International Cricket Captain: Grassroots on the Test Stage

[Flem274*]

Simple challenge, playable on any version. Select any domestic side you like and see if you can lead them to international glory.

I will be using the 2010/2011 Central Districts side.

 

[Dan]

Would be interesting to see any 1990's Australian domestic side simulated in Test cricket. Obviously ICC wasn't around at that stage, but still.

 

[Athlai]

How dare you come up with such a gun idea when I have work to do.

Firebirds would dominate.

 

[Jarquis]

Hmm, I'm already going to do a County season so I might just be England but only pick players with < 10-15 caps or something.

 

[Flem274*]

Quick note on regens and reserves; Uncontracted or regens contracted to your domestic side only. If you're desperate for balance/players, pick a guy who has played for your side in the past i.e. George Worker is my fourth opening option even though he now plays for Canterbury.


If you can't make a squad fairly, pick rubbish players from other provinces.

 

[Chewie]

I've already got a save going as ND lol

I think I posted a screenshot or two on Cricsim? I won the first test against Australia lol

 

[Flem274*]

Wasn't that because Williamson, Vettori and Southee did all the work though?

I want to see someone use the Canterbury side from the early to mid 2000s. That will carve.

 

[_Ed_]

A Canterbury side you could use in ICC2005:

+ Papps
Astle
* Stead
Fulton
McMillan
Cairns
Harris
Bond
Shaw
Cunis
Wiseman

Phwoar. It's pretty tempting - especially if you overlook Fleming's defection to Wellington and chuck him in there as well. But I can't bring myself to go against my Aucks. Think this is the best I can do...

* Horne
McIntosh
Vincent
Nicol/Jones
Styris
Barnes
+ Hopkins/Young
Mills
Adams
Tuffey
Martin

Fair bowling attack, IMO.

 

[_Ed_]

Well, that was an unnervingly close series against Zimbabwe - 1-1 in the Tests, and 2-1 to Auckland in the ODIs. Won the deciding ODI by 2 runs. South Africa next.

 

[Daemon]

Playing this on my iPhone (2010) using Mumbai.

1) Ajinkya Rahane
2) Wasim Jaffer
3) Sachin Tendulkar (C)
4) Rohit Sharma
5) Abhishek Nayar
6) Dhawal Kulkarni
7) Marathe (+)
8) Ramesh Powar
9) Iqbal Abdulla
10) Zaheer Khan
11) Avishkar Salvi

Ajit Agarkar (Injured 4 weeks)
Aditya Tare
Paul Valthaty
R Raje

Any obvious ones I've missed out?

Quality batting ends at 4, 5-9 can hold a bat though. Pace bowling is dire apart from Zak, decent spinners in Powar and Abdulla. Will be a miracle if I beat any test nation.

 

[Flem274*]

Facing Australia, and this won't be pretty. Started the game to find Ingram out injured for the entire series, Wheeler, Dougeh and Mason in terrible form.

The team is;

Ben Smith
Jamie How
Mathew Sinclair
Ross Taylor
Tim Weston
Brad Patton
Kruger van Wyk
Jeremy Kuru
Michael Mason
Adam Milne
Mitchell McClenaghan

I'm bowling first, and Australia are 93/0 at lunch. Mason and Milne have bowled very tight but with no penetration. Kuru and McClenaghan got slaughtered.

 

[Flem274*]

Sinclair is officially my third seamer for the match. Eight overs, two maidens for ten runs. He even made Katich play and miss!

 

[Flem274*]

Sinclair with the breakthrough! Katich c Kuru b Sinclair for 98. Australia 225/1.

 

[Flem274*]

Day 1 is done, and I'm off to bed. Australia are 299/3.

Mark Cosgrove 129
Simon Katich 98

Milne, McClenaghan and Sinclair have one wicket each.

 

[Chewie]

Playing this on my iPhone (2010) using Mumbai.

1) Ajinkya Rahane
2) Wasim Jaffer
3) Sachin Tendulkar (C)
4) Rohit Sharma
5) Abhishek Nayar
6) Dhawal Kulkarni
7) Marathe (+)
8) Ramesh Powar
9) Iqbal Abdulla
10) Zaheer Khan
11) Avishkar Salvi

Ajit Agarkar (Injured 4 weeks)
Aditya Tare
Paul Valthaty
R Raje

Any obvious ones I've missed out?

Quality batting ends at 4, 5-9 can hold a bat though. Pace bowling is dire apart from Zak, decent spinners in Powar and Abdulla. Will be a miracle if I beat any test nation.

iirc Nayar tends to go pretty well in ICC games

 

[Prince EWS]

I've gone through ICC a few times just with players born in NSW. It's not hard though.

 

[Jarquis]

Started my England n00b game. Samaraweera took 10fa and we lost. Hildreth tonned though.

 

[Prince EWS]

Started my England n00b game. Samaraweera took 10fa and we lost. Hildreth tonned though.

Black magic.

 

[Athlai]

Black magic.

 

[Athlai]

Firebirds Squad:

1) Papps
2) Murdoch
3) Ryder
4) Elliott
5) Franklin
6) Woodcock
7) Austin-Smellie
8) Patel
9) Gillespie
10) O'Brien
11) McKay

Bench:
Brodie
Pollard
Nevin
Boam
Rhodes
Bowden
Friday


I've decided to select on NEXT season so basically N Parlane out, Papps in.