Ashes Fantasy League 2021-22.

[alfie]

Actually good for me as I have Marnus as a sub...

Now all I need is for England to drop Burns : how on earth did I fix on him as my "something different" ?

momentary rush of blood or temporary spell of madness?

It was more a desire not to jinx anyone who might actually do something ? nah , I thought if he did somehow fire I could be certain no one else would have his points

Overthinking. Bit like England management...

[Durhamfootman]

you might get your wish for the MCG. England will change something and presumably bring in Crawley...... an act of abject futility

[alfie]

you might get your wish for the MCG. England will change something and presumably bring in Crawley...... an act of abject futility

But then I have to hope Hazlewood is fit...

I accept I am done in this comp. As I fear are England...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Actually good for me as I have Marnus as a sub...

Now all I need is for England to drop Burns : how on earth did I fix on him as my "something different" ?

momentary rush of blood or temporary spell of madness?

It was more a desire not to jinx anyone who might actually do something ? nah , I thought if he did somehow fire I could be certain no one else would have his points :)

Overthinking. Bit like England management...

Starting to pay off...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Sorry about that...

[Arthur Crabtree]

I'll do this tomorrow. While you're all eating roast duck.

[Durhamfootman]

not me I'll be having Turkey

on Boxing Day the England boys will be eating humble pie

[GarlicJam]

I'll do this tomorrow. While you're all eating roast duck.

Funny that you say this - for the first time, I did cook up a few ducks in the kamado. It got rave reviews.

I cooked 3, knowing that 2 would probably be enough. Some time over the next few days, we will have a version of Peking Duck pancakes. I am keen already.

[Arthur Crabtree]

I do this today!

Lentil loaf for me. And I get to eat all of it....

[Arthur Crabtree]

Scores from the bright lights of Adelaide.

Time someone burned a stump.

Starc...230
Labuschagne...198
Smith...181
Lyon...164
Root...162
Stokes...130
Warner...128
Green...101
Robinson...98
Anderson...97
Neser...88
Carey...87
Burns...38
Pope...19
Haseeb...16.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Shame Burns has gone. He was easy to add up.

[Durhamfootman]

I have 5 of the top 6

that feels encouraging

[Arthur Crabtree]

Scores from Adelaide. A good run out for the Reds. Everyone dealing with a full deck.

Red...901
Junior...901
Twins...835
Arthur...835
Durham...835
BFL...772
Andy...768
GJ...758
Alfie...709
Mike...629
DD...564

A couple of teams coming into alignment there, with Haze and Captain Pat missing.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Red, Junior and Mike are the only players with top ranking Mitch2.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Durham holds on to the lead but there's a bottleneck of Reds assembled at his back. Stroke of inspired strategy getting Starc as a reserve for this game.

Durham...1392
Red...1385
Junior...1366
Twins...1319
BFL...1317
GJ...1234
Arthur...1219
Andy...1156
Alfie...1112
DD...1071
Mike...900

Don't forget points can be purchased at the club shop at £10 a point to augment actual game based points. The shareholders have ruled that it is unfair and prejudicial and contrary to corporate ethics that contestants who have suffered the disadvantage of picking low ranking players should have no chance of winning the competition.

See you all at the 'G. Queries to the usual offices.