by lardbucket Sun 21 Nov 2010, 07:45

22 teams in now.

If you want to be in it, and you haven't had an invite with the code, PM me.

by taipan Sun 21 Nov 2010, 07:52

Mine went through oky then?

by lardbucket Sun 21 Nov 2010, 07:54

Yes, you seem to be in.

I can't actually see any of the teams, just who has entered.

by taipan Sun 21 Nov 2010, 07:57

Would guess most of the teams are the same

by lardbucket Sun 21 Nov 2010, 20:41

Just over three days now to the first lockout. There are 23 in the mix when I last looked.

Zat, skully: get your arses in gear ... (please?)

Tom, Rachel, Lara: not interested?

Dem: Surely you have time?

a few more invites sent out today ... come on down, biff harde, TYA, Stuey, Charlie

no furry interest? Come on PP ... submit your team really FAST. Then maybe we'll pay you to come last.

More seriously, you've got to be in it to win it. Just imagine the prestige ...

by Zat Sun 21 Nov 2010, 20:52

The match starts on Thursday morning. How long does it take to pick a team? (Unless you're HIlditch and associates...)

by Gary 111 Sun 21 Nov 2010, 21:04

lardbucket wrote:Just over three days now to the first lockout. There are 23 in the mix when I last looked.

Zat, skully: get your arses in gear ... (please?)

Tom, Rachel, Lara: not interested?

Dem: Surely you have time?

a few more invites sent out today ... come on down, biff harde, TYA, Stuey, Charlie

no furry interest? Come on PP ... submit your team really FAST. Then maybe we'll pay you to come last.

More seriously, you've got to be in it to win it. Just imagine the prestige ...

PP's team might struggle with its bowling attack of Tait, Lee, Johnson and Harmison.

by lardbucket Tue 23 Nov 2010, 12:10

Zat wrote:The match starts on Thursday morning. How long does it take to pick a team?

Some of the Dubbers here are a bit slow.

by Zat Wed 24 Nov 2010, 08:05

Scrub that, found it.

by JGK Wed 24 Nov 2010, 08:48

I've made Swannie my captain.

by simkat Wed 24 Nov 2010, 08:49

DJ_Smerk wrote:SimKat is my captain.

That should p!ss Horrie off.

SimKat is my captain too. No surprises there. snigger

I just had to swap Dougie out howl

by Zat Wed 24 Nov 2010, 08:53

I've got a schoolgirl as captain*. Scary.

*Subject to messing around with the team tomorrow morning.

by Growler Wed 24 Nov 2010, 13:53

Growler wrote:I'm trying to persuade my O/H to select an XI at random and enter.

She sometimes watches the cricket with me if she's bored ..... understands the basics but not really the finer points - but has absolutely no interest in stats & record

so I'd LMFAO if she won the league with a side selected by a "pin in the list of names" so to speak ...

Well she got an XI knocked together this morning in about 3 minutes flat. My only input was to suggest that she replace Morgan & Ruggy as they were unlikely to start. I've now decided that I'll be for ever ashamed if she finishes above me, having spent ages weighing up the pros & cons against various pairs of batsmen & bowlers.

I said to her "only a day to go before the action starts .... can't wait."

She gave me the kind of look I'd expect if I informed her that the dog had just barfed in her handbag ........

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