Credits to Dipak for the banner
Let the pictures tell you the story -
A pathetic performance against the Aussies heading to the World Cup followed by unconvincing displays in the World Cup especially against the minnows, thrown out to the dogs against the Windies, the England side post the World cup are no more than a joke to the world of spectators. The entire board of directors resign, Strauss resigns as captain, etc, etc, etc. So, what happens next ?
After several days of scouting, the down-in-confidence England players roll the dice over and call upon for the appointment of Haarithan to the ECB Chairman's post. Gleefully having accepted the offer, he immediately proposes a crisp, short and a sweet tri-series tournament in an effort to raise the ODI standards of English cricket. He names it the 'Natwest Challenge Series'.
Format
50 overs (OD) cricket
Simulator
Syedur Rehman's Cricksim
Points System
4 points for a win, 2 points for a tie and 0 points for a loss.
Additional 1 Bonus point is awarded to the winning side if:
1. It chases down a target within 40 overs.
2. It wins a game batting first by bowling out its opposition.
Format of the Championship
It basically involves the pattern of a typical Commonwealth Bank series where each team plays the other two teams four times before the top two sides face each other in a best of three final.
Total number of games = 15(max) or 14(min)
Squad rules
After a nightmarish World Cup 2011, Haarithan feels that only few England players deserve themselves to be retained into the limited overs setup and thus disables those players from making themselves available for selection to this tournament. The players are -
Andrew Strauss - despite being a poor captain, he tops the chart with the most runs in the WC until the group stages.
Jonathan Trott - incredible consistency leaves Haarithan with no choice but to retain him.
Eoin Morgan - a lovely match winner in Morgan was what England had lacked over the years.
Graeme Swann - ECB cricketer of the year, the world's best spinner, enough said.
Stuart Broad - Eoin Morgan with the ball.
Apart from these 5, the 3 sides namely England Red, Blue & Green will need to have 15 players in their squad who will be recruited by the general method of drafts. Important thing to note is that the three sides can also sign players who are non-English and eligible enough to represent England. You guys should know the players I'm talking through.
England Red - Dipak
Ian Bell
Nick Compton
Ed Joyce
Alex Hales
Owais Shah
William Porterfield
Steve Davies +
Craig Kieswetter +
Tim Bresnan
Ryan ten Doeschate *
Luke Wright
Ajmal Shahzad
Chris Wood
Kabir Ali
Sajid Mahmood
England Blue - Mohit
Alastair Cook *
Michael Carberry
Michael Lumb
Matt Prior +
Jos Buttler +
Ravi Bopara
Michael Yardy
Chris Woakes
Dimitri Mascarenhas
Rory Hamilton-Brown
Paul Stirling
James Anderson
James Tredwell
Liam Plunkett
Jade Dernbach
England Green - Muhaiminul
Kevin Pietersen *
Jimmy Adams
James Hildreth
James Taylor
Vikram Solanki
Joe Denly
Paul Collingwood +
James Foster +
Kevin O'Brien
Adil Rashid
Samit Patel
Chris Tremlett
Steven Finn
James Harris
George Dockrell
Fixtures & Results
England Blue vs England Green @ Lord's
England Red vs England Blue @ Brit Oval
England Green vs England Red @ Trent Bridge
England Red vs England Green @ Edgbaston
England Green vs England Blue @ Old Trafford
England Blue vs England Red @ Headingley
England Red vs England Blue @ Trent Bridge
England Green vs England Red @ Sophia Gardens
England Blue vs England Green @ Rose Bowl
England Green vs England Blue @ Riverside
England Red vs England Green @ Lord's
England Blue vs England Red @ Brit Oval
Best of 3 Finale
England Green vs England Red @ Brit Oval
England Red vs England Green @ Trent Bridge
England Green vs England Red @ Lord's
England ODI squad to face SRL
Andrew Strauss
Jonathan Trott
Eoin Morgan
Kevin Pietersen
Jimmy Adams
Ian Bell
Craig Kieswetter (+)
Ryan ten Doeschate (*)
Tim Bresnan
Samit Patel
Graeme Swann
Stuart Broad
Chris Tremlett
James Anderson
Chris Woakes
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