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June 26, 2009
Ashes 2009 Pointscore Contest: Cricket's oldest rivalry continues with Australia's tour of England this (northern) summer. At stake - a small urn, and bragging rights between the Poms and the Convicts. The pointscore competition returns to SpoFi. The First Test begins on July 8 in Cardiff. Have a go ya mug - details inside.
I might as well go first:
Orstrayans:
Ponting Johnson Haddin
England:
Cook Pietersen Sidebottom
Tie break: Australia to win 2-1.
posted by owlhouse at 01:28 AM on June 26, 2009
Very good, very good. I'm off to do a spot of research before committing any picks.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:57 AM on June 26, 2009
Awstraylians: Ponting Watson Hussey
Ingerland: Broad Sidebottom ( I love that name! ) Flintoff
posted by cabuki at 11:37 AM on June 27, 2009
Where be the schedule for the cricket games? I ain't be seein' it nowhere. Word up to your mother.
posted by BoKnows at 12:17 AM on June 28, 2009
Bo - the second link has the itinerary and fixtures on the front page. Just click on the 'complete fixtures' tab for the full list of the Australian matches on tour. The Test matches are in bold.
posted by owlhouse at 02:29 AM on June 28, 2009
Right o mate.
Aussies:
North.....Katich.....Ponting
English:
Swann....Flintoff.....Anderson
Tie Break: Aussies 3-0
posted by BoKnows at 03:17 AM on June 28, 2009
Oz: Hussey ..... Johnson ..... Haddin
Blighty: Strauss..... Flintoff .... Prior
Go obnoxious convict ratbastards!
posted by rumple at 12:07 PM on June 29, 2009
oh -- tiebreaker Oz wins 2-1
posted by rumple at 09:24 PM on June 29, 2009
Australia: Ponting Hussey Katich
England: Prior Cook Sidebottom
Australia 2-1
posted by tommybiden at 11:18 PM on June 29, 2009
Australia: Stuart Clark, Michael Hussey, Shane Watson England: Ryan Sidebottom, Andrew Strauss, Stuart Broad
Australia 3-0
posted by Jeffwa at 06:07 AM on July 01, 2009
oh yeah, tie break: Australia 3-1
posted by cabuki at 09:36 AM on July 01, 2009
Just to be on the record before the First Test starts, I am now withdrawing Sidebottom from my three English players and replacing him with Flintoff. It seems the selectors had more or less the same idea. Jeffwa and tommytrump might want to think about it, too.
Just so you know.
posted by owlhouse at 10:44 PM on July 05, 2009
I'm going to respect the wise owl, and I'll replace Sidebottom, but with Strauss.
posted by tommybiden at 05:47 PM on July 06, 2009
Poms :
Pieterson, Flintoff, Bopara.
Convicts :
Johnson, Katich and I'll have a punt at Hughes.
The Aussies to win, 2-1.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:33 PM on July 06, 2009
England
Pieterson Flintoff Swann
Australia
Hussey Hughes Watson
posted by Fat Buddha at 06:31 PM on July 07, 2009
Convicts: Ponting Katich Hussey Convictors: Collingwood, KP, Onions
England 2-1.
posted by etagloh at 01:31 AM on July 08, 2009
Also - Sick Note Shane Watson is out.
That could have been a headline at anytime in the last five years, however Fat Buddha, Jeffwa and cabuki might want a sub.
posted by owlhouse at 02:00 AM on July 08, 2009
Whoops. Hope I'm not too late?
Australia: Ponting, Clark, Siddle
England: Strauss, Broad, Panesar
Aussies 2-1.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:01 AM on July 08, 2009
You're in. The first day didn't prove anything one way or the other. It's a marathon not a sprint. Mitchell Johnson is crap, oh wait no he isn't. The pitch is not turning, or maybe it is.
/Gah, just exploded my cliche-o-meter. I need a nice cup of tea and a lie down.
posted by owlhouse at 08:43 PM on July 08, 2009
Crap. Why didn't I check this thread before the matches started.
posted by cabuki at 07:54 AM on July 09, 2009
I still reckon you, Jeffwa and FB can swap Watson for someone. No-one on either side has really scored heavily yet.
posted by owlhouse at 08:15 AM on July 09, 2009
I suppose it's too late now??
posted by Fat Buddha at 06:07 PM on July 14, 2009
This is how it works.
There are five Test matches, the schedule is in the link above. Each Test lasts a maximum of five days - with each side batting twice (unless...but you get the drift). Everyone bats and fields, but not everyone bowls.
Pick three players from each squad - that is, three Englishmen and three Aussies. Each player scores you one point per run as a batsman, twenty points per wicket as a bowler and ten points per catch as a fieldsman. The winner will be the highest total number of points after all five Tests have been played. I'll update the scoring after each Test is complete.
BUT - while you pick three players from each team, only your best two players from each side in each Test will count. This is to allow for injuries, non-selection and any of the myriad of weird occurences that happen over a prolonged Test series.
Tips: Pick at least one batsman and one bowler from each side, while the third player could be an all rounder. This site has more information. If you click on the 'Squads' box at the bottom, each players' career statistics are available.
As a tie breaker, also pick which side will win the Ashes series, and the margin. Remember that Tests can be drawn (or very rarely, tied). There are five Tests this current summer. In 2005, England won 2-1 from 6 Tests, while in Australia in 2006-07, Australia won 5-0 from five tests.
Good luck, and... play.