A few general updates:
* Figured out why captures failed last night- it's a general Xbox issue that would appear to have been occurring since Cyberpunk. I'll use a USB to copy them over starting tonight.
* Automated averages for batting and bowling in the BBL comp- I may do this too for the USA comp
* Each round of the USA comp will take place over three days in the holidays, and a weekend when I'm not on holidays.
* All USA teams are added, so tomorrow we begin!
Oh and more team previews.
Northeast Division
Chicago Monsters
Expected Lineup: Dhawan, Charles, Azam, Marnus, Dhoni, Sarfaraz, Neser, Pertorius, Kuggeleijn, Behrendorff, Mujeeb, (Peirson)
Thoughts: Extremely thin bowling- they haven't got a proper all rounder in the top 6. But that top 6 is one of the three best in the series.
Milwaukee Lions
Expected Lineup: Gill, Wade, Hafeez, Harvey, Dupavillon, Stoinis, Willey, Rashid, Pattinson, Khaleel, Tahir, (Iftikhar)
Thoughts: A good allround side. With David, Mills, Cottrell and Gunathilaka in depth, expect a real challenge.
Detroit Kings
Expected Lineup: Powell, Karthik, Bryant, Pope O, Behardien, Ackermann, Archer, Olivier, Anderson, Milne, Shamsi, (Edwards)
Thoughts: A good first team, but maybe slightly weak in batting and definitely very weak in reserves.
Cleveland Cannons
Expected Lineup: Cook, Jennings, Kusal, Hetmyer, Saha, Nawaz, Cummins, Jordan, Amir, Malinga, Shami, (Cornwall)
Thoughts: Weak in some ways in batting, they have a great bowling attack with the flexibility of being able to bring in Rakheem Cornwall if they need to. Poor Wahab Riaz may be traded
Philadelphia Spartans
Expected Lineup: Sibley, Buttler, Fletcher, Walton, Billings, Taylor B, Cutting, Lalor, Naseem Shah, Qais, Henry, (Brown B)
Thoughts: Dismantled Cincy in the 'systems check' game I simmed earlier today. Potent team with the ball, and Jos Buttler hit 90*, proving why he is their big star.
Washington Blizzard
Expected Lineup: Hendricks R, Maddinson, Williamson, du Plessis, Ross, Thisara, Jadhav, Laughlin, Tue, Stanlake, Rauf, (Krunal)
Thoughts: A favourite. Their starting lineup has a short tail (or a long tail?) but their batsmen are class and their bowlers all bring something different to the tail. And if they need to be flexible, their bench is otherworldly:
East Divsion will come out tonight, then tomorrow morning we'll see Canes-Gades and then the first matches of this...