I get a bit nervous watching my players getting to 20, there's such a big bonus as soon as you hit that mark. As I was typing this Gayle almost went out twice but he's at least on 20 now!
Tim Cruikshank 3 runs off twelve deliveries, why isn't there a penalty for that? Or is he trying to get Gayle to his ton?
Good match for my team, score looks respectable now, should be about 670 I think. If only Heal wasn't such a spud...
Without knowing how points are awarded but i should crack 700... Does Nannes get lots bonus points for bowling 0/10 off 4 overs in a T20 match? He should cos thats incredible!!
Finally open for the round, finished with 800 on the nose and 20th for the round only 42 points behind. Lost points trading in Beer and had Gayle captain over Hussey, but overall very happy with my team. TSCC league also up to 27th, well done team! Now that prices have finally changed does someone smarter than me have the formula to work out break evens? EDIT: Think I got a rough idea on the BE's, if you divide the price by 600 (estimate) then you get the number needed for a 3 round rolling score, can anyone confirm that's close?
Damn it thunda you only just beat me in the end! If I had Triffit scoring instead of Crosthwaste I'd have pipped you by 4 points. Good cpt selection
Apparently they won't announce anything until final team is decided tomorrow. He is not injured - just was not selected last match. I found out by tweeting the official Sixers twitter account. They got back to me really quick. But wish I could know if he was in or out before lockout later. And @thokash - I'm not sure about BE's in this game. I would be interested though, if someone else knows.
Yeah Hazlewood is a tricky one, really can't afford him to not play but there's noone to even sideways trade him into. The Sixers website has him listed in the 13 player squad, hard to see them changing the lineup though given Rohrer's and Thornley's performance.
Just found out the final XI's for this evenings game. Hurricanes: Jaques, Wells, Birt, Shah, Triffitt, Lockyear, Johnston, Krejza, Naved, Doherty, Laughlin Thunder: Gayle, Cruickshank, Khawaja, Smith, Dunk, Butterworth, Floros, Abbott, Coyte, Doran, Edwards Now I just have to make a few decisions - Triffitt or Crosthwaite, Abbott or Butterworth, Gayle or Hussey for C???? Thunder won the toss and elected to bat
No Bollinger makes trading easy for me McCullum to Wade gives me enough for Bollinger to Rana Two donuts in a row from big Dougy, costs him his spot @bear I'd go Crosthwaite, Butter and Hussey
Ended up going Croswaste as keeper, Huss as C and kept Abbott on field due to his good scores so far. Am up against SKT, ShortMiddleLeg, Armadillos, Shanodons & Muggers Marvels in my 5 TS leagues - with quite a few POD's between myself & all my opponents, hopefully I can get back on the winners list this round after dropping 4 out of 5 last round (if I had Huss as C in R3 I would've won a couple more)!!!
I got Birt in and Hauritz in, got Gale as captain has scored 27 off 18, I should go alright this round.
Never heard of Abbott before, but he certainly is playing quite well! Although his inability to rotate the strike got Gayle out
Abbott's tight bowling was the main reason Thunder kept Renegades to less than 150 the other day, had an ER of less than 6 But the way he's batting looks like a bonus for me Not happy with Doherty though, his worst effort with the ball happens to coincide with when I trade him in!!!
He ends up with 32, shouldn't be too disappointed with that Wow rana is on FIRE! Glad I did whatever I could to get him in my side! Only have $100 in the bank
Jeez wish I got Rana Naved in, tore it up in the last over and is a must have, only problem is you might never be able to afford him now! Took a risk bringing Cooper in and playing him this week in order to pick up Rohrer next week, make some quick cash as they are clearly the best "rookies" to come along with Butterworth.
Yea, Rana is clearly the standout bowler of the comp (which has really surprised me) Also, he is very capable with the bat, I was surprised he wasn't in the all-rounder category. He is a must have bowler