This thread is about how this first season will work:

There will be 4 in-season tournaments - that will involve WAT members playing for international sides. These four competitions are: The WAT One Day Cup; The Pepsi Test Series; The VB ODI Series and The nPower 25Over Trophy.

In the off-season, we shall have the seasons best players in a WAT team to play the rest of the world, and to also tour international countries, such as England and Pakistan.

The WAT One Day Cup is a 50 over cup. It is a knockout tournament, so when you lose, you are out! It will run over the course of one week (Monday to Sunday). It will start with quarter finals.

The Pepsi Test Series will be set out like the Champions League. There will be two groups (A + B). In each group there will be 4 teams. Each team plays each of the other teams home and away once, meaning that each team plays 6 group matches. After this, the top two teams from each group will go onto the semi finals. So Grp A winner V grp B runner up and vice versa. Then there will be a tournament final. The matches will be played from Monday to Friday of each week (after WAT Cup).

The VB One Day Series will be set out in exactly the same way as The Pepsi Test Series, except that the matches will be played on different days. The Group A matches will be played on Saturday of each week, and the Group B matches on Sundays.

The nPower 25 Over Trophy will run in the same way as the WAT Cup, but at the other end of the season.

The International Tours will take place in the off-season when the best players in the four competitions will go off to play matches in different countries. Also, the WHSmith Super Series will take place, between a WAT XI and a Rest-Of-World XI.

This is how the season will look:
Week One - WAT Cup
Week Two - Week's Break
Week Three - Monday to Friday: Both Groups Pepsi Test Matches; Saturday: Group A's VB One Day Matches; Sunday: Group B's VB One Day Matches.
Week Four - Same as Week 3
Week Five - Same as Week 3
Week Six - Same as Week 3
Week Seven - Same as Week 3
Week Eight - Same as Week 3. Final week of group matches.
Week Nine - Monday to Friday: 1st Pepsi Test Series Semi-Final; Sunday: 1st VB One Day Series Semi-Final.
Week Ten - Monday to Friday: 2nd Pepsi Test Series Semi-Final; Sunday: 2nd VB One Day Series Semi-Final.
Week Eleven - Monday to Friday: Pepsi Test Series Final; Sunday: VB One Day Series Final.
Week Twelve - Week's Break
Week Thirteen - nPower Trophy
Week Fourteen - Week's Break
End of In-Season
OFF-SEASON:
WHSmith Super Series - WAT XI v Rest-Of World XI
WAT XI in South Africa
WAT XI in England

The Fixture List Will Be Posted Soon

Week One:
The WAT One Day Cup:
Dec 26 - England V Pakistan @ Lords (M1)
Dec 27 - Australia V India @ MCG (M2)
Dec 28 - West Indies V Sri Lanka @ Sabina Park (M3)
Dec 29 - New Zealand V South Africa @ Auckland (M4)
Dec 30 - 1st Semi Final (M1 v M2) @ Dhaka
Dec 31 - 2nd Semi Final (M3 v M4) @ Dhaka
Jan 1 2006 - Final @ Sharjah

Week Two: Week Off

Week Three:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Jan 9-13 - GRP A - West Indies V India @ Sabina Park - Pepsi Test Series
GRP A - New Zealand V Australia @ Auckland - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - Sri Lanka V South Africa @ Colombo - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - Pakistan V England @ Lahore - Pepsi Test Series
Jan 14 - GRP A - West Indies V India @ Sabina Park - VB One Day Series
GRP A - New Zealand V Australia @ Auckland - VB One Day Series
Jan 15 - GRP B - Sri Lanka V South Africa @ Colombo - VB One Day Series
GRP B - Pakistan V England @ Lahore - VB One Day Series

Week Four:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Jan 16-20 - GRP A - Australia V West Indies @ MCG - Pepsi Test Series
GRP A - India V New Zealand @ Calcutta - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - England V Sri Lanka @ Lord's - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - South Africa V Pakistan @ Cape Town - Pepsi Test Series
Jan 21 - GRP A - Australia V West Indies @ MCG - VB One Day Series
GRP A - India V New Zealand @ Calcutta - VB One Day Series
Jan 22 - GRP B - England V Sri Lanka @ Lord's - VB One Day Series
GRP B - South Africa V Pakistan @ Cape Town - VB One Day Series

Week Five:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Jan 23-27 - GRP A - India V Australia @ Calcutta - Pepsi Test Series
GRP A - West Indies V New Zealand @ Sabina Park - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - South Africa V England @ Cape Town - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - Sri Lanka V Pakistan @ Colombo - Pepsi Test Series
Jan 28 - GRP A - India V Australia @ Calcutta - VB One Day Series
GRP A - West Indies V New Zealand @ Sabina Park - VB One Day Series
Jan 29 - GRP B - South Africa V England @ Cape Town - VB One Day Series
GRP B - Sri Lanka V Pakistan @ Colombo - VB One Day Series

Week Six:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Jan 30-Feb 3 - GRP A - Australia V India @ MCG - Pepsi Test Series
GRP A - New Zealand V West Indies @ Auckland - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - England V South Africa @ Lord's - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - Pakistan V Sri Lanka @ Lahore - Pepsi Test Series
Feb 4 - GRP A - Australia V India @ MCG - VB One Day Series
GRP A - New Zealand V West Indies @ Auckland - VB One Day Series
Feb 5 - GRP B - England V South Africa @ Lord's - VB One Day Series
GRP B - Pakistan V Sri Lanka @ Lahore - VB One Day Series

Week Seven:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Feb 6-10 - GRP A - India V West Indies @ Calcutta - Pepsi Test Series
GRP A - Australia V New Zealand @ MCG - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - South Africa V Sri Lanka @ Cape Town - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - England V Pakistan @ Lord's - Pepsi Test Series
Feb 11 - GRP A - India V West Indies @ Calcutta - VB One Day Series
GRP A - Australia V New Zealand @ MCG - VB One Day Series
Feb 12 - GRP B - South Africa V Sri Lanka @ Cape Town - VB One Day Series
GRP B - England V Pakistan @ Lord's - VB One Day Series

Week Eight: Final Week Of Group Stages:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Feb 13-17 - GRP A - West Indies V Australia @ Sabina Park - Pepsi Test Series
GRP A - New Zealand V India @ Auckland - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - Sri Lanka V England @ Colombo - Pepsi Test Series
GRP B - Pakistan V South Africa @ Lahore - Pepsi Test Series
Feb 18 - GRP A - West Indies V Australia @ Sabina Park - VB One Day Series
GRP A - New Zealand V India @ Auckland - VB One Day Series
Feb 19 - GRP B - Sri Lanka V England @ Colombo - VB One Day Series
GRP B - Pakistan V South Africa @ Lahore - VB One Day Series

Week Nine:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Feb 20-24 - 1st Pepsi Test Series Semi Final - India V Pakistan @ MCG
Feb 26 - 1st VB One Day Series Semi Final @ TBA

Week Ten:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Feb 27-Mar 3 - 2nd Pepsi Test Series Semi Final - West Indies V England @ Colombo
Mar 5 - 2nd VB One Day Series Semi Final @ TBA

Week Eleven:
The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:
Mar 6-10 - Pepsi Test Series Final @ TBA
Mar 12 - VB Series One Day Final @ TBA

Week Twelve: Week Off

Week Thirteen:
The nPower 25 Over Trophy
Mar 20 - India V Australia @ Calcutta (M1)
Mar 21 - Sri Lanka V West Indies @ Colombo (M2)
Mar 22 - Pakistan V England @ Lahore (M3)
Mar 23 - South Africa V New Zealand @ Cape Town (M4)
Mar 24 - 1st Semi Final (M1 v M2)
Mar 25 - 2nd Semi Final (M3 v M4)
Mar 26 - Final

End Of Official Season

Two Weeks Rest Before Off-Season Tours

WAT XI v REST OF WORLD XI - WHSmith Super Series

10 Apr - 1st ODI @ The Gabba
12 Apr - 2nd ODI @ The Oval
14 Apr - 3rd ODI @ Karachi
17-21 Apr - Test Match @ Mumbai

WAT in PAKISTAN

1 May - 25/25 International @ Faisalabad
3 May - 1st ODI @ Lahore
4 May - 2nd ODI @ Rawalpindi
6 May - 3rd ODI @ Karachi
8-12 May - 1st Test @ Multan
15-19 May - 2nd Test @ Karachi
22-26 May - 3rd Test @ Lahore

WAT in ENGLAND

5-9 June - 1st Test @ Edgbaston
12-16 June - 2nd Test @ Old Trafford
19-23 June - 3rd Test @ The Oval
25 June - 1st ODI @ Sophia Gardens
27 June - 2nd ODI @ Headingly
29 June - 3rd ODI @ Lord's

Wow, impressive. Nice set-up there Rhys.

I didn't expect so many games

Great stuff!

W3lshrugby has asked me to inform fans of CricSim that he is currently experiencing PC and connectivity problems, therefore, the following Week Three matches are postponed until he is back online.

Week Three: The Pepsi Test Series & The VB One Day Series:

GRP A - New Zealand V Australia @ Auckland - Pepsi Test Series
Jan 14 - GRP A - West Indies V India @ Sabina Park - VB One Day Series
Jan 15 - GRP B - Sri Lanka V South Africa @ Colombo - VB One Day Series
GRP B - Pakistan V England @ Lahore - VB One Day Series

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Excellent.

well - definetly this week! this week will be used as a 'catch up' week, when I will catch up with all of the missed matches. The commentary site will not be used again until the finals stages of the tournaments.

i have now simmed 75% of the missed matches and will post threads tomorrow!

Great stuff, can't wait to see how it rolls out.