Sign-ups PC Ashes 2017/18 - The Countdown Begins | 4th Test - Rather predictable..

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This league is intended as a sequel to my PC Ashes 2013/14, which was perhaps my most active league thread till date, despite containing only 5 Tests and 5 ODIs. This time, I plan to do a PCFTP-eqsue lead-up of sorts for only England and Australia by making them play Test & ODI series in the real life FTP (and some of my invention) for the cricketing seasons of 2017 and 2017/18 until the real life Ashes series. I believe it should provide PC players signing up for both countries with enough matches under their belt to showcase their skills before the real deal begins in November 2017.

The 2017 season is mostly dominated by international fixtures involving the English team against Ireland, South Africa and the West Indies. Australia get to play only one series during this period - two ODIs in Scotland as a warm-up to their Champions Trophy campaign. However, the Australia A team is set to tour England for 3 unofficial Tests and an unofficial One-day Tri-Series involving the England Lions and Ireland, which should allow players on the fringes of national selection for both teams to make a case for themselves before the start of the 2017/18 season which will be crucial for both teams.

The start of the 2017/18 season is when the real action starts for both teams, with Australia hosting New Zealand, whom they will play later in a Trans-Tasman ODI Tri-Series involving England, for 2 Tests. This will be followed by three consecutive rounds of the Sheffield Shield, Australia's domestic first-class competition which should allow Test hopefuls enough practice before The Ashes series begins in late November.

England have been awarded a total of four tour matches - three prior to the Ashes series and one between the 2nd and 3rd Tests, ranging between 3 to 4 days, to acclimitise themselves with Australian conditions. The league will conclude with the Trans-Tasman ODI Tri-Series involving Australia, England and New Zealand set to be played in February 2018.​

 

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Fixtures & Results

2017 season

Ireland in England ODI series (2 ODIs)

1st ODI - England v Ireland at Bristol - England won by 132 runs
2nd ODI - England v Ireland at Lord's - England won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

England won the 2-match series 2-0

Australia in Scotland ODI series (2 ODIs)

1st ODI - Scotland v Australia at Edinburgh - Australia won by 67 runs
2nd ODI - Scotland v Australia at Edinburgh - Australia won by 6 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

Australia won the 2-match series 2-0

South Africa tour of England (3 ODIs, 4 Tests)

South Africa in England ODI series

1st ODI - England v South Africa at Headingley - South Africa won by 16 runs
2nd ODI - England v South Africa at Southampton - Match tied
3rd ODI - England v South Africa at Lord's - England won by 5 runs

England and South Africa drew the 3-match series 1-1

Tour match - England Lions v South Africans at Worcester - Match drawn

2017 Basil D'Oliveira Trophy

1st Test - England v South Africa at Lord's - England won by 118 runs
2nd Test - England v South Africa at Trent Bridge - South Africa won by 9 wickets
3rd Test - England v South Africa at The Oval - England won by 103 runs
4th Test - England v South Africa at Old Trafford - England won by 82 runs

England won the 4-match series 3-1

Australia tour of Ireland (2 Tests)

Tour match - Ireland A v Australians at Malahide - Australians won by an innings and 213 runs

Australia in Ireland Test series

1st Test - Ireland v Australia at Malahide - Australia won by 9 wickets
2nd Test - Ireland v Australia at Belfast - Australia won by 63 runs

Australia won the 2-match series 2-0

West Indies tour of England (3 Tests, 5 ODIs)


Tour match - England Lions v West Indians at Chelmsford
Tour match - Kent v West Indians at Canterbury

2017 Wisden Trophy

1st Test - England v West Indies at Edgbaston
2nd Test - England v West Indies at Headingley
3rd Test - England v West Indies at Lord's

West Indies in England ODI series

1st ODI - England v West Indies at Old Trafford
2nd ODI - England v West Indies at Trent Bridge
3rd ODI - England v West Indies at Bristol
4th ODI - England v West Indies at The Oval
5th ODI - England v West Indies at Southampton

Australia A tour of England (3 unofficial Tests, unofficial Tri-Series)

Tour match - Australia A v Essex at Chelmsford

Australia A in England unofficial Test series

1st unofficial Test - England Lions v Australia A at Edgbaston
2nd unofficial Test - England Lions v Australia A at Old Trafford
3rd unofficial Test - England Lions v Australia A at Chester-le-Street

England Lions Tri-Series (England Lions, Ireland & Australia A)

1st unofficial ODI - Ireland v Australia A at Trent Bridge
2nd unofficial ODI - England Lions v Australia A at Trent Bridge
3rd unofficial ODI - England Lions v Ireland at Trent Bridge

Final

TBA v TBA at Trent Bridge

Australia tour of India (5 ODIs, 1 Test)

Australia in India ODI series

1st ODI - India v Australia at Chennai
2nd ODI - India v Australia at Kolkata
3rd ODI - India v Australia at Indore
4th ODI - India v Australia at Bengaluru
5th ODI - India v Australia at Nagpur

Australia in India one-off Test

Only Test - India v Australia at Mumbai


2017/18 season

New Zealand tour of Australia (2 Tests, Trans-Tasman ODI Tri-Series)

2017/18 Trans-Tasman Trophy

1st Test - Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane
2nd Test - Australia v New Zealand at Hobart

Sheffield Shield Round 1

Victoria v

Tasmania at The MCG

South Australia v

Queensland at Adelaide

Western Australia v

New South Wales at Perth

Sheffield Shield Round 2

Tasmania v

New South Wales at Hobart

Queensland v

Western Australia at Brisbane

Victoria v

South Australia at The MCG

Sheffield Shield Round 3

South Australia v

Tasmania at Adelaide

Western Australia v

Victoria at Perth

New South Wales v

Queensland at The SCG

England tour of Australia (5 Tests, ODI Tri-Series)

Tour match - Western Australia XI v England XI at Perth
Tour match - Cricket Australia XI v England XI at Adelaide
Tour match - Cricket Australia XI v England XI at Townsville

The Ashes - 2017/18

1st Test - Australia v England at Brisbane

Sheffield Shield Round 4

Tasmania v

Queensland at Hobart

Victoria v

New South Wales at Alice Springs

South Australia v

Western Australia at Adelaide

2nd Test - Australia v England at Adelaide

Sheffield Shield Round 5

Western Australia v

Tasmania at Perth

New South Wales v

South Australia at Wollongong

Queensland v

Victoria at Townsville

Tour match - Cricket Australia XI v England XI at Perth

3rd Test - Australia v England at Perth
4th Test - Australia v England at The MCG
5th Test - Australia v England at The SCG

50-over tour match

Prime Ministers XI v England XI at Canberra

2017–18 Trans-Tasman ODI Tri-Series

1st match - Australia v New Zealand at Sydney
2nd match - Australia v England at Hobart
3rd match - Australia v England at Melbourne
4th match - New Zealand v England at Wellington
5th match - New Zealand v Australia at Auckland
6th match - New Zealand v England at Hamilton

Final

TBA v TBA at Auckland

Sheffield Shield final

TBA v TBA at Alice Springs​

 

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England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain: Kristian Lee Coach: Trevor Bayliss

Current squad (Ireland in England ODI series) Navin Gandhi (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @NaviN GandhI Tom Riddle (LHB ★★★★/DNB) @Akshay. Dave Clark (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @Sami Kumar Talha Hayat (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @CerealKiller Josh King (RHB ★★★★★/RM) @Aggz Moeen Ali Yash Hirani (RHB ★★/RM ★★★) @Yash. Ben Storms (LHB ★★/RMF ★★) @Pinch hitter v Naman Thakur (RHB ★★★★/DNB/WK ★★) @Naman Thakur Stuart Broad Lance Hardwood (RHB/RF ★★★★) @Na Maloom Afraad Shravan Hotha (RHB/RMF ★★★★★) @swacker Kristian Lee (RHB ★★/RMF ★★★★) @Aislabie Abdul Rafay (RHB/RF ★★★★) @Perfect Square Adil Rashid --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain: Saroj Padhy Coach: Darren Lehmann

Current squad (Australia in Scotland ODI series) Sod Anderson (LHB ★★★★/DNB) @PresidentEvil Saroj Padhy (LHB ★★★★/DNB) @Saroj padhy Umair Nazim (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @The Deadman v Varun Rustagi (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @Varun Steven Smith Severus Snape (LHB ★★★/DNB/WK ★★) @zwarrior Bilal Ansari (RHB ★★★/RMF ★★) @Bilal. Hilton Cartwright Kaustubh Gupta (LHB ★★/SLC ★) @Nitrogen Caitlyn Taylor-James (RHB ★/Legbreak ★★) @SweetCaroline VC Andrews (RHB ★/RMF ★★★★) @VC the slogger Ali Bubere (LHB/LF ★★★★★) @AliB Josh Hazlewood Rudolph Struwig (LHB ★/LMF ★★★★) @RUDOLPH Jack Ryder (RHB/Legbreak ★★★★) @Jack Ryder --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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Other teams' squads​

South Africa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain: AB de Villiers Coach: Russell Domingo

Current squad (South Africa in England Test series) Dean Elgar (to lead in du Plessis' stead in the 1st Test) Heino Kuhn Aiden Markram Hashim Amla Faf du Plessis JP Duminy Temba Bavuma Theunis de Bruyn Quinton de Kock Vernon Philander Morne Morkel Chris Morris Duanne Olivier Andile Phehlukwayo Kagiso Rabada Keshav Maharaj --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Current squad (South Africa in England ODI series) Hashim Amla Quinton de Kock Faf du Plessis AB de Villiers JP Duminy David Miller Farhaan Behardien Chris Morris Dwaine Pretorius Morne Morkel Wayne Parnell Andile Phehlukwayo Kagiso Rabada Imran Tahir Keshav Maharaj --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ireland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain: William Porterfield Coach: John Bracewell

Current squad (Ireland in England ODI series) Ed Joyce Paul Stirling Andy Balbirnie William Porterfield Niall O'Brien Gary Wilson Kevin O'Brien Simi Singh Stuart Thompson Peter Chase Barry McCarthy Tim Murtagh Craig Young George Dockrell Jacob Mulder --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Scotland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain: Kyle Coetzer Coach: Grant Bradburn

Current squad (Australia in Scotland ODI series) Kyle Coetzer Matthew Cross George Munsey Richie Berrington Calum MacLeod Preston Mommsen Craig Wallace Con de Lange Michael Leask Alasdair Evans Gavin Main Chris Sole Brad Wheal Stuart Whittingham Mark Watt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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Statistics (ongoing series/tournament)

To be updated.​

 

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Statistics (overall)​

To be updated.​

 

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PC player pools​

Australian players (13) Sod Anderson (LHB ★★★★/DNB) @PresidentEvil Saroj Padhy (LHB ★★★★/DNB) @Saroj padhy Amarendra Baahubali (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @Baahubali Umair Nazim (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @The Deadman v Varun Rustagi (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @Varun Severus Snape (LHB ★★★/DNB/WK ★★) @zwarrior Bilal Ansari (RHB ★★★/RMF ★★) @Bilal. Kaustubh Gupta (LHB ★★/SLC ★) @Nitrogen Caitlyn Taylor-James (RHB ★/Legbreak ★★) @SweetCaroline VC Andrews (RHB ★/RMF ★★★★) @VC the slogger Ali Bubere (LHB/LF ★★★★★) @AliB Rudolph Struwig (LHB ★/LMF ★★★★) @RUDOLPH Jack Ryder (RHB/Legbreak ★★★★) @Jack Ryder --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

English players (13) Navin Gandhi (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @NaviN GandhI Tom Riddle (LHB ★★★★/DNB) @Akshay. Dave Clark (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @Sami Kumar Stuart Clarke (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @SixerBoy11 Talha Hayat (RHB ★★★★/DNB) @CerealKiller Josh King (RHB ★★★★★/RM) @Aggz Yash Hirani (RHB ★★/RM ★★★) @Yash. Ben Storms (LHB ★★/RMF ★★) @Pinch hitter v Naman Thakur (RHB ★★★★/DNB/WK ★★) @Naman Thakur Lance Hardwood (RHB/RF ★★★★) @Na Maloom Afraad Shravan Hotha (RHB/RMF ★★★★★) @swacker Kristian Lee (RHB ★★/RMF ★★★★) @Aislabie Abdul Rafay (RHB/RF ★★★★) @Perfect Square - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

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Okay, I think I've reserved enough posts for now. To sign-up as a player, please fill out these basic details using the form below:

First name: (must be a genuine name; no numbers allowed)
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Last name: (must be a genuine name; no numbers allowed)
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Player likeness: (pictures used for your player on match posts; must match both your batting & bowling styles and country)

You may use no more than six attribute points while signing up as a player. Credits to @Aislabie for coming up with this simple but efficient system.

BATTING
Hand:
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Position:
  Opener (1-2)       - 3 points
  Middle order (3-5) - 2 points
  Lower order (6-8)  - 1 point
  Tail (9-11)        - 0 points

Ability:
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  ★ ★               - 2 points
  ★ ★ ★            - 3 points
  ★ ★ ★ ★          - 4 points
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★       - 5 points

BOWLING
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Style:
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  Medium-fast        - 1 point
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  ★ ★               - 2 points
  ★ ★ ★            - 3 points
  ★ ★ ★ ★          - 4 points
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★       - 5 points

FIELDING
 Outfielder          - 0 points
 Wicket-keeper       - 2 points

Additionally, a team captain is allowed to distribute a total of five points across his squad (no more than 2 points per player, and a maximum of 5 points allocated to a particular discipline) upon selection. The rest of the player ratings will depend on thread activity, post quality and form.


As an example of how to do it, here is my player's sign-up:

First name: VC
Last name: Andrews
National team: Australia
State team:

NSW
Batting style: RHB
Bat position: Tail
Batting ability: ★ (1)
Bowling hand: Right handed
Bowling style: Medium-fast (1)
Bowling ability: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4)
Fielding position: Outfielder (0)
Interested in captaincy?: Not really
Player likeness: Peter Siddle

 

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First name: Shravan
Last name: Hotha
National team: England
Batting style: RHB
Bat position: Tail
Batting ability:
Bowling hand: Right handed
Bowling style: RMF (1)
Bowling ability: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5)
Fielding position: Cover
Interested in captaincy?: Nope
Player likeness: James Anderson

 

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First name: Sod
Middle name: William
Last name: Anderson
National team: Australia
State team: Victoria Bushrangers
Batting style: LHB
Bat position: Middle Order (3)
Batting ability: * * * *
Bowling style: Medium
Bowling ability: (0)
Fielding position: Outfielder
Interested in captaincy?: Yes
Player likeness: Usman Khawaja