Story [BLIC] Npower Cricket Series

[Skater]

Hello and welcome to the Npower Cricket Series. This is a cricket series sponsored by Npower and is three ten over matches between England and the United States of America.

I will be playing as England and the first match will be played at Lord's, the second at The Brit Oval and the third at Sophia Gardens.

Here are the patches that I will be using to play this series:
Npower test match Stumps by barmyarmy
Npower Ashes test series 2005 hoardings by AAMIR SOHAIL
Sky Sports television graphics by Lucky

The official bank of the Npower Cricket Series is NatWest, and the umpire sponsors are airline Emirates.

The official television broadcaster will be Sky Sports.

Coming shortly are the squads and interviews.

 

[Ramz]

this shud be quite the contest

 

[anakwalajinn]

Hahaha! Great!!
But be USA, maybe they win! =P
And why 10? What about 20?

 

[Skater]

At the Npower Cricket Series press conference in New York, the United States of America announced their squad.

The chairman of selectors asked their captain, Richard Staple, to announce the squad that will fly to England.

The United States Of America squad:
R. Alexander
M. Johnson
L. Romero
S. Massiah
R. Staple
C. Lambert
I. Awan
N. Javed
Z. Amin
C. Reid
H. Johnson
A. Ali
N. Islam
R. Zia
P. Kukreti

In an interview with Sky Sports' David Gower afterwards, Richard Staple said that this series could be the booster point for cricket in the USA.

David Gower: "Richard, the chairman of selectors has obviously been thinking hard for a long time about this squad, and he has picked a strong one. Who are the key players?"

Richard Staple: "All our players are key to our success in England, but I would have to say that our wicketkeeper, Mark Johnson and our former captain Steve Massiah are vital to us, so they need to keep fit."

David Gower: "You leave for your flight tonight, you better get some sleep before that, Richard. Bye for now."

Richard Staple: "Thanks very much David, see you in England."

Coming shortly is the England squad and interviews.

 

[nightprowler10]

Usa!!!usa!!!usa!!!usa!!!

:d

 

[Skater]

At the Npower Cricket Series press conference in London, England announced their squad.


The chairman of selectors asked their captain, Michael Vaughan, to announce the squad that will participate in the Npower Cricket Series.

England Squad:
M. Trescothick
A. Strauss
M. Vaughan
P. Collingwood
A. Flintoff
K. Pietersen
G. Jones
A. Giles
S. Jones
S. Harmison
J. Anderson
M. Hoggard
M. Butcher
G. Thorpe
V. Solanki
R. Key

In an interview with Sky Sports' David Gower afterwards, Michael Vaughan said that the squad that has been chosen is very strong.

David Gower: "Michael, the chairman of selectors has obviously been thinking hard for a long time about this squad, and he has picked a strong one. Who are the key players?"

Michael Vaughan: "All our players are key to our success in this series but I would have to say that our openers, Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss, and our swing bowler Matthew Hoggard are the most crucial."

David Gower: "Some Test match players have been selected in this squad. Could you tell me why?"

Michael Vaughan: "When we asked the Test match players in our squad if they would like to give this exciting new form of cricket a try, they immediately agreed and I am sure most of them will play in one of the three matches."

David Gower: "The first match of the series is coming up soon, you better get some sleep before that, Michael. Bye for now."

Michael Vaughan: "Thanks very much David, see you at Lord's."

Coming shortly is the pre-match build up.

 

[Cowburn199]

Hahaha nice !!

 

[Skater]

V

Welcome to Lord's in North London for the pre-match build up of the first game of the Npower Cricket Series between England and the United States of America.

Firstly, Ian Botham conducted a pitch report for the people watching on Sky Sports.

Ian Botham: "I have been analysing this pitch for a little while now and it is very hard, so the ball will bounce off it at a comfortable height, and carry right through to the wicketkeeper's gloves. The batsman will enjoy playing on it because a whole range of strokes are easily available. The bowlers will try their hardest but they will find little reward on this pitch."

Then, David Gower presented a weather report by using his great observational skills.

David Gower: "Good morning everyone. The sun is beating down and the crowd are wearing short-sleeved shirts and shorts. The temperatures are not at boiling point, but it is a very pleasent morning in the English capital. I would say it's pretty mild out here."

Coming shortly are the team line-ups and the start of play.

 

[Ste]

Looking forward to the start of the match. Sounds like it will be good.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

The thread is 3 months old! Not you Ste! Out of all people...digging out old threads...

 

[barmyarmy]

I'm a bit confused by the dates on this one. It claims to be started before BLIC was released using patches that hadnt't been made... :help

 

[Ste]

Its all been edited I think and I was asked to post here, didnt check the date before I did sorry.

 

[Cricketman]

will it start??

 

[ashu2411]

See at the bottom that the thread was edited today. So I think he is using one of his old story which he was initially playing with other game but never started and now contnuing it with BLIC

I am quite sure that this series will be played.

 

[Skater]

V

The team line-ups have been announced by the captains.

The United States of America team line-up:
R. Alexander
M. Johnson (wicketkeeper)
L. Romero
S. Massiah
R. Staple (captain)
C. Lambert
I. Awan
N. Javed
Z. Amin
C. Ried
H. Johnson

England team line-up:
M. Trescothick
A. Strauss
M. Vaughan (captain)
K. Pietersen
A. Flintoff
P. Collingwood
G. Jones (wicketkeeper)
A. Giles
M. Hoggard
S. Harmison
S. Jones

The match started with Bob Willis and David Lloyd commentating.

Bob Willis: "England will bat first after Michael Vaughan called heads and won the coin toss. Howard Johnson will bowl the first over of the innings."

David Lloyd: "I think it was a good decision by Michael Vaughan to bat first with the conditions as they are."

Bob Willis: "Marcus Trscothick is hit hard on the shoulder with the ball. He has dropped his bat. That must have hurt him badly."

David Llyod: "England can do without any injuries today."

Bob Willis: "With the second ball of the match Marcus Trescothick was very late. He played a poor straight drive."

David Llyod: "He is still feeling the effects of that bouncer."

Bob Willis: "What a superb straight drive by Marcus Tresocthick! They are running, but it is always going to be a boundary."

David Llyod: "That was perfect timing."

Bob Willis: "He tried to play the straight drive again but the ball just rolled along the ground into Howard Johnson's hands."

David Lloyd: "Marcus Trescothick is having a shaky start to the match."

Bob Willis: "Marcus Trescothick played all around that one! It has knocked the bails off his middle stump! The United States of America have the breakthrough in the first over!"

David Lloyd: "That's a well deserved wicket from a tidy over."

Bob Willis: "The England captain, Michael Vaughan, arrives at the crease to face the final ball of this wonderful over from Howard Johnson."

David Lloyd: "There will be pressure on him to perform well today."

Bob Willis: "He attempted the cover drive, but it was stopped inside the circle by a fielder."

David Lloyd: "At the end of the first over from Howard Johnson, England are four for one."

Coming shortly is the continue of play.