The Southern Challenge - New Fantasy Cricket Competition

[James]

The next Cricket Web Fantasy Cricket Competition has been created named The Southern Challenge.

Below are the matches included in this competition. Remember, if you choose to enter your team now, you can modify it as much as you like prior to the start of the competition.

To enter a team again this competition simply login to your account, or if you haven't yet registered you can do so here.

The Southern Challenge - this is a TEST Competition

Start Date - 26-02-2006
End Date - 31-03-2006

Below is a list of the matches that will be played for the selected competition.

Home Team Away Team Match Start Date Venue
South Africa Australia 16-03-2005 Newlands
Bangladesh Sri Lanka 26-02-2006 Chittagong Stadium
India England 01-03-2006 Sardar Patel Stadium
Bangladesh Sri Lanka 06-03-2006 TBC
New Zealand West Indies 09-03-2006 Eden Park
India England 09-03-2006 Vidarbha C.A. Ground
New Zealand West Indies 17-03-2006 Basin Reserve
India England 18-03-2006 Wankhede Stadium
South Africa Australia 24-03-2006 Kingsmead
New Zealand West Indies 25-03-2006 McLean Park
South Africa Australia 31-03-2006 Wanderers Stadium

 

[GDR]

It seems a few players are missing from team selection list.
Like Jayasuriya and Dippenaar in the batting department for SriLanka and SA.
Is there a reason for that?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I would assume that it's because those two players were not included in the squads for the last test series both of the teams played.

 

[Jono]

Sounds awesome.

 

[Rich2001]

I would assume that it's because those two players were not included in the squads for the last test series both of the teams played.

Excatly, we go off the last series that the country played in as a guide, if the squad changes when it's announced we will add/remove the relevent players and you will be given plenty of time to make changes if you wish to.

 

[Natman20]

Why is Andrew Symmonds a batsman not an all rounder?

 

[marc71178]

That is a strange one, since he's definitely an ODI all rounder, and is only in the Test side because of his bowling.

 

[James]

We'll make this change after the current series' have finished.

We can't make it now due to the managers have selected him as a Batsman.

 

[GDR]

Strange. I always saw Symonds as a batsmen and a part time bowler. Kind of like how Tendulkar or sehwag.

 

[James]

I wouldn't have called Symonds an all-rounder twelve months ago but with all the bowling he's doing these days he probably is one now.

If anyone else cares to agree/disagree feel free to post your thoughts.

 

[marc71178]

He's definitely one now to be fair - bowls very regularly in ODI and is only a Test player because of his bowling.

 

[GDR]

Are Jayasuriya and Dippenaar gonna be added to the List so they can be selected?

 

[James]

1st Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - 1st Innings Points Updated

http://www.cricketweb.net/fantasycricket/

 

[Jono]

9th

 

[James]

1st Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - 2nd Innings Points Updated

http://www.cricketweb.net/fantasycricket/

 

[James]

1st Test: India v England - 1st Innings Points Updated

http://www.cricketweb.net/fantasycricket/

 

[James]

1st Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - 3rd Innings Points Updated

http://www.cricketweb.net/fantasycricket/

 

[James]

1st Test: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - 4th Innings Points Updated

http://www.cricketweb.net/fantasycricket/

 

[James]

1st Test: India v England - 2nd Innings Points Updated

http://www.cricketweb.net/fantasycricket/

 

[James]

1st Test: India v England - 3rd Innings Points Updated

http://www.cricketweb.net/fantasycricket/