Fantasy Cricket: Help Needed

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Strontium_Dog

27/03/2007 at 10:44

Advice needed here. (I really don't know anything about cricket or the players)

I am a member of CricketWeb's fantasy team and in a mini league with some boys that are getting a bit too big for their britches so I would like to take them down a peg or 2. Basically I initially picked a team randomly based on their cost and did quite well early on but now I don't know who to go for. Is it better to wait for the super 8 stuff to start or should I make the changes now. I have 20 changes left and it costs 4 to change the captain.

Team
Ricky ponting (cap)
Brian Lara
m. Jayawardene
W. Porterfield
Aftab Ahmed
Kamran Akmal
Shaun Pollock
Dwanyne Smith
Glenn McGrath
Kevin Hurdle
Muttiah Muralitharan

Cheers for any advice. (Yes work is slow today!!)

27/03/2007 at 11:17

Excuse my Aussie bias ...

I'd hang onto Ponting if I was you - he's already made a century and a 90 odd so far and after Aus thumped South Africa on Sat they are firming is as favourites.

Lara's done nothing so maybe look at another top drawer bat, like maybe Hayden (fastest ton in world cup history against the number 1 ranked ODI side in the world). He also made 182 not out against NZ in the series just before the world cup in NZ.

Pietersen would be another good bet as a batsman. Some of those names in there I've never even heard of!

I'd be tempted to get rid of Glenn McGrath as well. He's not performing at his normal level and I htink someone like Tait would be a better bet. This could be his coming of age in the World Cup - he had a great game against the Saffa's and took some vital wickets.

Hang onto Murali, he'll consistently pick up wickets and the pitches will suit him.

Who the hell is Hurdle?!

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Strontium_Dog

27/03/2007 at 11:27

OK, that seems to make sense. No idea who Hurdle is or was. Potentially Irish (my own bias) but he would have cost feck all.

Should I make the changes now or wait?

tp-996 wrote

Excuse my Aussie bias ...

I'd hang onto Ponting if I was you - he's already made a century and a 90 odd so far and after Aus thumped South Africa on Sat they are firming is as favourites.

Lara's done nothing so maybe look at another top drawer bat, like maybe Hayden (fastest ton in world cup history against the number 1 ranked ODI side in the world). He also made 182 not out against NZ in the series just before the world cup in NZ.

Pietersen would be another good bet as a batsman. Some of those names in there I've never even heard of!

I'd be tempted to get rid of Glenn McGrath as well. He's not performing at his normal level and I htink someone like Tait would be a better bet. This could be his coming of age in the World Cup - he had a great game against the Saffa's and took some vital wickets.

Hang onto Murali, he'll consistently pick up wickets and the pitches will suit him.

Who the hell is Hurdle?!

27/03/2007 at 11:34

Strontium_Dog wrote

OK, that seems to make sense. No idea who Hurdle is or was. Potentially Irish (my own bias) but he would have cost feck all.

Should I make the changes now or wait?

Umm, I guess so! Australia play the West Indies in the first game of the Super 8's this afternoon. So yeah, get those changes in quick if you can.

Fliptophead

27/03/2007 at 11:40

Which one will you choose to strangle the coach?

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Strontium_Dog

27/03/2007 at 12:28

Ok, I've made the changes. Hopefully all the other guys have shot their load and I'll come good.

It would be so sweet to beat the 'experts' I can tell you, especially with all their in jokes and cricket talk!

As for who I would choose to strangle, well it would have to be an aussie as they are all convicts and murderers (aren't they!!)

27/03/2007 at 12:32

Strontium_Dog wrote

Ok, I've made the changes. Hopefully all the other guys have shot their load and I'll come good.

It would be so sweet to beat the 'experts' I can tell you, especially with all their in jokes and cricket talk!

As for who I would choose to strangle, well it would have to be an aussie as they are all convicts and murderers (aren't they!!)

I think you should swap Ponting for Chanderpaul ...

I'll have you know my mothers family were Irish immigrants! I come from a family of Kelly's!

Strontium_Dog

27/03/2007 at 12:35

tp-996 wrote

I think you should swap Ponting for Chanderpaul ...

I'll have you know my mothers family were Irish immigrants! I come from a family of Kelly's!

LOL

This proves my point exactly

(seriously though, who is the Chanderpaul geezer? - and don't be dissing me with no disinformation, that wouldn't be nice!!)

27/03/2007 at 12:37

Strontium_Dog wrote

LOL

This proves my point exactly

Fair cop guv, where's me tin hat with the slits in.

Strontium_Dog wrote

(seriously though, who is the Chanderpaul geezer? - and don't be dissing me with no disinformation, that wouldn't be nice!!)

West Indian batsman, not of the same calibre as Punter, I just threw that in there over the convicts comment ... be careful, I'll have you on the hunt for former players if you're not nice!

The afterburner

27/03/2007 at 12:40

Strontium_Dog wrote

LOL

This proves my point exactly

(seriously though, who is the Chanderpaul geezer? - and don't be dissing me with no disinformation, that wouldn't be nice!!)

Shivnarine Chanderpaul - decidedly asian looking West Indian, good player though...

Strontium_Dog

27/03/2007 at 12:42

tp-996 wrote

Fair cop guv, where's me tin hat with the slits in.

West Indian batsman, not of the same calibre as Punter, I just threw that in there over the convicts comment ... be careful, I'll have you on the hunt for former players if you're not nice!

OK, I'll play nicely .... well mostly.

BTW I think their list is fairly up to date.

The afterburner

27/03/2007 at 12:43

I am probably going to put the indian curse on him after this endorsement, but i have a strong feeling that WI batsman Chris Gayle is about to peak & get a shit load of runs today!!!

27/03/2007 at 12:45

There's a preview of today's game here

Come on the Aussie's!!!

Strontium_Dog

27/03/2007 at 14:47

tp-996 wrote

There's a preview of today's game here

Come on the Aussie's!!!

Ponting's out after 35. I thought he was good!! Jesus H on a bike

27/03/2007 at 14:49

Strontium_Dog wrote

Ponting's out after 35. I thought he was good!! Jesus H on a bike

Yeah that was a bit shit. He was looking in good touch too, I hate runouts.

Nevermind, you should still have Hayden and it looks as though he's playing within himself. In one day cricket anything can happen! Great game!

Strontium_Dog

27/03/2007 at 14:56

tp-996 wrote

Yeah that was a bit shit. He was looking in good touch too, I hate runouts.

Nevermind, you should still have Hayden and it looks as though he's playing within himself. In one day cricket anything can happen! Great game!

OKKKkkkk ...... I hope I didn't fuck that up.

I might watch a bit of this when I get home from work.

Strontium_Dog

27/03/2007 at 14:58

tp-996 wrote

Yeah that was a bit shit. He was looking in good touch too, I hate runouts.

Nevermind, you should still have Hayden and it looks as though he's playing within himself. In one day cricket anything can happen! Great game!

from the beeb!!

More scatty running from the Aussies, Clarke pushing to Chanderpaul in the covers and the fielder just missing with the throw - that would have been out, again. And another! Hayden pushing to Lara at mid-one and the West Indies skipper missing again - Hayden would have been out by a mile. This is ruddy chaotic from Australia.

27/03/2007 at 14:59

It's a typical tactic from the Aussies to put the fielding side under pressure. But you'd think they'd be a bit more circumspect after having the in-form Captain run out!