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[VC the slogger]

@VC the slogger

I guess you are happy with the Australian squad.

It's satisfactory no doubt, but I'd love to see one of those 19th century demons like Fred Spofforth, Charlie Turner or JJ Ferris enter at the expense of a batsman.

 

[PCA]

It's satisfactory no doubt, but I'd love to see one of those 19th century demons like Fred Spofforth, Charlie Turner or JJ Ferris enter at the expense of a batsman.

Ok Charlie Turner in for Neil Harvey

 

[themusketeer]

Also, there's way too many openers in your squad. Try getting a decent middle-order batsman like Ken Barrington, Frank Woolley or Graham Thorpe. Someone who bowls at a serious pace such as Fred Trueman might also come in handy.

I am in confusion after seeing their stats. So I leave it to you , who you want to replace for a middle order batsman.

I had Fred but again same thing Confusion. So you can replace one player with Fred too.

 

[VC the slogger]

Barry Richards - Right-arm offbreak
Gary Kirsten
Graeme Smith - Right-arm offbreak
Hashim Amla
Graeme Pollock
Dudley Nourse
Trevor Goddard

AB de Villiers
Mark Boucher

Jacques Kallis
Aubrey Faulkner
Hansie Cronje - Right-arm medium
Lance Klusener

Vince van der Bijl
Dale Steyn
Allan Donald
Makhaya Ntini
Hugh Tayfield

@VC the slogger any suggestion here?​

Also, I'd rather you pick Shaun Pollock ahead of Ntini. Being South Africa's most prolific wicket-taker, surely he deserves a place?

 

[VC the slogger]

I am in confusion after seeing their stats. So I leave it to you , who you want to replace for a middle order batsman.

I had Fred but again same thing Confusion. So you can replace one player with Fred too.

Great. I've brought Barrington and Trueman in for Root and Boycott.

 

[Pinch hitter]

Sunil Gavaskar
Sachin Tendulkar
Virender Sehwag
Vijay Merchant
Rahul Dravid
Vijay Hazare
Sourav Ganguly
VVS Laxman

MS Dhoni
Syed Kirmani

Vinoo Mankad
Kapil Dev
Javagal Srinath
Zaheer Khan
Ladha Ramji
Amar Singh

Anil Kumble
Bishan Bedi​

@VC the slogger miss-out VVS Laxman from his players list... But i add it in my 18 men squad... Any Suggestion is welcome...

Just changed one player, Include Ramji in place of Harbhajan...
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[Sami Kumar]

Saeed Anwar
Mudassar Nazar

Hanif Mohammad
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Mohammad Yousuf
Younis Khan
Javed Miandad
Zaheer Abbas

Moin Khan

Imran Khan
Saleem Malik

Fazal Mahmood
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Sarfraz Nawaz

Saqlain Mushtaq
Saeed Ajmal
Adbul Qadir



Still need to remove 2 of them, any suggestions ? @VC the slogger

 

[SixerBoy11]

Also, I'd rather you pick Shaun Pollock ahead of Ntini. Being South Africa's most prolific wicket-taker, surely he deserves a place?

Done

 

[VC the slogger]

@VC the slogger miss-out VVS Laxman from his players list... But i add it in my 18 men squad... Any Suggestion is welcome...

Plenty of batsmen in there. Perhaps you should remove one, preferably Azharuddin, and get in the great Amar Singh. Him bowling in tandem with his fiery brother Ramji and Mohammad Nissar (if you can find a place for him) would make India's bowling improve more than a great deal.

 

[Pinch hitter]

Plenty of batsmen in there. Perhaps you should remove one, preferably Azharuddin, and get in the great Amar Singh. Him bowling in tandem with his fiery brother Ramji and Mohammad Nissar (if you can find a place for him) would make India's bowling improve more than a great deal.

Azharuddin might not find right place in XI... Amar Singh will give me some flexibility in seam attack... so include Amar Singh in place of Azharuddin...

 

[themusketeer]

If I can change My squad .

I would like to go with this

Leonard Hutton

Herbert Sutcliffe

KS Ranji

Jack Hobbs

Ken Barrington

Wally Hammond

Alec Stewart

Les Ames

Ian Botham

WG Grace

Wilfred Rhodes
Tony Greig Right Arm Seam and Spin

JJ Ferris
George Lohmann

Fred Trueman

Sydney Barnes

Jim Laker

Hedley Verity

 

[VC the slogger]

Still need to remove 2 of them, any suggestions ? @VC the slogger

I'd say Misbah and Qasim.

Add a full-time keeper in there too. Having only a makeshift keeper for a 7-round Test tournament is probably not such a good idea.

 

[VC the slogger]

Time Travel feature for Season VI​

- This season, teams will be traveling in time to play their matches in various decades. This new feature is to be named the Time Travel feature. This however, shall not be used for the warm-ups.

- There are a total of fifteen different decades since the birth of Test cricket, starting with the 1870s and ending with the 2010s.

- The decade traveled to will reflect on the pitch conditions of the match venue, style of play from both the teams participating and will also affect the ratings of most players.

- Players who excelled in a particular decade are also expected to be given a rating boost if a match is staged during in that decade.

- Rules regarding balls per over, overs per day etc which have been known to change quite frequently in the past will remain the same regardless of the decade. Unfortunately, that's one thing I can't change in Cricsim.

- A decade to travel to will be randomly assigned for each Test match, with pitch conditions mentioned alongside. It is essential for teams to adjust their lineup strategies accordingly.

- If there are any questions regarding this, please post them in the thread.​

 

[VC the slogger]

Fixtures announced for Season VI​

The fixtures for the sixth season Legends At Battle have been unveiled. As is customary in this league, there will be two sets of warm-up matches for every team to get together a proper combination before the real deal.

Unlike previous seasons, the legendary Test teams will be going on vacation during their first set of warm-ups to various parts of the world. Some of them as obscure in cricketing circles as Berlin and New York. After playing against the mysterious teams set up for them in those places, they will have to return home to face each others' vengeful rejected players for the second set of warm-ups.

The main tournament includes seven rounds of matches where all the eight participating teams get to play each other once. The top four then go on to qualify for a set of playoffs, followed by a semi-final and the final. There will be a total of 32 matches (including knockouts) before the season draws to a close.

The fixtures were listed as follows :-

Warm-up Round 1

England v Scotland at Edinburgh
Australia v North Americans at Philadelphia
South Africa v Rest of Africa at Nairobi
West Indies v Ireland at Dublin
India v Netherlands at Amsterdam
New Zealand v Continental United at Berlin
Pakistan v South Americans at Buenos Aires
Sri Lanka v USA at New York

Warm-up Round 2

England v Australian Rejects at The Oval
Australia v England Rejects at The SCG
South Africa v West Indian Rejects at Centurion
West Indies v South African Rejects at Sabina Park
New Zealand v All-American XI at Wellington
India v Pakistani Rejects at Eden Gardens
Pakistan v Indian Rejects at Lahore
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh XI at Colombo


Round 1

England v Sri Lanka at Old Trafford
Australia v Pakistan at Perth
South Africa v India at Johannesburg
West Indies v New Zealand at Barbados

Round 2

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo
India v West Indies at Bombay
Pakistan v South Africa at Multan
England v Australia at Lord's

Round 3

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane
South Africa v England at Centurion
West Indies v Pakistan at Trinidad
New Zealand v India at Auckland

Round 4

Sri Lanka v India at Galle
Pakistan v New Zealand at Peshawar
England v West Indies at Headingley
Australia v South Africa at The MCG

Round 5

South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town
West Indies v Australia at Sabina Park
New Zealand v England at Christchurch
India v Pakistan at Eden Gardens

Round 6

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo
England v India at The Oval
Australia v New Zealand at The SCG
South Africa v West Indies at Durban

Round 7

West Indies v Sri Lanka at Bourda
New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington
India v Australia at Delhi
Pakistan v England at Lahore


Qualifying Final

TBA v TBA at Eden Gardens

Elimination Final

TBA v TBA at Perth


Semi-final

TBA v TBA at The MCG

Final

TBA v TBA at Lord's
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[PCA]

1. Matthew Hayden
2. Justin Langer
3. Arthur Morris
4. Victor Trumper
5. Adam Gilchrist
6. Ray Lindwall ^
7. Shane Warne ^*
8. Dennis Lillie ^
9. Charlie Turner ^
10. Bill O Reily ^
11. Glen McGrath ^