Sign-ups Owzat Games International Cricket - Test League 1998/9 and Onwards

[ahmedleo414]

1. M.A.Taylor
2. S.R.Waugh RM
3. D.W.Fleming RFM
4. I.A.Healy (wk)
5. M.J.Kasprowicz RFM (*)
6. J.L.Langer
7. S.C.G.MacGill LBG
8. G.D.McGrath RFM
9. C.R.Miller OB
10. M.J.Slater
11. M.E.Waugh OB
12. M.L.Hayden
13. J.N.Gillespie RF
14. S.K.Warne LBG
15. G.S.Blewett RM
16. D.S.Lehmann SLA
17. G.B.Hogg SLC

No Ricky Ponting?

 

[Slowcoach]

Australia tour of Pakistan - October 1998/9 - Tour Preview

Schedule:

3 day match v Pakistan A at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
1st Test v Pakistan at Rawalpindi
3 day match v PCB XI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
2nd Test v Pakistan at Peshawar
3rd Test v Pakistan at National Stadium, Karachi

Pakistan Pitches 1988-1998

Rawalpindi wickets can often be slow paced but usually favour the batsmen except for some first session help for the quickies and sometimes some turn for the spinners on the final day. Sheikhupura has a similar reputation, slow and low wickets, producing plenty of runs but at a slow scoring rate, there have also been occasions when the pitch is poorly prepared and below Test standard. Faisalabad has developed into a fast bowlers wicket often giving the seamers real help on the first morning but sometimes assisting sheer pace throughout the match. Peshawar can sometimes favour the batsmen for a couple of days before turning difficult, on other occasions the quick bowlers are assisted for the first day or so and batting becomes easier thereafter. The wicket can also break up here so the spinners may find help late in the match. Batting is usually easiest on the opening day at the National Stadium Karachi but the pace is often slow and the bounce low. The spinners often have a real chance late in the match. Lahore is also kinder to batsmen than bowlers often the wicker is near perfect for batting but it can also be slow paced. There are more runs to be had at Sialkot where the wicket is often slow and with a low bounce but of little or no help to the bowlers. The Defence Stadium at Karachi usually offers good batting wickets sometimes so good that any result other than a draw is unlikely. In sharp contrast Gujranwala will almost always offer a more evenly balanced contest, often with the bowlers coming off best. Seamers sometimes have a chance here.

 

[Slowcoach]

1. M.A.Taylor
2. S.R.Waugh RM
3. D.W.Fleming RFM
4. I.A.Healy (wk)
5. M.J.Kasprowicz RFM (*)
6. J.L.Langer
7. S.C.G.MacGill LBG
8. G.D.McGrath RFM
9. C.R.Miller OB
10. M.J.Slater
11. M.E.Waugh OB
12. M.L.Hayden
13. J.N.Gillespie RF
14. S.K.Warne LBG
15. G.S.Blewett RM
16. D.S.Lehmann SLA
17. G.B.Hogg SLC

No Ricky Ponting?

Sorry, how could I forget, you may add Ricky Ponting to your squad in place of one of the players, I will add him to the list of available players, let me know who you are replacing.

 

[ahmedleo414]

Sorry, how could I forget, you may add Ricky Ponting to your squad in place of one of the players, I will add him to the list of available players, let me know who you are replacing.

Replace Ponting with Blewett

 

[Slowcoach]

Replace Ponting with Blewett

No worries, will post details of your first match in the next couple of minutes, thanks for the reply.

 

[Slowcoach]

@ahmedleo414

Please choose your XI for the following match bearing in mind the pitch and weather conditions and any injuries you may have:

Pakistan A v Australian XI - 3 day match - at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - October 1998/9

Pitch: 103 - This looks like a good batting wicket and the batsmen should prosper for at least the first three days. Thereafter the bowlers may begin to get some assistance, with the spinners expected to benefit most.
Day 1 Starting Pitch: 2 - Good Batting Wicket
Day 1 Weather: 2 - Hot and Sunny

Unavailable: S.R.Waugh - Feeling unwell.

 

[ahmedleo414]

1. M.L.Hayden
2. J.L.Langer
3. R.T.Ponting RM
4. M.E.Waugh OB
5. D.S.Lehmann SLA
6. D.W.Fleming RFM
7. I.A.Healy (wk)
8. J.N.Gillespie RF
9. S.K.Warne LBG
10. S.C.G.MacGill LBG
11. G.D.McGrath RFM

 

[Slowcoach]

@Khan Sahab54

Please choose a 15 man Pakistan A squad for a 3 day Tour match v the touring Australians from the following list:

Imran Farhat LBG
Naved Ashraf
Saleem Elahi
Shadab Kabir OB
Wajahatullah Wasti
Imran Nazir

Mohammad Wasim
Hasan Raza
Faisal Iqbal

Abdur Razzaq RFM

Shoaib Malik OB

Humayan Farhat (wk)
Atiq-uz-Zaman (wk)

Mohammad Hussain SLA
Shakeel Ahmed SLA
Arshad Khan OB
Ali Hussain Rizvi LBG

Shahid Nazir RFM
Aamer Nazir RFM
Mohammad Akram RFM
Fazl-e-Akbar RFM
Kabir Khan LFM
Irfan Fazl RFM

 

[Slowcoach]

1998/9 Season Schedule

Bangladesh v South Africa - 3 Tests
Pakistan v Australia - 3 Tests
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka - 3 Tests
Zimbabwe v India - 3 Tests
Pakistan v Zimbabwe - 3 Tests
South Africa v West Indies - 5 Tests
Australia v England - 6 Tests
Australia v Bangladesh - 3 Tests
Zimbabwe v West Indies - 3 Tests
South Africa v Zimbabwe - 3 Tests
New Zealand v India - 5 Tests
India v Pakistan - 6 Tests
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - 3 Tests
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe - 3 Tests
New Zealand v South Africa - 5 Tests
Asian Test Championship - (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka) (1 Match at Home and 1 Match Away v Each Opponent plus Final to be held on a Neutral Ground)
West Indies v Australia - 5 Tests
Sri Lanka v New Zealand - 3 Tests
England v New Zealand - 4 Tests
England v Bangladesh - 3 Tests
England v Sri Lanka - 3 Tests

(Teams and Number of Tests during the 1998/9 Season)

Australia - 17 (9 Home, 8 Away)
Bangladesh - 18 (9 Home, 9 Away)
England - 16 (10 Home, 6 Away)
India - 20 (9 Home, 11 Away)
New Zealand - 17 (10 Home, 7 Away)
Pakistan - 18 (9 Home, 9 Away)
South Africa - 19 (8 Home, 11 Away)
Sri Lanka - 18 (9 Home, 9 Away)
West Indies - 16 (8 Home, 8 Away)
Zimbabwe - 18 (6 Home, 12 Away)

 

[Slowcoach]

1999/2000 Season Schedule

Bangladesh v West Indies - 3 Tests
Sri Lanka v Australia - 3 Tests
India v New Zealand - 5 Tests
Bangladesh v England - 3 Tests
Zimbabwe v Australia - 3 Tests
Pakistan v Bangladesh - 3 Tests
Zimbabwe v South Africa - 3 Tests
Australia v Pakistan - 5 Tests
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka - 3 Tests
South Africa v England - 5 Tests
Australia v India - 5 Tests
New Zealand v West Indies - 4 Tests
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh - 3 Tests
India v South Africa - 4 Tests
Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 3 Tests
New Zealand v Australia - 3 Tests
West Indies v Zimbabwe - 3 Tests
Bangladesh v New Zealand - 3 Tests
West Indies v Pakistan - 5 Tests
England v Zimbabwe - 3 Tests
England v West Indies - 6 Tests

World Test Championship Final - at Lords (TBD)

Teams and Number of Tests during 1999/2000 Season

Australia - 16 (10 Home, 6 Away)
Bangladesh - 15 (9 Home, 6 Away)
England - 17 (9 Home, 8 Away)
India - 14 (9 Home, 5 Away)
New Zealand - 15 (7 Home, 8 Away)
Pakistan - 19 (6 Home, 13 Away)
South Africa - 15 (5 Home, 10 Away)
Sri Lanka - 18 (12 Home, 6 Away)
West Indies 17 (8 Home, 9 Away)
Zimbabwe - 15 (9 Home, 6 Away)

 

[Slowcoach]

1998/9 A Tours:

Australia A to India
Zimbabwe A to Bangladesh
New Zealand A to Pakistan
South Africa A to Australia
Pakistan A to New Zealand
Bangladesh A to Sri Lanka
England A to South Africa and Zimbabwe
West Indies A to Bangladesh and India
India A to West Indies
Sri Lanka A to England

 

[Slowcoach]

@ahmedleo414

Please choose a 15 man Australia A squad to tour India from the following list of players:

G.S.Blewett RM
M.E.K.Hussey RM
M.T.G.Elliott

M.L.Love
D.R.Martyn RM
B.J.Hodge OB
A.J.Symonds OB
S.G.Law RM
M.G.Bevan SLC

A.C.Gilchrist (wk)
P.E.Emery (wk)

G.R.Robertson OB

M.J.Nicholson RFM
A.J.Bichel RFM
A.C.Dale RFM
P.Wilson RFM
B.A.Williams RF
B.Lee RF
B.P.Julien LFM

Please note I forgot to add M.T.G.Elliott and A.C.Dale to your list of available Test players for the Tour of Pakistan, sorry about that, original available squad amended.

 

[Slowcoach]

Australia A tour of India - October 1998/9 - Tour Schedule

3 day match v India Board President's XI at Ahmedabad
1st 4 day Unofficial Test v India A at Bangalore
2nd 4 day Unofficial Test v India A at Kanpur
3rd 4 day Unofficial Test v India A at Nagpur

 

[Slowcoach]

India Board President's XI Team for 3 day match v Australia A at Ahmedabad:

W.Jaffer, S.S.Das, M.Kaif, V.Sehwag, H.K.Badani, R.Vijay Bharadwaj, V.Dahiya (wk), S.V.Bahutule, N.M.Kulkarni D.Ganesh, D.S.Mohanty,

 

[Slowcoach]

I have decided I will manage the Bangladesh side seeing is they are usually unpopular because I would really like to participate in the league and in particular play matches against an old friend who is signing up.