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[Sartaj]

I dedicate this to the legendary Trans-Tasman rivalry in cricket which i grew up watching as a kid and also, the players involved in its legacy.
This will be a 6 team tournament featuring three teams from Australia and three teams from New Zealand to determine which of these two nations has the last laugh in this fierce rivalry.


THE TEAMS:

AUSTRALIA A
Manager: TBA
The Team:
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Mark Waugh
Ricky Ponting
Damien Martyn
Steve Waugh (c)
Michael Bevan
Ian Harvey
Shane Warne
Brett Lee
Jason Gillespie
Glenn McGrath

AUSTRALIA B
Manager: OffCutters
The Team:
Matthew Hayden
Simon Katich
Michael Clarke (c)
Andrew Symonds
Michael Hussey
Shane Watson
Brad Haddin (wk)
Brad Hogg
Brett Lee
Stuart Clark
Nathan Bracken

AUSTRALIA C
Manager: TBA
The Team:
Shaun Marsh
David Warner
Luke Ronchi (wk)
Callum Ferguson
David Hussey
Cameron White (c)
James Hopes
Mitchell Johnson
Nathan Hauritz
Ben Hilfenhaus
Shaun Tait

NEW ZEALAND A
Manager: Leverocks
The Team:
Nathan Astle
Stephen Fleming (c)
Matthew Sinclair
Craig McMillan
Chris Cairns
Chris Harris
Adam Parore (wk)
Andre Adams
Dion Nash
Shane Bond
Chris Martin

NEW ZEALAND B
Manager: hedger_14
The Team:
Lou Vincent
Brendon McCullum (wk)
Peter Fulton
Ross Taylor
Scott Styris
Hamish Marshall
Jacob Oram
James Franklin
Daniel Vettori (c)
Kyle Mills
Daryl Tuffey

NEW ZEALAND C
Manager: Gary123
The Team:
Jesse Ryder (c)
Martin Guptill
Kane Williamson
Neil Broom
Daniel Flynn
Grant Elliott
Peter McGlashan (wk)
Nathan McCullum
Tim Southee
Ian Butler
Iain O’Brien



For those of you wondering on what basis the divisions have been made,the A teams resemble the teams in 2002,B teams resemble the teams in 2007 while the C teams resemble the probable teams in the near future when these two nations meet again.




THE FORMAT:

* ALL THE MATCHES WILL BE 2 DAY MATCHES.
* EACH TEAM WILL HAVE ITS INNINGS ON EACH DAY.
* A MAXIMUM OF 100 OVERS PER EACH SIDE.
* ONE INNINGS PER SIDE
* A MAXIMUM OF 20 OVERS PER BOWLER
* 40 OVERS OF POWERPLAYS



EXHIBITION MATCH:

New Zealand vs England played at Auckland

New Zealand Innings:

England Innings:

RESULT:

New Zealand win by 136 runs.

 

[hedger_14]

No Stuart MacGill in the B side? and you're back are you.
How are you doing this one?

 

[Sartaj]

Stuey didn't play many ODIs.Did he?
I'll probably simulate the matches using Cricket 07.
I'm yet to decide on the game format.50 overs or T20.
May be i'll go with what you guys want.

 

[Gary123]

If cricsim will be the simulator then you cannot have T20

 

[Sartaj]

I accidentally typed it mate.
As you can see, i edited it to C07.

 

[AbhishekS]

Hey mate is it an online league just like WPL.
If yes, then I would surely love to be in.

 

[Sartaj]

I was planning to actually narrate this series as a story but,having members manage either of the teams wouldn't be a bad idea to be honest.
So,yeah...interested members can let me know and i will go ahead accordingly.

 

[hedger_14]

ok I'll take NZ B then.
also 1 question in the Australia C team, why is Johnson captain and you forgot the i in Hauritz

 

[Sartaj]

Who should be the captain then mate?
Bomber was a strong contender,but he's a bit old for the job.

 

[hedger_14]

well hauritz is the only one in that line up that captained the U19 Australian side but Hopes captains the QLD side.

 

[Sartaj]

So,there we have it.
The victorian captain aka Bear will lead Australia C.

 

[hedger_14]

ok then but I wouldn't have given it to the worst player on the team.

 

[Leverocks]

I'd be happy to manage New Zealand A, looks like a pretty strong side.

 

[hedger_14]

I think the NZ C side is the weakest side and Australia C will be weakened by having Cameron White as captain.

 

[Sartaj]

LOL...How many trophies he won for the bushrangers!