11/05/24
March 02, 2007
There's a local movie theater owned by a group of Indian folks that will be showing this tournament on their big screens. That is all. I just thought that it's pretty cool that they will be doing this.
posted by NoMich at 11:04 PM on March 02, 2007
I had no idea The Netherlands had a cricket team. My team: Australia: Ricky Ponting Bangladesh: Tapash Baisya Bermuda: Irvine Romaine Canada: Ashish Bagai England: Paul Collingwood Netherlands: Luuk van Troost India: Sachin Tendulkar Ireland: Niall O’Brien Kenya: Thomas Odoyo New Zealand: Daniel Vettori Pakistan: Abdul Razzaq Scotland: Craig Wright South Africa: Jacques Kallis Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara West Indies: Brian Lara Zimbabwe: Prosper Utseya
posted by cabuki at 12:38 PM on March 03, 2007
I had no idea Canada had a cricket team. Worryingly, neither did the person who wrote that player guide, because all the Canadians appear to be Scots! (I'll pick my players tomorrow.)
posted by afx237vi at 05:39 PM on March 03, 2007
You guys might want to check the cricket news between now and the start. Cabuki - I think Abdul Razzaq may be injured and out. He was going to be my choice for Pakistan, too (I fancy the all rounders).
posted by owlhouse at 01:08 AM on March 05, 2007
Thanks for the tip. Having only heard of a handful of players on the England and Australia squads from the Ashes fantasy league, I was just looking for all-rounders. I'll make a new pick for Pakistan and any other changes I might want to make a little closer to the start of the tournament.
posted by cabuki at 02:56 PM on March 05, 2007
Here's mine. I do like a bit of the biff and bash. Australia: Ricky Ponting Bangladesh: Mohd Ashraful Bermuda:Dwayne Leverock (not too many quick singles from this fellow) Canada: Ashish Bagai England: Kevin Pietersen Netherlands: Daan van Burge India: Irfan Pathan Ireland: Kevin O'Brien (how could he not be Irish?) Kenya: Thomas Odoyo NZ: Craig McMillan Pakistan: Shahid Afridi Scotland: Ryan Watson Sth Africa: Jacques Kallis Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya West Indies: Chris Gayle Zimbabwe: Stuart Matsikinyeri Semi finalists: Australia, West Indies, Sri Lanka, India Winner: India
posted by owlhouse at 11:19 PM on March 05, 2007
Updating my picks: Australia: Ricky Ponting Bangladesh: Tapash Baisya Bermuda: Irvine Romaine Canada: Ashish Bagai England: Paul Collingwood Netherlands: Luuk van Troost India: Sachin Tendulkar Ireland: Niall O’Brien Kenya: Thomas Odoyo New Zealand: Daniel Vettori Pakistan: Shoaib Malik Scotland: Craig Wright South Africa: Jacques Kallis Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara West Indies: Brian Lara Zimbabwe: Prosper Utseya Semi-finalists: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan Winner: Australia
posted by cabuki at 03:00 AM on March 06, 2007
Sorry to be late to this particular party. I shall put the injury curse on the following players please: Australia: Ponting Bangladesh: Ashraful Bermuda: Tucker Canada: Bagai England: Collingwood Netherlands: van Bunge India: Tendulkar Ireland: McCallan Kenya: Odoyo New Zealand: Vettori Pakistan: Afridi Scotland: Watson South Africa: Kallis Sri Lanka: Sangakkara West Indies: Gayle Zimbabwe: Sibada Semi-finalists: Australia, India, England, Pakistan Winner: Australia
posted by JJ at 04:54 AM on March 09, 2007
I've no clue about Cricket so I've just picked names at random. Apart from Ponting, even I've heard of him :) Australia: Ricky Ponting Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful Bermuda: Malachi Jones Canada: Kevin Sandher England: Andrew Flintoff Netherlands: Daan van Bunge India: Virender Sehwag Ireland: Andre Botha Kenya: Collins Obuya New Zealand: Stephen Fleming Pakistan: Imran Nazir Scotland: Neil McCallum South Africa: Shaun Pollock Sri Lanka: Russel Arnold West Indies: Corey Collymore Zimbabwe: Anthony Ireland Semi-finalists: Australia, South Africa, India West Indies: Winners: Australia
posted by Fence at 05:16 AM on March 15, 2007
There are 16 teams. The first round will be played in groups, then a Super 8 format, then semi-finals then a final. The opening fixture is on March 13, and entries will be accepted up to that date. Schedule of games here. Groups are: Group A: Australia, South Africa, Scotland, Netherlands Group B: Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda Group C: New Zealand, England, Kenya, Canada Group D: Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland The way the league works is to pick one player from each of the 16 teams. Team and player details here. Scoring is the same as in the Ashes contest - one point for every run by your player, 20 points for every wicket and 10 points for every catch. As an added bonus, and as a tie breaker (if we need one), also pick the four semi final teams and the eventual winning team. Good luck!