h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Team sheets updated - AndyG and MT can relax, as they've now got full sides, but everyone else has at least one player to sign.

B hasn't managed to get his bids in, and I haven't been able to contact him. If anyone ties with him in the bidding this round, B's bids will get precedence; I've done this before when players haven't been able to bid for whatever reason, and he still has loads of gaps to fill.

I've got less than 24 hours to get the teams completed, so if you can get your bids in by tomorrow evening that would be ideal - I'll try to email you if you still have gaps then. If you want pick a second choice for each position that's fine, and if your first choice doesn't come off I'll take that as a bid instead.

Updates of player lists should be live in about ten minutes. I think I've cracked the spreadsheet

They're up there now

Mine's in

I'm just waiting for B, who's done admirably well after missing the last round, to fill one gap before I get on with my team of dregs. Everyone else now has a full team.

Please check your completed teams are correct. If you forgot to choose a captain or wicketkeeper, I've made a choice on your behalf - the wickies are pretty obvious in each team, the captains less so. If you don't like my choice, give me a shout. Obviously the sooner the better, though it's no problem if you don't let me know before I go away - as long as the email is dated before the start of play on Wednesday Remember, your choice of both is fixed for the duration of the competition. If I don't receive a correction for your team, I'll presume the selection on the team list is acceptable.

Arent one player rom each team meant to be a Res.?

No, I said you could pick an extra player in case you were outbid for your first choice - because the bidding has been so rushed, there wouldn't have been time for everyone to fill any gaps in their teams. In this version, there are no reserves, no substitutions and no transfers; the whole tournament only lasts a fortnight. You're stuck with what you've got

Fine by me.*Awaits B to predict him in last place.

Still no word from B I've gone ahead and picked my 'team' now anyway...

I'm struggling with no PC at the minute. So no predictions.

Except MegaChedda last, of course.

B

We all saw that coming B, why do you go and find a new way to insult me?