20/20 Finals Day-Edgbaston-15th August.

[the viscount]

So Sussex play Northants wonderful news .

BY By hants the pants

 

[Jamie]

Is a shame that the albion and brentford can't ge together and move the brentford game to the friday. Will affect the away support at brentford, losing brentford money and us a cracking away support.

 

[the viscount]

Champions League groups unveiled
RP Singh and Rohit Sharma celebrate during the Indian Premier League final
IPL champions Deccan Chargers will face an English county in their group

The fixtures have been announced for the Champions League Twenty20, which will be staged in India in October.

Teams from India, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England will play 23 games in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Both finalists from England's domestic Twenty20 Cup, which concludes in August, are due to take part.

The first Champions League was due to take place last year, but was postponed following terror attacks in Mumbai.

The opening game of the tournament pits Royal Challengers Bangalore - with whom England batsman Kevin Pietersen spent time during this year's Indian Premier League - against South African provincial side Cobras on Thursday, 8 October in Bangalore.

606: DEBATE
Discuss the Champions League on 606

The 12 teams have been divided into four groups of three - with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the second phase, where there are two groups of four. The top two teams from those groups will qualify for the semi-finals.

Prize money of US$6m (£3.63m) will be shared between the teams and players.

Group A: Deccan Chargers (India), ECB Team 2, Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies)
Group B: New South Wales (Australia), Eagles (South Africa), ECB Team 1
Group C: Royal Challengers Bangalore (India), Cobras (South Africa), Otago (New Zealand)
Group D: Delhi Daredevils (India), Victoria (Australia), Wayamba (Sri Lanka)

GROUP STAGE

8 Bangalore v Cobras, Bangalore

9 New South Wales v Eagles, Delhi
Delhi v Victoria, Delhi

10 Cobras v Otago, Hyderabad
Deccan v ECB Team 2, Hyderabad

11 New South Wales v ECB Team 1, Delhi
Delhi v Wayamba, Delhi

12 ECB Team 2 v Trinidad & Tobago, Bangalore
Bangalore v Otago, Bangalore

13 Victoria v Wayamba, Delhi
Eagles v ECB Team 1, Delhi

14 Deccan v Trinidad & Tobago, Hyderabad

SECOND PHASE

15 C1 v D2, Bangalore

16 A2 v B2, Hyderabad
A1 v B1, Hyderabad

17 C2 v D2, Bangalore
C1 v D1, Bangalore

18 A2 v B1, Hyderabad
A1 v B2, Hyderabad

19 C2 v D1, Delhi

KNOCK-OUT PHASE

21 First semi-final, Delhi

22 Second semi-final, Hyderabad

23 Final, Hyderabad

 

[Mendoza]

That looks brilliant, got loads of places to stay in Bangalore for nowt, please win this SEMI

Also Prior is available, do we bring him in

 

[keaton]

That looks brilliant, got loads of places to stay in Bangalore for nowt, please win this SEMI

Also Prior is available, do we bring him in

Definetely, he's keeping's probably better than Hodd's at the moment from what i've seen

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

So, are they moving the Brentford game then?

 

[bellsize seagull]

hope sooooooooooo

 

[Taybha]

that looks brilliant, got loads of places to stay in bangalore for nowt, please win this semi

also prior is available, do we bring him in

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Paxton Dazo]

That looks brilliant, got loads of places to stay in Bangalore for nowt, please win this SEMI

Also Prior is available, do we bring him in

NO!!!!!

 

[Uncle Buck]

NO!!!!!

Why?

Hodd is not really a one day player and Hodd's keeping has not be of the standard he showed in 2007.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Why?

Hodd is not really a one day player and Hodd's keeping has not be of the standard he showed in 2007.

Well, play him, but still play Hodd.

We done it in the T20 final in '07 AND at Lords, Saturday. Where did that get us?

 

[Uncle Buck]

Well, play him, but still play Hodd.

We done it in the T20 final in '07 AND at Lords, Saturday. Where did that get us?

Why waste 2 spots on 2 people that can keep wicket.

Prior is the better bat and his keeping has improved so much, yet Hodd's has not.

Also Brown has generally been our one day keeper this season.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Why waste 2 spots on 2 people that can keep wicket.

Prior is the better bat and his keeping has improved so much, yet Hodd's has not.

Also Brown has generally been our one day keeper this season.

I'd rather see Kirtley dropped for Prior, if anyone. Hodds a better keeper than Prior - no question. As bowlers, we can have Yardy, Arafat, Smith, RHB, Nash, etc.

Also..if we are going to play 2 PACE bowlers, why not play Collymore instead of Kirtley? Or is he injured?

 

[Uncle Buck]

I'd rather see Kirtley dropped for Prior, if anyone. Hodds a better keeper than Prior - no question. As bowlers, we can have Yardy, Arafat, Smith, RHB, Nash, etc.

Also..if we are going to play 2 PACE bowlers, why not play Collymore instead of Kirtley? Or is he injured?

I no longer think Hodd is the better keeper and he is certainly not the better bat.

Collymore does not play in limited overs as every time he has played he has leaked runs.

 

[keaton]

I'm with Piers. Prior's been superb against the Aussies and certainly didn't make any mistakes with the gloves on Saturday, whereas Hodd's been average. As batsmen the two are league's apart

 

[Brixtaan]

Oh sweet jesus this is mouthwatering.Gutted to have JUST missed the Stanford debacle but seeing Kent in India would be a dream,and to have you lot there too would only spoil it a little bit.Getting rid of Lancs and Pants is a great bonus.COME ON

 

[keaton]

And Hodds played two 20/20 games this season to Prior's one. If we're gonna pick on emotion then pick Brown's who played 8

 

[Taybha]

Why? because against hampshire making a spot for prior screwed up the batting lineup IMO those players in the comp had got used to thier starting position and probable running between the wicket partner,we looked inept and out of sorts against hants,and as i said at the time why change a winning team to accomodate Prior.

 

[keaton]

Why? because against hampshire making a spot for prior screwed up the batting lineup IMO those players in the comp had got used to thier starting position and probable running between the wicket partner,we looked inept and out of sorts against hants,and as i said at the time why change a winning team to accomodate Prior.

I don't think batting order makes too much of a difference in 20/20, it certainly shouldn't do, all the best teams alter their order depending on what's happening in the match. Being shunted down didn't seem to do Nash too much harm on Monday. And what line-up? on Monday we've moved around loads of people

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Don't be expecting too much. It took the bloke who was getting our tickets for the FPT Final (who bought them in exactly the same way as you did there via SCCC) eight extra days and over 40 phone calls to eventually receive them.

From Lord's.

Not this time ...

Tickets arrived less than 24 hours later, by first class post.