England v South Africa 2022 test fantasy league

[bigfluffylemon]

Player scores match 1


Rabada 183
Nortje 164
Jansen 130
Broad 126
Stokes 106
Maharaj 91
Pope 88
Elgar 67
Potts 61
Leach 41
Lees 40
Bairstow 38
Markram 36
Petersen 34
Anderson 27
Ngidi 26
Van der Dussen 19
Root 14
Robinson dnp
Sipamla dnp
Harmer dnp
Stuurman dnp

[bigfluffylemon]

Poster scores match 1

DFM leads out a low-scorer, with the twins less than a boundary behind.

Durhamfootman 421
Red twins 418

Red Junior 397
Red Devil 368
mikesiva 361
bigfluffylemon 345
gingerpele 329

Diligent defence 299
Arthur Crabtree 261
alfie 221

[bigfluffylemon]

Interesting selections. 9 out of 10 posters have Anderson and Root, and 8 have Rabada, but after that there is very little commonality - 22 unique players selected by 10 posters.

Difference picks (only selected by one poster): Potts, Ngidi, Nortje, Stuurman, Sipamla, Van der Dussen, Leach, Broad, and Lees. Jansen, Pope and Petersen got 2 picks each.

From those numbers Nortje is clearly the best difference pick so far, but unfortunately he was alfie's reserve rather than in the playing 5, so alfie didn't get the points. Jansen was the best rare pick who actually scored for a poster (dd).

Early days.

[Durhamfootman]

I always go spinner against England, but if they continue to be this useless against seam, it might work against me

cheers fluffy

[Arthur Crabtree]

I wanted a SA spinner but picket the wrong one.

[Durhamfootman]

Harmer was always likely to be 2 spinner option, I think

[alfie]

Interesting selections. 9 out of 10 posters have Anderson and Root, and 8 have Rabada, but after that there is very little commonality - 22 unique players selected by 10 posters.

Difference picks (only selected by one poster): Potts, Ngidi, Nortje, Stuurman, Sipamla, Van der Dussen, Leach, Broad, and Lees. Jansen, Pope and Petersen got 2 picks each.

From those numbers Nortje is clearly the best difference pick so far, but unfortunately he was alfie's reserve rather than in the playing 5, so alfie didn't get the points. Jansen was the best rare pick who actually scored for a poster (dd).

Early days.

Obviously I was let down by a lack of injury exclusions for my first five

[bigfluffylemon]

Player scores match 2

Stokes 209
Anderson 146
Robinson 133
Broad 113
Rabada 82
Nortje 72
Petersen 63
Bairstow 59
Leach 59
Van der Dussen 57
Maharaj 50
Root 49
Harmer 46
Pope 33
Elgar 33
Markram 30
Ngidi 30
Lees 4
Potts dnp
Jansen dnp
Sipamla dnp
Stuurman dnp

[bigfluffylemon]

Poster scores match 2

Red Devil 545
Durhamfootman 536
Red twins 519
Red Junior 519

alfie 493

mikesiva 371
gingerpele 369

bigfluffylemon 293
Diligent defence 265
Arthur Crabtree 217

The table divides sharply between those who had Stokes and Jimmy, and those who didn't...

Interestingly, although I scored them, nobody got Broad or Robinson's points, as they were both only reserve picks.

[bigfluffylemon]

Game totals after match 2.

DFM retains a slender lead, but any of DFM or the reds could take this one out. Daylight between the reds and mike in 5th.

Durhamfootman 957
Red twins 937
Red Junior 916
Red Devil 913

mikesiva 732
alfie 714

gingerpele 698
bigfluffylemon 638

Diligent defence 564

Arthur Crabtree 478

[Arthur Crabtree]

Cheers BFL. Going to be a nail biter at the top..

[Durhamfootman]

just a run out separating the top two

squeaky

cheers fluffy

[bigfluffylemon]

van der Dussen

Now Bairstow

Looks like I'll be down to 4 for the final game. Last place looks likely.

[Durhamfootman]

twins look favourite atm. those late wickets for Broad who comes in for YJB might prove decisive. I can't see Maharaj even getting a bowl in these conditions, let alone matching Broad's haul

[Durhamfootman]

Jansen is doing his best to drag Red back into contention but SA might only get to bowl once if England can stop losing a wicket immediately after every rain delay