Story What will those politicians do next? (C2007)

[Michaelf7777777]

1st November 2006 - Cricinfo

New Zealand and Australia join up

Today the New Zealand parliament has passed legislation taking up the option in the Australian constitution which allowed New Zealand to become a state of Australia whenever it wanted by 63 votes to 61 in a conscience vote. This legislation will take effect immediatly and will mean that all national sporting teams will join up with the Australian national sides with immediate effect. The ICC are convening now to decide who will take New Zealand's place at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies and on the test match circut.

5th November 2006 - The Dominion Post

Australaisan squad announced forashes series

The Australaisian squad for the ashes starting later this month has been announced and is:

M.Hayden
J.Langer
P.Jaques
R.Ponting (C)
D.Martyn
M.Clarke
M.Hussey
S.Fleming (VC)
N.Astle
A.Gilchrist
B.McCullum
S.Warne
S.MacGill
D.Vettori
S.Bond
G.McGrath
A.Symonds
B.Lee
J.Gillespie
S.Clark



10th November 2006 - Cricinfo

ICC anounces New Zealand replacement

New Zealand's replacement in the test circut and the world cup will be Australaisa 1946-49. The decision has been made as a result of the recent scientific advance which allows clones of alive or dead people to be taken with the people cloned been created and in their mental and physical prime immediatly. The squad will be:

S.Barnes (RHOBT, part time LS)
A.Morris (LHOBT, part time LAC)
B.Sutcliffe (LHOBT)
D.Bradman (C) (RHB)
M.Donnelly (LHB)
N.Harvey (LHB)
L.Hassett (VC) (RHB can open if required)
J.Reid (RHB, Right arm medium pace Off spin, can keep wickets if needed to)
D.Tallon (RHB, WK)
I.Johnson (RHB, OS)
K.Miller (RHB, RF)
R.Lindwall (RHB, RF)
S.Loxton (RHB, RFM)
E.Toshack (Left arm medium pace spin)
B.Johnston (LFM)
B.O'Reilly (Right arm medium pace leg spin)
J.Cowie (RFM)
B.Brown (RHOBT)
M.Wallace (RHB)
R.Hamence (RHB, part time RM)

Coach: M.Wallace
Manager: K.Johnson

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Fixtures list for Australasia 1946-49 up to December 2007

November 2006 - Unification Test vs Australasia - MCG

December 2006 - Bangladesh (H) - 1 20-20, 3 ODI's, 3 tests

January 2007 - VB series against Australasia and England

Febraury 2007 - India (H) - 1 20-20, 7 ODI's, 3 tests

April 2007 - World Cup - West Indies

August 2007 - Sri Lanka (A) - 1 20-20, 5 ODI's, 3 tests

October 2007 - Bangladesh (A) - 3 ODI's, 2 Tests

December 2007 - Sri Lanka (H) - 1 20-20, 5 ODI's, 3 tests

 

[mattfb]

Intresting start

 

[surendar]

New Zealand's replacement in the test circut and the world cup will be Australaisa 1946-49. The decision has been made as a result of the recent scientific advance which allows clones of alive or dead people to be taken with the people cloned been created and in their mental and physical prime immediatly.

A completely different idea of clones..lol :laughVery excited to see those back to cricket

Good luck with the story!

 

[BOONEY]

should be good

 

[kookaburra69]

haha good start mate

 

[plympilgrim]

nice idea for a story sounds very interesting

 

[voldemort]

One things sure, the Austrailasians have secrued the ashes and the World Cup.

 

[madmick96]

LOL!! This is gonna be good

 

[plympilgrim]

there is alot of aussies and very few kiwi's

 

[Michaelf7777777]

One things sure, the Austrailasians have secrued the ashes and the World Cup.

I think that you are right about the ashes however the Australasians of the mid to late 1940's (Who I will be playing as) should provide good competition for them in the unification test, the VB series and the world cup

To everybody else thank you for your words of support.

P.S. I autoplayed a 5 day match on a dry pitch between Australasia and Australasia 1946-49 on a dry pitch in Sydney which Australasia 1946-49 won by 1 wicket after slipping from 158-0 to 226-9 chasing 232 due to 3 wicket bags from Lee and Bond, 2 wickets for Clarke and 1 wicket for McGrath.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

there is alot of aussies and very few kiwi's

I picked the combined squad on merit in my opinion and anyway looking at it from the point of view of NZ being the 7th state - only New South Wales has more players in the combined current Australasian squad.

 

[plympilgrim]

cool, lookin forward to the first game michael can't wait

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Unification Test - Australasia vs Australasia 1946-49 - Match Preview - MCG
Match Conditions:



Australasia 1946-49 lineup:



Bradman won the toss and chose to bat.

Australasia Lineup

J.Langer
M.Hayden
R.Ponting (C)
D.Martyn
M.Clarke
M.Hussey
A.Gilchrist
S.Warne
S.Bond
G.McGrath
S.MacGill

 

[surendar]

Excited to see the start of the match!

I feel Bret Lee cud have been included for MacGill! Bond,McGrath and Lee....wow it shd have been the superb combination!

Any chance of Fleming and Vettori or BretLee? ( instead of Clarke and Macgill in next match though )