JP's First-Class Sim

Although it's a great offer, I only have 1 spinner in my squad, so you'd have to offer me a spinner in return for me to consider the deal

Press Release:

Well, I've run the matches, and there were some thrilling matches. I'll post a new topic when I've uploaded everything...

Sounds good to me. It means we get the matches started as well.

Originally posted by The Tyke So then, only Spinny to put his team in, and it shouldn't be too long before he comes online I reckon.   I think everybody's done well to get their orders in so quickly after this mishap.

So then, only Spinny to put his team in, and it shouldn't be too long before he comes online I reckon.

How do you feel about the delay now befor ethe first game?

It is a positive thing as it gives us more time train and we have been looking at the decisions we made for the previous test.

Edited by robbie - 28 February 2009 at 12:18pm

My team will be playing at aggression level 8.

Dravid : Should be an even contest.

Rahul Dravid, the former India skipper and the KKR vice-captain spoke to the press just before the start of what is anticipated to be a gruelling battle.

Repeorter : How is the teams preparations ahead of the first test ?
Dravid : The preparations are excellent. We have got some extra time to prepare which has helped us.

Rep : Your thoughts on the delayed start?
RD : Its helped us in a way. We got more time to spend together and get the team going together as a unit. It gave us time to understand each other's game a but more. The fact that we had arrived before meant that we got extra time to get used to the conditions as well.

Rep : Is the green pitch going to be a problem?
RD : Not at all. We have very good batsmen. The pitch will be helpful for the bowlers but at the same time its got good bounce and the outfield is quite fast. The initial period with the new ball is going to be tricky but once the sun really comes down it should be a great batting surface.

Rep : Your recent form has not been great although you got a hundred in your last test. What have you to say about your own form?
RD : That hundred gave me a lot more confidence. I never lost trust in my ability. When you play for so long you are bound to go through bad patches. I hope that hundred has put an end to it. I am looking forward to a new begining in the new year.

Rep : Playing as deputy under Ganguly again. How does it feel?
RD : Fantastic. We know what Sourav's done for Indian cricket and I have enjoyed playing under him. We have played together since the under 15's so we know each other really well. I am looking forward to playing under his captaincy again.

Rep : You will play your home matches in the Eden Gardens. Don't you feel it would have been better had your home ground  been the M.A.Chinnaswamy?
RD : Look, I am playing for Kolkata and not for Bangalore. I am very excited at the fact that I'll be playing at the Eden again. Its a fantastic gournd and the crowd of Kolkata are just mad for cricket. (Adds laughing..) If you look at my records I play better at the Eden than in my home ground.

He signed off with a smile and giving thumbs up to the public..


Edited by dips_december - 28 February 2009 at 9:29am

Andrew Strauss
Mark Butcher (c)
Younus Khan
Mark Ramprakash
Paul Collingwood
Brad Haddin (wk)
Dwayne Bravo (5)
Morne Morkel (2)
Ishant Sharma (1)
Ajantha Mendis (4)
Chris Martin (3)

I'll go for default for all my batsmen, but I'll have Mendis at 6, Shrama and Morkel at 9, with Martin and Bravo at 7. I'll bowl if I win the toss and can I have level 4  wicket please with level 3 bounce and a level 1 outfield


Edited by slogger72N/O - 28 February 2009 at 4:03pm

Same team for me.

I'll stay the same too JP, but i'll just post it again anyway.

Jaques
Gibbs
Ponting (vc)
Hodge
Prince
Dhoni (wk, C)
Ten doeschate (also bowl)
Sidebottom (also bowl)
Panesar (also bowl)
Ntini (1)
Bond (2)

******Edit: 2 Pitch, 2 bounce and 3 outfield. Team aggression to be 6 but I want Panesar and Bond as 7. If I win the toss I will bowl thanks JP.*****


Edited by NZ_Fast - 28 February 2009 at 9:54am

I was all set to go and play the games when I discovered that I'd made a bit of a cock-up, basically misreading the sim.

No harm done, but all it means that the fixtures are now changed, so the first round's fixtures are now as follows (home team first)

Canterbury v Hyderabad
Kolkata v Caribbean
Perth v Freuchie
Surrey v Blackpool
West Yorkshire v Melbourne

And we can ignore my points system, as the sim will automatically use its own:

15 points for a win plus bonus points for runs/wickets in the first innings
10 points for a tie
5 points for a draw
0 points for a loss

  Batting Points   Runs scored   Bowling Points
              0             < 150            5
              1           150 - 225          4
              2           226 - 300          3
              3           301 - 375          2
              4           376 - 450          1
              5             > 450            0

Apologies for this latest delay, hopefully if everyone can get teams/pitches to me over the weekend, we can get going again.

Melbourne owner Bladescape had this to say about the weather interuption that made the first match for his team have to be postphoned:

"The blasted weather interrupted training this morning and is likely to wash out the first match if we continue on scedule at Canterbury.
So I had a talk to their owner,NZFast and We've agreed that this is the least wanted result for both sides,I'd even take a loss to Canterbury over a loss to the weather!
You know what we should do?
We should ban the weather from buying a ticket!
Anyhow,on to other matters,Yashpal and Badrinath are eager to bat in the first match(When the weather is finally averted) because of recent speculation by NZFast and Perth owner Mystery that Canterbury had a better middle order and Nannes,Bracken,Siddle,Rashid and Murali are raring to go in the anticipation of a green pitch which offers little for the batsman.
I'm hoping Hughes can get over his recent duck in the first test in SA as I'm relying on him and Smith to get me off to a good start.
Then again with the experienced campainer of Greame Smith facing the new ball at the other end he shouldn't have much trouble with nerves.
I'm a bit dissappointed with my lower order with Taibu at 7 but I'm confident that he can rack up a few good scores.
I've got a good announcement to make at this stage:
With the research going into this team I've put Thornley into the allrounder status after seeing him bowl extremely well in the nets,and to add another one to that area we now have McDonald joining the team in Canterbury and he is a very welcome addition to the team.
I feel that we're probably the underdogs in this competition because we're using a lot of domestic players instead of international stars.
However I think we have one of the most talented teams in the competition."

I think I am going to have to push the first round of fixtures back to the weekend - an early start tomorrow for the New Zealand-India game means I won't quite have time tonight to get the other teams ready in the sim, play the games, and sort out some web pages to display the results so I'll have a go on Friday/Saturday night when I will have some more time.

Sorry about that, but I'm sure you can build the anticipation up some more with some entertaining press releases ;)

I'd be surprise if JP does this today, or this weekend.  His team is playing Test Cricket plus the two of the very best are battling it out as well.  Can't same I blame him either.