Story The Australian Challenge|3rd Test Match|Blake, give us your lineup!

[drainpipe32]

After the decline of the Australian team following the retirement of several great players Cricket Australia has taken the initiative to create the Australian Challenge.

The Australian Challenge is a face-off between two teams, the Kangaroos XI and the Kookaburras XI. What the championship is about is giving Australia's domestic players a chance to experience a bit of international cricket, so as to strengthen the youth system, and return the Australians to the top of the cricketing world. The series will be played instead of the West Indies and Pakistan tours, which where scheduled to take place.

The two teams will face off in 5 five-day matches, 5 One Day games and 2 T20s.

Kookaburras XI
Manager: holdenator
Coach: Adam Gilchrist
Squad:

3 Mobile Test Series

Domestic - U23's

Usman Khawaja

James Pattinson

James Smith

Ben Cutting

Domestic - Others

David Hussey

Dirk Nannes

Brett Geeves

Chris Hartley

Australian Internationals

Brad Hodge

Michael Clarke

Phillip Hughes

Mitchell Johnson

StuartClarke

Doug Bollinger

Overseas Players

Chris Gayle

Daniel Vettori

Kangaroos XI
Manager: blake
Coach: Mark Waugh
Squad:

[B][U]Fixtures[/U][/B]
[B]3 Mobile Challenge - 5 test matches[/B]
[URL="http://www.planetcricket.org/forums/1656913-post82.html"]1st Match - Brisbane, The Gabba: 26th November 2009 - 30th December 2009 - Kangaroos XI won by 9 wickets[/URL] 
[URL="http://www.planetcricket.org/forums/1658240-post95.html"]2nd Match - Adelaide, Adelaide Oval: 4th December 2009 - 8th December 2009 - Kookaburras XI won by 10 wickets[/URL]
[URL="http://www.planetcricket.org/forums/1664067-post101.html"]3rd Match - Perth, The WACA: 16th December 2009 - 20th December 2009 - Kookaburras XI won by 8 wickets[/URL]
4th Match - Melbourne, The MCG: 26th December 2009 - 30th December 2009
5th Match - Sydney, The SCG: 3rd January 2010 - 7th January 2010

[B]Commonwealth Bank Challenge - 5 One Day matches[/B]
1st Match - Melbourne, The MCG: 22nd January 2010
2nd Match - Sydney, The SCG: 24th January 2010
3rd Match - Hobart, Bellerive Oval: 26th January 2010
4th Match - Adelaide, Adelaide Oval: 29th January 2010
5th Match - Brisbane, The Gabba: 31st January 2010

[B]KFC T25 Big Bash - 2 T25s[/B]
1st Match - Melbourne, The MCG: 5th February 2010
2nd Match - Perth, The WACA: 7th February 2010
3rd Match - Sydney, ANZ Stadium: 12th February 2010

Drafting Rules
For each series both teams will require a 16 man squad. The squads will be made up of:

8 Australian Domestic players (4 U-23s)
6 Australian Internationals (Have played that format for the national team)
2 Overseas Players

The drafting will be done pick by pick, starting with the Australian Domestic U-23s

Playing Rules
In the playing XI you must play:

6+ Australian Domestic players
2-4 Australian Internationals
1 Overseas players

Points System
Win - 5 points
Draw/Tie - 3 points
Loss - 1 point

Test Matches
Century by an individual - 1 point
5 wickets in an innings by an individual - 1 point
200+ in an innings by an individual - 2 points
10 wickets by an individual - 2 points
One Day Matches
Century by an individual - 2 point
4 wickets by an individual - 2 point

T20 Matches
50 runs by an individual - 1 point
Century by an individual - 2 points
4 wickets by an individual - 2 point

MOTM - 3 points

Winnings
Challenge victory - 300 000 vCash

Series Victory - 100 000
Player of the series - 50 000
Best performing U-23 - 50 000

 

[blake]

Sounds awesome Gazza!

Can I please take the role of the Kangaroos XI?

Also, when do you want me to post players? Are we doing a draft for Aussie players? Or do I just choose whoever I want?

 

[drainpipe32]

It'll be drafted

And incredibly, you signed up before my desperate VMs to make sure I didn't get lousy managers

 

[Ollie_H]

Can I take the Kookaburra's XI? Feel free to say no.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

i want kookaburra's

 

[Biggy]

It'll be drafted

And incredibly, you signed up before my desperate VMs to make sure I didn't get lousy managers

I got your VM bro, but I just couldn't be active enough sorry. I recommend holdenator for the job.

 

[Ollie_H]

I got your VM bro, but I just couldn't be active enough sorry. I recommend holdenator for the job.

How kind of you (Y). Thanks buddy!

 

[drainpipe32]

Holdenator it is

The action will start soon.

Both managers need to name their team coach

 

[Ollie_H]

I will have the great. Adam Gilchrist as my coach please.

EDIT: Out of interest, when you say it's for the domestic players, does this mean none of the International players?

 

[drainpipe32]

Will post the drafting rules soon

 

[Ollie_H]

good, how long is soon? and will it be a first come first served? Because I have no chance then as you and blake are convicts and I have to go to sleep in a bit. If it's not then all is good

 

[drainpipe32]

Rofl nah, it'll be pick by pick drafting.

So you can go to sleep

 

[drainpipe32]

Drafting rules up. Blake needs to choose his coach.

Drafting will be at 1200 GMT:2200 AEST:2300 AEDT on Friday 11th December 2009

Complaints?

 

[blake]

Nope, sounds great. Should we do it in an MSN convo or something to keep it pretty fast, seeing as there are only two users?

Mark Waugh is going to coach my team, the Kangaroos.

 

[drainpipe32]

Yeah, I was thinking something like on MSN.

This series is based on how me and one of my mates play backyard cricket

We'll have to wait till Ollie wakes up Silly invading poms.