Reserve Players

[Darkconquerer]

I've become a little confused with how exactly reserve players work in English County Cricket.

Now, these players, when/how are they subbed into the side? Are there any requirements? Or restrictions as to when you can use them? Or how often they can be used?

The whole idea of having a single Reserve player, another Overseas player, another two T20 players is just confusing me a little - anyone who can help me understand please do. I would be very very happy.

One other question, in Australian Domestic Cricket, Overseas T20 players, are they always randomised at the start of the season? Or am I missing out on some way to be able to choose your Overseas T20 players?

eg

I've a Victorian side that is performing quite well, however, the overseas players for the T20 side are bringing down the rating of the side if I were to sub them in during the T20 Games. I assume this is because the only players ever available to me are from... weaker international sides.

So yeah, those are my questions, any help would be very much appreciated.

~DC

[zeduck]

Whenever your main overseas player is selected for international duty or injured, your reserve overseas player becomes selectable.

The overseas T20 players for Australian domestic are randomised

[Darkconquerer]

What if you want to use your Reserve and not your Overseas?

eg

Both are well and able, but you want your Reserve in your playing team, not your Overseas because conditions suit.

[Chewie]

Then they wouldn't be the reserve would they.. :rolleyes:

[Fozzies]

there is one thing you can do, you can get your main overseas player injured.
Its not my favourite idea, but if your main overseas player is in awful form and you need an extra bowler and your reserve is a bowler then there is a logic.

Even if your main player is a batsmen it doesn't matter, just bowl him through as many over as he can and then keep bringing him back to bowl. e.g. only one over rest so is stamina is always low. Around the 3rd of 4th time he can get injured and then you can use your reserve in the next match

[Chris Child]

Interesting tactic. I wonder if anyone will repeat it in the real world.

[ab5ides1]

I doubt it. That's a pretty mean way of doing it. They could just try to re-negotiate the contract. What I find annoying is that your reserve has to be cheaper than your main overseas player.

[Chewie]

I doubt it. That's a pretty mean way of doing it. They could just try to re-negotiate the contract. What I find annoying is that your reserve has to be cheaper than your main overseas player.

It doesn't have to be - if he's more expensive you have to pay the difference though I think.

[ab5ides1]

When I tried to buy a more expensive backup it told me I couldn't and it had to be cheaper.

[Chris Child]

We tried this both ways, and it seemed much fairer to insist on a cheaper player. I think we'd have more complaints if you bought a 100k reserve and he didn't get a game because your 20k main player was available for the whole season.

[ab5ides1]

Sounds fair enough. Though I'd probably use the 100k as a main. :D