Eng v SA, 2nd Test match - Talking Trumps #2

First of all, I don't agree. I am appalled. I am upset. I am in trouble. 3 more Tests to go. 5 ODI and I'm down to my last transfer. How unfortunate is that? Very. Guess I'm just going to have to employ my shrewd upper stroey to carve out a fairy tale win for The Harry Potters purely on the back of the most precise Trump Picking (TP) ever seen in the short history of fantasy cricket. Watch this space. History is about to be made. You're about to get a sneak preview into how the best Trump Pickers* (TP*) in the world do their thang. Prepare to be wowed.

The Artificial Intelligents by RTP (6 transfers pending) AN Cook IR Bell KP Pietersen GC Smith (TP) SCJ Broad JH Kallis MV Boucher CT Tremlett MJ Hoggard DW Steyn M Morkel

Thanks to a Test's headstart, currently The Harry Potters lead The Artificial Intelligents by 1704 points. But for the purposes of ratcheting up the interest in this little gig of ours, let's turn the meter down to zero for The Harry Potters and see how they end up in a race they start at the same time as the AIs.

The Score: (HPs) (0); (AIs) (0)

The Harry Potters (1 measly transfer left)

KP Pietersen (TP) AB de Villiers HM Amla (TP) IR Bell (TP) GC Smith (TP) SCJ Broad MV Boucher M Morkel DW Steyn (TP) MS Panesar MJ Hoggard Andrew Flintoff (TP)

What do you mean I'm not allowed to pick 6 Trump Players? You take my transfers. You make me mess around with my team. And now you won't let me pick 6 trump players? Fine, five? Four? Three? Two? Please.

I'm beginning to think the most stress free way to play fantasy cricket is to let the RTP do everything for you. At least that way you won't end up being left with one miserable transfer one Test match into the series. Nor have to suffer the ignominy of pleading with your inner player. This, all because I was overcome by a bout of panic trading. I know what I need. I need a 'Safe mode' setting in fantasy cricket. A setting that doesn't allow a certain kind of player from messing around any more than what is required with his team. Like Mallya.

SWESAW of the Series standings: My punt - Hashim Amla (155/85000_FMs) Current leader - Ian Bell (370/90000_FMs)