[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Ok so this is a little ad-hoc but basically here's a blog post that we can all access easily and talk about the Big Bash and it's fantasy games. We'll post up leagues for people to join, some strategies and predicted teams as well offer any RMT advice.
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]There's two main fantasy competitions, Fantasy Big Bash which is the official one and run by Sportal and then there's the Foxsport's Fantasy 20/20 Cricket as an alternative with slightly different scoring.
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]To open, Thokash posted a great post in the forum about the BBL so the following is all credit to him and it is must-know info!
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Double Game Weeks/BYE ROUNDS
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Round 3 (Dec 30 - Jan 1)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Renegades play twice (Heat, Hurricanes)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Sixers do not play
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Round 4 (Jan 2 - Jan 5)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Sixers play twice (Heat, Strikers)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Hurricanes do not play
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Round 5 (Jan 7 - Jan 10)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Scorchers play twice (Hurricanes, Sixers)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Renegades do not play
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Round 6 (Jan 11 - Jan 15)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Thunder play twice (Hurricanes, Renegades)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Hurricanes play twice (Thunder, Sixers)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Strikers do not play
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Scorchers do not play
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Round 7 (Jan 16 - Jan 21)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Strikers play twice (Scorchers, Heat)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Thunder do not play
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]INTERNATIONALS
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Pakistan & Sri Lanka players available from Game 3 onwards includes:
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Malinga, Dilshan, Hafeez, Malik, Mendes (Murali is available for all games due to retiring)
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Australia vs England tests finish by Round 5. I can't find confirmation but I believe all test players have been ruled out of playing matches even in between tests. The ODI series follows immediately on from this, depending on England's ODI team these players could potentially be ruled out of Big Bash:
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Lumb, Hales, Wright, Buttler, Bopara, Tremlett.
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Shah is doubtful to break into the England team but keep him in mind, same with Kieswetter probably 3rd best keeper after Buttler and Prior.
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]In addition, Morgan and Woakes have only been signed for 2 games as they will be replaced by Dilshan and Mendis respectively.
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Internationals available for whole tournament:
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Dwayne Smith (WI have a ODI tour of NZ, currently isn't in the best WI team but could potentially be called up)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Vettori (due to injuries ruled himself out of the WI tour but made hmself available for the Big Bash)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Alfonso Thomas (SA are playing tests vs India in which Thomas won't be selected)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Botha (same, not in SA test team)
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[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Finals tips:
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Don't start with Sixers players (or at least many of them), get them in Round 4 after their bye where their price won't have changed ready for their DGW.
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Renegades are good to start with, DGW Round 3 then possible trade out for their bye Round 5.
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Scorchers/Thunder are also good to start with as they have their DGW before their bye, albeit in Rounds 5 & 6.
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]Stay away from injured players including Hilfenhaus, Cummins, Pattinson and Starc (some might be available but extremely underdone)
[span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;]As tempting as it is to pick keepers like Paine and Wade, go cheap with Nevill, Kieswetter/Hartley, Whiteman/Triffitt and stack the rest of your team.
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LEAGUES:
Fantasy Big Bash
TS PLATINUM LEAGUE (8/8) FULL
BIGBASH TOOSERIOUS (8/8) FULL
TS EXTRA SERIOUS (8/8) FULL
TS PINCH HITTERS (1/8) 364821

TS NIGHT WATCHMEN (1/8) 974918
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TooSerious Group (unlimited) [span style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;][span style='color: blue;]http://fantasy.bigbash.com.au/group?cic=876605

FoxSports Big Bash
TS SERIOUS BASHING (Classic) 441-108
TS EXTRA SERIOUS (Head-to-Head) 441-109

Thanks to Bearfly for setting up most of those leagues.

If there's anything else to add will post it here.