Ashes Fantasy contest

My enforced 6 Aussies mightturn out to be a masterstroke. Runs for Rogers and my middle order of Clarke and Haddin currently going ballistic.

Siddle and Lyon to take the wickets.

Watson still sh!t though.

Fark it. With KP in doubt for this test I moved the captaincy to Trott.

When Pietersen was a doubt for this game, I replaced him with Root.

Masterstroke.

Faring slightly better there. Replaced Pattinson with Swann and Pietersen for Rogers

Have made no trades since the thing started, it's bee working well

Team name Coach Games
played Points
last game Avg.
per game Total
Points
1. 3wheelin straggler Shriram 3 1,261 1,329.00 3,987
2. Arthur or Martha Martin 3 1,157 1,320.67 3,962
3. Vics4Ever Jon 3 1,185 1,275.67 3,827
4. DrinksWaiters Nathan 3 992 1,258.00 3,774
5. Rooting the Belf Gary 3 1,107 1,239.33 3,718
6. Myxomatosis Zim 3 1,201 1,229.67 3,689
7. Enter The Drag On Dello 3 1,347 1,224.67 3,674
8. Henry's un-trevved Henry 3 1,242 1,215.00 3,645
9. Dagenham Handshake Brass 3 1,250 1,163.33 3,490
10. Sand Snakes Nigel 3 1,094 1,145.33 3,436
11. Vulture's Eleven Paul 3 904 1,101.67 3,305
12. Purple Aki XI Neil 3 1,115 1,077.33 3,232
13. Tykesmite Angela 3 891 1,069.33 3,208
14. baker's dozen pieman 3 937 974.67 2,924
15. CowanInTheWarner Baggy 3 1,183 790.67 2,372

I might actually be able to make some trades for the first time!

Look out, Ange.

Well I finally dropped Watson so cue a century for him.

People have been changing players? Weaklings.

Brass Monkey wrote:People have been changing players? Weaklings.

You forgot your password?

No. I'm of the belief that if you thought that James Pattycakeson could last 5 Tests then you should be punished with his continued inclusion.

Nah, it was the hyping up of Jackson Bird that got me.

You realise there's a 30 minute window from the teams announcement to the trade deadline to make changes?

baggygreen wrote:You realise there's a 30 minute window from the teams announcement to the trade deadline to make changes?

Ah, but that's no good if you're a) stuck on a train between Derby and Nottingham or b) on the M6.

Embrace your original decisions. Have some courage in your convictions!

I had Harris and Lyon in the side for Test 1 before the side was named ... after the sides were named I texted Ange while on the train to see if she could put Starc and Agar in for me, but she didn't get the text in time to do so.

Didn't get a chance to move Lyon (at least) aside for the second game either, so just left things as they were. Apathy set in before the third match so I again left things as they were, although Pattinson clearly wasn't going to play! This time I've made a change, finally dropping Pattinson for Siddle and putting Swann in over Lyon. Too little too late.

I should have put Swann in for Lyon earlier! It's been a powerful hex.

I apologise to fellow Australian forumers for not choosing Bell and Broad. In my defence, my selections of Cook, Trott, and Prior have worked out very well for us and Pietersen's output has been reduced by his involvement in my XI. I did my best with Anderson, and I think it's starting to have an effect, as has Swann's call-up.

More big innings from Root and Bell are anticipated.

My decisions to drop Lyon, Watson and make Clarke captain have been completely vindicated.

Pietersen, Bell, Trott, Anderson, Prior, Smith. Got a gun team for this match.

Got all of those as well. Beginning to get an inkling of what it feels like to be Trev.

Did anyone pre-series choose Haddin to be their keeper ... and if so, on what basis?

Have Buck, Cook and Trott. Replaced KP last week with Rogers which was shocking.

I think the only reason pre-series to select Haddin would be to have your 6 poms in the other positions.

lardbucket wrote:Did anyone pre-series choose Haddin to be their keeper ... and if so, on what basis?

I did

on the basis that

I already had 6 poms

lardbucket wrote:Did anyone pre-series choose Haddin to be their keeper ... and if so, on what basis?

I did. Haddin usually gets runs against England.

My decision to stick with Cook and Trott ("they'll come good eventually") and refusal to draft in Bell ("he's made his runs for the series") has left me languishing in 13th. My pre-series strategy of making Prior captain ("scores runs consistently and will take dozens of catches off the seamers") also turned out to be a turkey.

I suck at this.