Ashes Fantasy Dream Team

Where is Zim??

Zim has remained remarkably constant. In an ever expanding universe, when all around him are getting further away, he is a stable reference point.

lardbucket wrote:Zim has remained remarkably constant. In an ever expanding universe, when all around him are getting further away, he is a stable reference point.

You mean he's getting some regularly for the first time in his life.

Bradman wrote:

lardbucket wrote:Zim has remained remarkably constant. In an ever expanding universe, when all around him are getting further away, he is a stable reference point.

You mean he's getting some regularly for the first time in his life.

Once a year on your birthday is 'regularly'.

Nath wrote:can I pick 11 Aussies?

Why would you ask?

lardbucket wrote:

Nath wrote:can I pick 11 Aussies?

Why would you ask?

glutton for punishment, clearly

Felt like a bad round for me... yep, lost ground on the leader. Clinging on to second.

Here's the update after 3 Tests; I don't know how I'm still leading after that shit:

1. bakers dozen (pieman) 4,102
2. BaylissIrishCream (Dello) 3,767
3. Gory Hole (Shriram) 3,733
4. Suck My Cook (Spangler) 3,571
5. Gashtastic (Ang) 3,505
6. A Bomber Nation (Martin) 3,422
7. WGAF Chickens (John) 3,277
8. 99ProbsAMitchAint1 (Nath) 3,206

The Chickens franchise has been sold off to "John"?

AFAIK it's still 'our' Danny, who called himself 'John' when entering this 'contest'. I just didn't edit it this time.

Maybe it's another 'John'?

Nope. Not Growler, who has Dreamteamed under that name before (hence my earlier error).

Have only made one change to my initial squad thus far, swapping Cook out for Clarke before the Third Test.

That went well!

At least I don't have to swap Anderson out; I'm guessing a few 'rivals' will need to make a change there.

lardbucket wrote:Here's the update after 3 Tests; I don't know how I'm still leading after that shit:

1. bakers dozen (pieman) 4,102
2. BaylissIrishCream (Dello) 3,767
3. Gory Hole (Shriram) 3,733
4. Suck My Cook (Spangler) 3,571
5. Gashtastic (Ang) 3,505
6. A Bomber Nation (Martin) 3,422
7. WGAF Chickens (John) 3,277
8. 99ProbsAMitchAint1 (Nath) 3,206

The overall competition leader has 4267 points. My current score is 50th overall.

so you got too cocky?

Aye. I peaked after the first two days of the series.

Rookie error.

lardbucket wrote:Aye. I peaked after the first two days of the series.

Rookie error.

You had Watto?

Not at any stage.

Still no idea who will be in Australia's side ...

Will they leave Johnson, Starc, and Hazlewood in the side or bring in Siddle for either Starc or Hazlewood?

Will they leave Voges and M Marsh in, or bring in S Marsh or even (* cough *) Watson? The latter seemed unthinkable a week ago but I just wonder ...

Nevill stays, I think.

So, no changes to the Bakers Dozen. Leaving Starc in may be an error. Still have 11 trades available ...

Leaving my changes up until the last minute, once the XIs have been announced.

That's what winners do. Also losers.

I'm keeping calm and not changing. I don't even think 3 of my 11 will start, but at the end of the day, I've gone down the WGAF route.

It would've been an insult to your team name to do any different.

Substitutions..... beginners

You lose points for ducks, right?