Story From Ashes to Ashes - By OrderDX (ENGLAND) & tonka998 (AUSTRALIA) - Cricket 07

[OrderDX]

Welcome to my new story which will replace the journey of International Teams. Basically you may be thinking this is another Ashes story but it isn't. I, OrderDX and tonka998 will manage England and Australia seperately. The first thing we will do is an Ashes Tour to England with Australia. Then after that there will be seperate tours for both teams before the Ashes are contested in Australia. On the way their will be events such as the world cup and ICC World Twent20 as well as rankings. However the only teams in this story are the top eight in the worlds not Bangladesh or Zimbabwe. Hope you enjoy our story!

TOUR SCHEDULE FOR ASHES SERIES IN ENGLAND

Twenty20 Matches

15th May 2007 - England V Australia - Bristol
17th May 2007 - England V Australia - The Rose Bowl

ODI Matches

22nd May 2007 - England V Australia - Old Trafford
25th May 2007 - England V Australia - Chester-le-Street
30th May 2007 - England V Australia - Trent Bridge
4th June 2007 - England V Australia - The Oval
10th June 2007 - England V Australia - Lord's

Test Matches

16th June 2007 - England V Australia - Lord's
23rd June 2007 - England V Australia - Edgbaston
2nd July 2007 - England V Australia - Headingley
11th July 2007 - England V Australia - Old Trafford
22nd July 2007 - England V Australia - The Oval

Squads to be announced very soon!​

 

[OrderDX]

Tv Host Announced

Sky Sports have been announced as expected as the official Ashes Series television broadcasters. They will show every match over the summer that involves England and they will also have exclusive features on the two teams. They have announced a team of 6 commentators with one replacement. Michael Holding has been dropped and in comes Michael Slater to joine Athers, Bumble, Nasser Hussain, Beefy and David Gower. They will start their coverage with the Twenty20 match on May 15th 2007.​

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Good Luck guys.

 

[Spoobir]

Michael Holding dropped! I wont be following this story then.

 

[Highlander999]

Good luck guys, this story has a lot of potential

 

[OrderDX]

England Squad

ENGLAND TWENTY20 & ODI 20 MAN SQUAD
P.Collingwood (c)
C.Read (wk)
D.Maddy
I.Bell
R.Bopara
A.Cook
R.Key
M.Loye
K.Pietersen
O.Shah
A.Flintoff
D.Mascarenhas
G.Swann
M.Panesar
C.Tremlett
J.Anderson
S.Broad
J.Kirtley
L.Plunkett
R.Sidebottom

After the following squad was announced the new coach of England Luke Gardener made the following statements in reply to many questions asked by the media.

When asked about Chris Read being the only wicket keeper:

"I feel that Chris Read deserves a place in the England squad he is clearly the best glovemen that we have at the moment and now he just needs to score his run with Matt Prior and Geraint Jones also close on his tail"

On the surprise inclusions of Rob Key, Mal Loye & Graeme Swann.

"Graeme Swann firstly offers us a different option. Going in with just Monty leaves us a bit vulnerable he adds more depth and hopefully he can do well. Mal Loye and Rob Key are both big hitters and add even more depth to our squad. Overall we are confident that with the twenty boys selected we can really challenge the Aussies"

Coming Up: Australia Squad Announced!​

 

[Highlander999]

Good to see a nice different team. Hopefully Key will get a go.

 

[OrderDX]

AUSTRALIA TWENTY20 & ODI 20 MAN SQUAD
R.Ponting (c)
A.Gilchrist (wk)
M.Hayden
S.Katich
M.Hussey
A.Voges
M.Clarke
D.Hussey
A.Symonds
B.Hodge
C.White
S.Watson
B.Hogg
S.MacGill
B.Lee
S.Tait
S.Clark
M.Johnson
B.Hilfenhaus
N.Bracken

The following squad was announced by Tom Carr, the manager of Australia and when asked by the media he responded in different ways.

Answering a question asking why Simon Katich had been recalled.

"Katich is a fine player in One Day matches as well as tests. He has had a good season and it is only fair that he gets another chance in the international arena."

He was also asked about the inclusion of Ben Hilfenhaus and Mitchell Johnson.

"I believe that Mitchell and Ben are both exciting young prospect and by inlcuding them as well as Tait and the more experienced bowlers like Lee, Bracken and Clark there is a good balance in the team. I am excited about the upcoming tour of England."

COMING UP: First Twenty20 Match​

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Katich? Katich? What were you thinking?

 

[tonka998]

I think Katich is a good player - the best option i had! Just my opinion...

(I probably wont play him anyway - just a backup!)

 

[tonka998]

Updates Coming Soon! Apparently The Graphics Are To Wait For!