2025 Ashes Fiso Game, Prizes, Test 5 - Saturday 2100 deadline

[Spencer4]

No you can't change now obviously, not sure why you PMed it in if you wanted a different line up

I just thought my opponent might see my team and change his in response given the deadline hadn’t passed, that’s all!

That wouldn't have been allowed so worry not

[SamD]

Fifth Test VI

6 (8) Mitchell Starc
4 (5) Travis Head
3 Usman Khawaja
3 Scott Boland
6 (7) Joe Root
2 (3)Josh Tongue

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3 Jacob Bethell res

[forestfan]

Considered going for Duckett and was starting to regret my choice until his luck ran out…

[Spencer4]

After Day 1 of Test 5

owenclass may be surprised to see his leading team, it was the only legal one out of about 5 he entered !

1 owenclass 202 7
2 Geoffv 200 31
3 Spencer4 148 135
= Johnners 148 40
5 forestfan 123 250
= Oxford NZ 123 73
7 SamD 122 0
8 Just A Kiwi 119 40
9 Lister 98 100
10 morganb 97 109
= Brightwater 97 21
12 coryphaeus 95 156
13 Smurphy Paw 77 55
14 yorkshiredragon 75 285
= kingcurtley 75 150
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16 thebillfellla 70 78
= blahblah 70 15
= jeffersdn 70 59
19 sibrown4 52 0
20 Rick Spangle 50 13
= TheBigLewandowski 50 127
22 wizardoffire 41 0
23 admin 27 0
Jok57 0 40
Shaggy365 0 20
sportsmeister 0 19
workie-ticket 0 18
Guppings 0 0
nevblake 0 0
Digsby 0 0
Richt 0 0
Darbyand 0 0
Primitive Man 0 0
zipnolan 0 0
Jester 0 0
Jezza3 0 0
polarbear 0 0
topspur 0 0

[Spencer4]

After Day 2 of Test 5

1 owenclass 495 7
2 Geoffv 372 31
3 SamD 361 0
4 Spencer4 346 135
5 kingcurtley 340 150
6 Lister 311 100
= forestfan 311 250
8 wizardoffire 292 0
9 Brightwater 273 21
10 yorkshiredragon 272 285
= blahblah 272 15
12 Just A Kiwi 267 40
13 coryphaeus 262 156
14 admin 251 0
15 Johnners 244 40
= Oxford NZ 244 73
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17 thebillfellla 242 78
= jeffersdn 242 59
19 TheBigLewandowski 232 127
20 morganb 228 109
21 Rick Spangle 192 13
22 sibrown4 189 0
23 Smurphy Paw 188 55
Jok57 0 40
Shaggy365 0 20
sportsmeister 0 19
workie-ticket 0 18
Guppings 0 0
nevblake 0 0
Digsby 0 0
Richt 0 0
Darbyand 0 0
Primitive Man 0 0
zipnolan 0 0
Jester 0 0
Jezza3 0 0
polarbear 0 0
topspur 0 0

[SamD]

On a roll, finally.

Looking forward to sixth Test.

[forestfan]

On a roll, finally.

Looking forward to sixth Test.

Only 18 months away…

[SamD]

No need to spoil the fun!

Tangentially:

- a one-off Test in Melbourne in March 2027 will mark the 150th anniversary of the first fixture between Australia and England (before the home series that summer)

- older cricket fans may also remember the Ashes running to six (and once seven) matches.

[forestfan]

No need to spoil the fun!

Tangentially:

- a one-off Test in Melbourne in March 2027 will mark the 150th anniversary of the first fixture between Australia and England (before the home series that summer)

- older cricket fans may also remember the Ashes running to six (and once seven) matches.

Yeah, home Ashes series in England were six Tests until (at least) the ‘90s I seem to remember (at least we never lost 6-0!) No idea when the 7-Test series took place though, will have to look that up.

I’d forgotten about the 150th anniversary Test, presumably the Ashes won’t officially be at stake in that.

[Spencer4]

AFter Day 3 of Test 5

All those in the top five are having the test they have been after all series !

1 owenclass 577 7
2 sibrown4 500 0
3 blahblah 489 15
4 admin 487 0
5 SamD 475 0
6 Spencer4 460 135
7 Just A Kiwi 454 40
8 kingcurtley 435 150
9 Lister 434 100
= forestfan 434 250
11 Johnners 431 40
12 thebillfellla 430 78
= jeffersdn 430 59
14 Geoffv 421 31
15 Oxford NZ 414 73
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16 coryphaeus 401 156
= wizardoffire 401 0
18 TheBigLewandowski 398 127
19 morganb 329 109
20 Rick Spangle 321 13
21 yorkshiredragon 320 285
22 Brightwater 309 21
23 Smurphy Paw 298 55
Jok57 0 40
Shaggy365 0 20
sportsmeister 0 19
workie-ticket 0 18
Guppings 0 0
nevblake 0 0
Digsby 0 0
Richt 0 0
Darbyand 0 0
Primitive Man 0 0
zipnolan 0 0
Jester 0 0
Jezza3 0 0
polarbear 0 0
topspur 0 0

[sportsmeister]

No need to spoil the fun!

Tangentially:

- a one-off Test in Melbourne in March 2027 will mark the 150th anniversary of the first fixture between Australia and England (before the home series that summer)

- older cricket fans may also remember the Ashes running to six (and once seven) matches.

Yeah, home Ashes series in England were six Tests until (at least) the ‘90s I seem to remember (at least we never lost 6-0!) No idea when the 7-Test series took place though, will have to look that up.

I’d forgotten about the 150th anniversary Test, presumably the Ashes won’t officially be at stake in that.

1970/1 tour was scheduled to be 6 Tests but one (Sydney?) was abandoned without a ball being bowled so a 7th Test was rescheduled later in the Tour

With the match abandoned in Sydney a hastily arranged one innings match was played on one day, which was the birth of ODIs

[Spencer4]

AFter Day 4 of Test 5

Sam & Smurphy have Bethell on their bench, unlucky chaps. owenclass has his lead cut again, is it enough to last out.

Overall forestfan is short of what he needs to overtake yorkshire, but actually is only 9 points short of being in a position to beat him. Last day excitement to come then...

1 owenclass 727 7
2 Johnners 696 40
3 sibrown4 687 0
4 Just A Kiwi 647 40
5 Geoffv 620 31
6 SamD 611 0
7 admin 609 0
8 Spencer4 604 135
9 forestfan 602 250
10 blahblah 598 15
11 Oxford NZ 596 73
12 thebillfellla 576 78
= jeffersdn 576 59
14 Lister 573 100
15 coryphaeus 572 156
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16 kingcurtley 565 150
= TheBigLewandowski 543 127
18 Smurphy Paw 487 55
19 yorkshiredragon 476 285
20 morganb 468 109
= Brightwater 468 21
22 wizardoffire 467 0
23 Rick Spangle 431 13
Jok57 0 40
Shaggy365 0 20
sportsmeister 0 19
workie-ticket 0 18
Guppings 0 0
nevblake 0 0
Digsby 0 0
Richt 0 0
Darbyand 0 0
Primitive Man 0 0
zipnolan 0 0
Jester 0 0
Jezza3 0 0
polarbear 0 0
topspur 0 0

[forestfan]

So basically I need Head to complete the job for the Aussies…

[SamD]

Thanks for extremely prompt daily updates, Spencer4. An example to us all.

Shall miss Fiso game and watching first session live each night. Roll on the next tournament.

[forestfan]

Thanks for extremely prompt daily updates, Spencer4. An example to us all.

Shall miss Fiso game and watching first session live each night. Roll on the next tournament.

World T20? Summer Test series?

[Spencer4]

Game end, Test 5

bill & jeffers had the same team, so Bill as the earlier entry gets the better points for the test.

sibrown gets the win, his first points in the series, forestfan grabs third and beats yorkshire to the main prize. Bets of £30 & £20 to you chaps whenever you can think of an opportunity. Thanks for playing everyone, hope it made it all a little more bearable.

1 sibrown4 819 0
2 owenclass 803 7
3 forestfan 788 250
4 Johnners 784 40
5 admin 778 0
6 SamD 777 0
7 thebillfellla 772 78
8 jeffersdn 772 59
9 blahblah 749 15
10 Just A Kiwi 740 40
11 coryphaeus 739 156
12 Oxford NZ 715 73
13 Lister 709 100
14 kingcurtley 697 150
15 Geoffv 696 31
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16 TheBigLewandowski 652 127
17 Spencer4 640 135
= wizardoffire 640 0
19 yorkshiredragon 635 285
20 Smurphy Paw 628 55
21 Rick Spangle 555 13
22 morganb 554 109
23 Brightwater 544 21
Jok57 0 40
Shaggy365 0 20
sportsmeister 0 19
workie-ticket 0 18
Guppings 0 0
nevblake 0 0
Digsby 0 0
Richt 0 0
Darbyand 0 0
Primitive Man 0 0
zipnolan 0 0
Jester 0 0
Jezza3 0 0
polarbear 0 0
topspur 0 0

Overall Ashes Series:

1 forestfan 310
2 yorkshiredragon 285
3 coryphaeus 165
4 kingcurtley 156
5 Spencer4 135
6 TheBigLewandowski 127
7 morganb 109
8 Lister 107
9 thebillfellla 103
10 sibrown4 100
11 Johnners 90
12 owenclass 82
13 Oxford NZ 81
14 jeffersdn 79
15 Smurphy Paw 55
16 Just A Kiwi 50
17 admin 40
= Jok57 40
19 Geoffv 36
20 SamD 30
= blahblah 30
22 Brightwater 21
23 Shaggy365 20
24 sportsmeister 19
25 workie-ticket 18
26 Rick Spangle 13
wizardoffire 0
Guppings 0
nevblake 0
Digsby 0
Richt 0
Darbyand 0
Primitive Man 0
zipnolan 0
Jester 0
Jezza3 0
polarbear 0
topspur 0

[Smurphy Paw]

Thanks Spencer
I got less and less engaged in the actual cricket but this kept me interested. Much appreciated

[jeffersdn]

Grrr thought I had checked everyone's team for duplicates. Oh well didn't make much difference in the end.
Cheers for the comp puss.

Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

[forestfan]

Thanks Spencer - my bowler-heavy approach paid off! Let me know how the bet thing works, by PM if you like (and did I see a mug mentioned too?)

Well done yorkshiredragon for giving me a close contest that went down to the final day, unlike the real thing!

[wizardoffire]

ta for running, like England I failed to really show up

[Spencer4]

Thanks Spencer - my bowler-heavy approach paid off! Let me know how the bet thing works, by PM if you like (and did I see a mug mentioned too?)

Well done yorkshiredragon for giving me a close contest that went down to the final day, unlike the real thing!

Yep PM me your bet request, I keep the stake money if you win. SamD has the mug, he'll be in touch I'm sure.

[forestfan]

Thanks Spencer - my bowler-heavy approach paid off! Let me know how the bet thing works, by PM if you like (and did I see a mug mentioned too?)

Well done yorkshiredragon for giving me a close contest that went down to the final day, unlike the real thing!

Yep PM me your bet request, I keep the stake money if you win. SamD has the mug, he'll be in touch I'm sure.

OK, so any event I choose - do I have to quote specific betting site/odds?

[Spencer4]

Thanks Spencer - my bowler-heavy approach paid off! Let me know how the bet thing works, by PM if you like (and did I see a mug mentioned too?)

Well done yorkshiredragon for giving me a close contest that went down to the final day, unlike the real thing!

Yep PM me your bet request, I keep the stake money if you win. SamD has the mug, he'll be in touch I'm sure.

OK, so any event I choose - do I have to quote specific betting site/odds?

Anything, i only use a couple of sites so you'll get what I can get

[forestfan]

Mug received, thanks all. (Tried to attach image but site said file was too large!)

Long overdue to add one of these to my collection…

[Oxford NZ]

Congratulations forestfan

Mug received, thanks all. (Tried to attach image but site said file was too large!)

Long overdue to add one of these to my collection…

Is the mug the same as this?
viewtopic.php?t=137299
I have to get one for the divisional championship team of the season winner, as it is the 21st season.
Will PM Sam if that is OK to see where he got yours from.

[forestfan]

Congratulations forestfan

Mug received, thanks all. (Tried to attach image but site said file was too large!)

Long overdue to add one of these to my collection…

Is the mug the same as this?
viewtopic.php?t=137299
I have to get one for the divisional championship team of the season winner, as it is the 21st season.
Will PM Sam if that is OK to see where he got yours from.

Yes that’s the one! He might need to order a ‘26 batch soon…

[Oxford NZ]

Sam is on to the next batch, i pm him re the divisionals mug.

[SamD]

@ ONZ,

I usually order eight Fiso mugs each season for distribution as awards in footie, cricket, golf, rugby, racing, etc competitions, hence the variety of sports images in the design. Have used Snapfish and Photobox to produce yearly batch.

For info, each mug costs around £10 to £12, including £4 parcel postage within UK to eventual prize winner. More expensive to send abroad, naturally.

Happy to help with any query.

[blahblah]

You're a effing star

I genuinely thought you made them... I'll cherish my one even more