BBL|06: Official and SuperCoach Fantasy Discussion

[jvalles69]

I'm going to have a crack due to the prize money even though I know sweet FA about cricket.  Rate me fellas, I've gone super cheap at this stage with 448K in the bank.

Roy, Burns, Hughes, Blizzard (Sangakarra)
Head, Marsh (Faulkner)
Haddin (Dunk)
Johnson, Badree, Cummins, Sandhu (Fekete)

:D

So this is for the SuperCoach competition rather than the 'Cricket Australia' competition?
We almost need a separate thread for each now  :-\

Supercoach, is this thread for something else, lol?  Was the only cricket section I could find!

[Torpedo10]

The cricket Australia one is average, much prefer the SC run one.

[PowerBug]

In the right spot :)

Last few seasons we've had Match and Fantasy discussion in the same spot, but this SuperCoach BBL looks like it'll rival the official game pretty well, so maybe we o back to seperate threads? And have a match discussion in the Cricket section of the forum?

[fanTCfool]

In the right spot :)

Last few seasons we've had Match and Fantasy discussion in the same spot, but this SuperCoach BBL looks like it'll rival the official game pretty well, so maybe we o back to seperate threads? And have a match discussion in the Cricket section of the forum?

Given that there's a lot of differences between the two in terms of salary, positions and even scoring it's probably best to try and keep the two apart to avoid confusion. Separating the thread for mid-match whinging wouldn't hurt either  ;D

[Nige]

In the right spot :)

Last few seasons we've had Match and Fantasy discussion in the same spot, but this SuperCoach BBL looks like it'll rival the official game pretty well, so maybe we o back to seperate threads? And have a match discussion in the Cricket section of the forum?

Given that there's a lot of differences between the two in terms of salary, positions and even scoring it's probably best to try and keep the two apart to avoid confusion. Separating the thread for mid-match whinging wouldn't hurt either  ;D

There's still not enough traffic or participation to warrant another thread. Most of the talk in here will likely apply to both comps, there's really no need to separate them.

[jvalles69]

I'm going to have a crack due to the prize money even though I know sweet FA about cricket.  Rate me fellas, I've gone super cheap at this stage with 448K in the bank.

Roy, Burns, Hughes, Blizzard (Sangakarra)
Head, Marsh (Faulkner)
Haddin (Dunk)
Johnson, Badree, Cummins, Sandhu (Fekete)

:D

Can still rate my team based on players chosen and disregard salary.  ;D

[The_Captain]

Whats with peoples weird set ups of teams? Mine is just batsman, keeper, bowlers... I take it your on another website...?

[Nige]

Whats with peoples weird set ups of teams? Mine is just batsman, keeper, bowlers... I take it your on another website...?

Yeah, there's the official site like usual and now Supercoach has actually started up their own version which is like the older version which had allrounders.

[nrich102]

Official site > Herald Sun

[Torpedo10]

Official site > Herald Sun

Don't you need to make a new registration and sign up to cricket Australia for that?

SC > others

[PowerBug]

Official site > Herald Sun

Don't you need to make a new registration and sign up to cricket Australia for that?

SC > others

Not if you already have a cricket ID because you stream the shield at times ;) they both have their good bits imo

[fanTCfool]

Even your registration from last year works for the Official Site sign up, you don't need a Cricket ID

[The_Captain]

The one i did was quick as, didnt need to re register anything as i did it last year. Supercoach one is pretty shower. Too many all rounders that you cant select as a batter or bowler, Should make more all rounders if there going to do it like that.

[PowerBug]

The one i did was quick as, didnt need to re register anything as i did it last year. Supercoach one is pretty shower. Too many all rounders that you cant select as a batter or bowler, Should make more all rounders if there going to do it like that.

It's certainly a different format and more challenging in that regard, so there will be some differences between players for each comp.


Official Fantasy:
Henriques (VC), McCullum, Roy, Harris, Patterson [Bell, Sangakkara]
Haddin [Harper]
Head (C), Bravo, Pattinson, Pollard, Cummins [Wright, M.Marsh]

Notes:
- Harper my loophole, if he plays that's good if not I have a loophole each round
- 7 players with a double in Round 1
- Two Scorchers preparing for the Round 3 double
- Despite the Rd 2 Bye 3 Gades which I will hold as Rd 3 double (Will trade Head, Pollard next week)

SuperCoach BBL
McCullum, Roy, White, Patterson [Pietersen]
Head (C), Henriques (VC) [M.Marsh]
Haddin [Whiteman]
Pattinson, Richardson, Badree, Cummins [Boland]

Notes:
- Two Stars because I could afford guns, so I got them. Can use either as captain loophole.
- Whiteman, Marsh in readiness for the Rd 3 double
- Need to get Bravo for Round 3.



Thoughts on what I have? I wanted Shaun Marsh but am iffy on his test position he might get a Boxing Day recall. Shame about the Gades 1,0,2,0,2 fixture otherwise I'd load up completely get Finch in as well.

[Koop]

I'm going to have a crack due to the prize money even though I know sweet FA about cricket.  Rate me fellas, I've gone super cheap at this stage with 448K in the bank.

Roy, Burns, Hughes, Blizzard (Sangakarra)
Head, Marsh (Faulkner)
Haddin (Dunk)
Johnson, Badree, Cummins, Sandhu (Fekete)

:D

Can still rate my team based on players chosen and disregard salary.  ;D

Interesting setup you've gone for mate. Keep in mind that the Thunder, Sixers and Strikers have DGW's first up so you can factor that into your planning if you want to alter the team.

Batting - Not too big of a fan of Burns in the T20 format to be perfectly honest, not in brilliant form in the Shield and doesn't have the Strike Rate in T20 to indicate he can score the points to keep up with the rest. Roy is one that has the stats to indicate he could do well (28 @ 144 SR), opens the batting, and is in reasonable form. However Englishmen by and large don't have the best results here, but could be a very boom pick. Blizzard will bat high for the Thunder and is known as an aggressive player, however has not been in form in the Futures league for the ACT whatsoever so select with caution. Hughes did quite well in the Matador but doesnt have the T20 history to back it up.

AR - Head & Marsh both solid choices however both will most likely be called up for the ODI's in mid-January, so if you plan on keeping an eye on it, it might be wise to have some plan in mind to deal with that. Bravo & Pollard other options.

Wicketkeepers - No issues there, solid choice in Haddin who SHOULD open for the Sixers (Although with Roy and Hughes there thats slightly in the air). Dunk maybe not so much but will bat high, which can't be said for the other cheapies. Doran is another option

Bowling - Badree and Cummins both good choices in my book, however Cummins probably more of a bench option considering his injury history. Sandhu not in form & isn't a guaranteed starter. Better options around than Fekete imo.