Let it all hang out!

Ricky Ponting has been talkin' trash and says Australia is going for a hat trick but with Watson's groin strain they'll have to take it slowly, slowly. And Collingwood is hoping for the home ground advantage, while the betting sites give the best odds for Gambhir and deVilliers, but Michael has some secret Netherlands player that he's keeping close to the breast. So much to contemplate. As you guys create your teams there is one other thing to think about - to reveal or not to reveal. Paul is a classic hoarder, keeping his team secret even from himself. I like to let it all hang out which has come in handy while breastfeeding. Missy lets loose early but then reigns herself in at the last minute. Whatever your strategy remember there is a button at the bottom of your team: Public Viewable, yes or no?

Welcome Freshman!

As there are a number of people new to the sport who are planning to join us in this little romp I thought I would repost the rules of the game that Michael shared during our 1st foray into the land of fantasy cricket, enjoy!

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.

And if that doesn't clear the sport up for you try the Cricket 101 link on the right for a slightly more technical look.

technical difficulties

OK, so there have been problems with some people getting the invite email from cricketweb and others not. If you want to join the competition but haven't gotten an invite from cricket web you can still do it with the following code: 1242413408

Just use the link on the right to get to the cricket web site and then register or sign in, create a team, and then go to "user comp - join" and enter the above code. Good Luck

On your marks........

Get set....things are shaping up with 5 teams in contention so far. A hardy welcome to James, a newbie to the game. He has promised to learn nothing of the sport and still kick our butts. May beginners luck be on your side. And Catherine - love the team name - sure hope it doesn't become a mantra for you as you watch them play. Bob and Missy are still on vay-cay but I suspect that Missy is already plotting her insurgency, I look forward to the challenge. And will Sampson's Horse rear his ugly head again or will Bob break out new guns....ooh the suspense. Finally I see Paul has chosen to keep his team secret - but Paul, no one wants to copy off a window licker, I mean smasher.

Advice

As the reigning Twenty 20 champion I feel compelled to offer some unsolicited advice. 1. Pick a good captain, this can make or break you. 2. New Zealand is almost certainly in the finals - look at the groups. So load up on the Kiwis. I realize Moira is unlikely to take this advice. 3. Paul - with a name like Smashing Windows you might want Gibbs as your captain - Michael and I did in fact witness him smash a window. But be careful cause you don't want to end the competition with a bunch of window lickers!

That's it for now. Anyone else have some advice? Or smack to talk?

Katy

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