Big Bash League,

[Verity]

No Chris Lynn of course forgot about him.

Interesting to see if they can win without him.

McCullum is the best T20 captain going, of couse they can win without him.

[Loose halo]

Lynn McCullum and Steketee are good the rest rubbish.

How many games do these three win for the Heat.

Klinger not given out made it tough but the guy deserves what he gets he just keeps producing his steely innings.

[Loose halo]

Melbourne Renegades

Hobart Hurricanes

Match scheduled to begin at 19:40 local time (08:40 GMT)













Melbourne Renegades Team
TLW Cooper, XJ Doherty, CJ Ferguson, AJ Finch*, MS Harris, GB Hogg, SP Narine, PM Nevill†, JL Pattinson, NLTC Perera, NJ Rimmington, MW Short, CP Tremain, CL White


Hobart Hurricanes Team
GJ Bailey, CJ Boyce, SCJ Broad, DT Christian, HP Kingston, BR McDermott, TD Paine*†, SL Rainbird, JK Reed, CA Rose, KC Sangakkara, DJM Short, SW Tait, BJ Webster, JW Wells


Hope Sangakarra plays

[Verity]

Lynn McCullum and Steketee are good the rest rubbish.

How many games do these three win for the Heat.

Klinger not given out made it tough but the guy deserves what he gets he just keeps producing his steely innings.

If Klinger was 21 now hed play 150 Tests for Australia, just come through at a bad time.

[Verity]

Fast bowling is so over rated in this format, no way in the world would I pick Pattinson in a T20 team. 0/47 (3)

[Verity]

Ben McDermott is making a name for himself. Kumar Sangakkara dropped for him and his just whacked a 47 ball ton.

Fast bowling is crap in T20's. Tait is shit, Pattinson is shit, Cummins is shit..

[Verity]

Big Bash economy

Cummins - 9.21

Tait - 12.48

Pattinson - 13.36

and all 3 get hyped like there GOD

Bollinger - 10

[Loose halo]

Chris Lynn waits for the quicks to come on so he can hit sixes.

[Verity]

Chris Lynn waits for the quicks to come on so he can hit sixes.

easier to get away, the quicks with variation like Ben Laughlin are quality but out and out quicks like the ones I mentioned are rubbish.

Ben Laughlin's Big Bash

7 wickets, economy 6.35

Andrew Tye

9 wickets, economy 6.31

No way Bollinger should get a game.

[Verity]

Nevill done his best to screw another runout. His truly awful.

[Verity]

Finch is a Effing shit captain, keeps bowling a quick last over in a close game. 16 runs were needed this one. game blown.

[Verity]

Perera 0/59

[Katto]

Big Bash economy

Cummins - 9.21

Tait - 12.48

Pattinson - 13.36

and all 3 get hyped like there GOD

Bollinger - 10

what are their strike rates?

[Loose halo]

Sydney Thunder

Sydney Sixers

Match scheduled to begin at 18:10 local time (07:10 GMT)









Sydney Thunder Team
AC Blizzard, CR Brathwaite, PJ Cummins, Fawad Ahmed, RJ Gibson, CJ Green, LC Hatcher, JS Lenton†, CJ McKay, AJ Nair, KR Patterson, BJ Rohrer, JM Vince, SR Watson*


Sydney Sixers Team
SA Abbott, JM Bird, DE Bollinger, J Botha, BJ Dwarshuis, BJ Haddin†, MC Henriques*, DP Hughes, MJ Lumb, NM Lyon, NJ Maddinson, C Munro, JC Silk

[Loose halo]

Perth Scorchers

Melbourne Stars

Match scheduled to begin at 18:15 local time (10:15 GMT)













Perth Scorchers Team
AC Agar, CT Bancroft, IR Bell, TT Bresnan, HWR Cartwright, JP Inglis, MG Johnson, M Klinger*, MR Marsh, SE Marsh, JA Richardson, AJ Turner, AJ Tye, SM Whiteman†, DJ Willey


Melbourne Stars Team
MA Beer, SM Boland, L Bowe, JR Coleman, CJ Gannon, EP Gulbis, PSP Handscomb†, BW Hilfenhaus, DJ Hussey*, KP Pietersen, RJ Quiney, MP Stoinis, LJ Wright


This should be a good game.

Too hard to pick.

[Verity]

T20s are my favourite format but they sure suck when the team batting first flops. Sixers 9/99.

[Verity]

Nic Maddinson having a woeful couple months.

7 (10) tonight.

[Katto]

i think he's confused at balancing the different formats and trying to forge an international career

[Verity]

i think he's confused at balancing the different formats and trying to forge an international career

I just think his shit personally

[Katto]

i think he's confused at balancing the different formats and trying to forge an international career

I just think his shit personally

I was trying to be fair on him.
He's shown in the past he can handle BBL ok, but he's trying to be a test player now so he probably doesnt know what he's doing.

[Verity]

I just think his shit personally

I was trying to be fair on him.
He's shown in the past he can handle BBL ok, but he's trying to be a test player now so he probably doesnt know what he's doing.

His never had a consistent patch in the Big Bash though, there one year Mark Waugh had a hard on every game for him and he failed time after time.

[Loose halo]

Adelaide Strikers

Melbourne Renegades

Match scheduled to begin at 19:10 local time (08:40 GMT)













Adelaide Strikers Squad
BJ Hodge*, WA Agar, AT Carey, JR Dean, BR Dunk†, TM Head, JM Holland, CJ Jordan, B Laughlin, JS Lehmann, TP Ludeman, MG Neser, KA Pollard, AU Rashid, KW Richardson, CJ Simmons, KR Smith, B Stanlake, J Weatherald


Melbourne Renegades Squad
AJ Finch*, TM Beaton, DJ Bravo, TLW Cooper, XJ Doherty, CJ Ferguson, MS Harris, GB Hogg, SP Narine, PM Nevill, JL Pattinson, NJ Rimmington, MW Short, PM Siddle, CP Tremain, MS Wade†, CL White, NP Winter









Don't quite get why the Strikers are outsiders in this one.

Might have a small wager at the 2.00.

Finchy is overdue to go early and if he does the Renegades will be up against it.

[Verity]

The teams that have carried a supreme quick have all struggled

Renegades 8th - James Patterson
Hurricanes 7th - Shaun Tait
Thunder 5th - Cummins

[Verity]

old man Hodge just let his bat go with one of his rusty swings and it took out Nevill, another concussion Test for him.

[Verity]

Massive swelling on his cheek imediately, broken bone maby..

[Katto]

Massive swelling on his cheek imediately, broken bone maby..

looked like his cheek got speared by the handle of the bat

ouch

Hodge needs to retire, he adds nothing to this team now.

[Verity]

Massive swelling on his cheek imediately, broken bone maby..

looked like his cheek got speared by the handle of the bat

ouch

Hodge needs to retire, he adds nothing to this team now.

Broken jaw suspected.

Yea I still dont know how he got the captaincy, shit captain, they have a decent team.

[Verity]

That will see Nevill miss the rest of the domestic season I'd say. It'll take a 1000 run Shield season next year to see him back again.

[Loose halo]

Melbourne Stars

Brisbane Heat

Match scheduled to begin at 19:40 local time (08:40 GMT)













Melbourne Stars Squad
DJ Hussey*, MA Beer, SM Boland, JR Coleman, JP Faulkner, SE Gotch, EP Gulbis, PSP Handscomb, SB Harper, JW Hastings, BW Hilfenhaus, GJ Maxwell, KP Pietersen, RJ Quiney, MP Stoinis, TIF Triffitt, DJ Worrall, LJ Wright, A Zampa


Brisbane Heat Squad
BB McCullum*, S Badree, JA Burns, BCJ Cutting, AJ Doolan, AL Fekete, LW Feldman, JS Floros, SD Heazlett, M Labuschagne, JK Lalor, CA Lynn, JJ Peirson†, NJ Reardon, AI Ross, MT Steketee, MJ Swepson, JD Wildermuth


Stars will be too good.

[Verity]

Big Bash economy

Cummins - 9.21

Tait - 12.48

Pattinson - 13.36

and all 3 get hyped like there GOD

Bollinger - 10

what are their strike rates?

Pattinson - Avg 52, SR 25

Tait - Avg 38.5, SR 18.5

Cummins - Avg 30.28, SR 19.7

Bollinger - Avg 32.5, SR 19.5

[Verity]

Luke Wright bats through the innings for a 60 not out, is that the lowest score for someone to bat throughout whole 20?

[Loose halo]

Incredible bowling by the Heat against the red hot favourites.

Without Lynn and McCullum on the Stars home ground.

Not one glamour paceman required.

[Boycs]

Luke Wright bats through the innings for a 60 not out, is that the lowest score for someone to bat throughout whole 20?

Solid English innings

[Loose halo]

Sydney Thunder

Adelaide Strikers

Match scheduled to begin at 19:40 local time (08:40 GMT)













Sydney Thunder Squad
SR Watson*, AC Blizzard, PJ Cummins, JR Doran, Fawad Ahmed, RJ Gibson, CJ Green, UT Khawaja, JS Lenton, AC McDermott, CJ McKay, EJG Morgan, KR Patterson, BJ Rohrer, AD Russell, GS Sandhu


Adelaide Strikers Squad
BJ Hodge*, WA Agar, AT Carey, JR Dean, BR Dunk†, TM Head, JM Holland, CJ Jordan, B Laughlin, JS Lehmann, TP Ludeman, MG Neser, KA Pollard, AU Rashid, KW Richardson, CJ Simmons, KR Smith, B Stanlake, J Weatherald


Hoping for Thunder to win.

[Verity]

Wow I've watched Jake Lehmann in about 5 Big Bash games now, he looks woeful, maby T20's isn't his game. He was going that bad then I reckon Pollard deliberately ran him out

[Katto]

needs more FC cricket

he doesnt have that many shots at this point, which is an issue in T20 when improv is required

[Loose halo]

You never know but he looked below average in potential last game.

His old man doesn't appear to be the type to be guilty of Nepotism so I like to think he must have some ability.

[Verity]

His looked bad every T20 game his played, I would have liked them to bat him at 3 last night to see what he has. It was a dead rubber. Brad Hodges selfish side shown again.

[Loose halo]

Brisbane Heat

Melbourne Renegades

Match scheduled to begin at 18:40 local time (08:40 GMT)













Brisbane Heat Squad
BB McCullum*, S Badree, JA Burns, BCJ Cutting, AJ Doolan, AL Fekete, LW Feldman, JS Floros, SD Heazlett, M Labuschagne, JK Lalor, CA Lynn, JJ Peirson†, NJ Reardon, AI Ross, MT Steketee, MJ Swepson, JD Wildermuth


Melbourne Renegades Squad
AJ Finch*, TM Beaton, DJ Bravo, TLW Cooper, XJ Doherty, CJ Ferguson, MS Harris, GB Hogg, SP Narine, PM Nevill, JL Pattinson, NJ Rimmington, MW Short, PM Siddle, CP Tremain, MS Wade†, CL White, NP Winter


McCullum better front up today the shirker.

[Verity]

“The reason I’m not playing the Big Bash is because the Universe Boss decided not to play the Big Bash this season,” Gayle said.

“If the Big Bash can afford me next season (I’ll consider coming back).”

Chris Gayle is a up himself wanker

http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/cri ... 4ffb0ea9c0

[Loose halo]

Losing Badree in the power play was a big blow.

Finch is a different player after being dropped.

[Loose halo]

Hobart Hurricanes

Perth Scorchers

Match scheduled to begin at 16:20 local time (05:20 GMT)













Hobart Hurricanes Team
GJ Bailey, CJ Boyce, SCJ Broad, DT Christian, HP Kingston, BR McDermott, TD Paine*†, SL Rainbird, CA Rose, KC Sangakkara, DJM Short, SW Tait, BJ Webster, JW Wells


Perth Scorchers Team
AC Agar, CT Bancroft†, IR Bell, TT Bresnan, HWR Cartwright, MG Johnson, M Klinger*, MR Marsh, SE Marsh, JA Richardson, AJ Turner, AJ Tye, SM Whiteman, DJ Willey

[Loose halo]

Melbourne Stars

Sydney Sixers

Match scheduled to begin at 19:25 local time (08:25 GMT)










Current time 09:23 local, 22:23 GMT | Match begins in: 10:02


Melbourne Stars Team
MA Beer, SM Boland, JR Coleman, SE Gotch†, EP Gulbis, PSP Handscomb, SB Harper, JW Hastings, BW Hilfenhaus, DJ Hussey*, KP Pietersen, RJ Quiney, MP Stoinis, TIF Triffitt, DJ Worrall, LJ Wright, A Zampa


Sydney Sixers Team
SA Abbott, JM Bird, DE Bollinger, J Botha, BJ Dwarshuis, BJ Haddin†, MC Henriques*, DP Hughes, MJ Lumb, NM Lyon, NJ Maddinson, C Munro, JC Silk

The Stars look sell your house specials here.

[Verity]

Stars and Sixers will go to who ever chases and Perth will win easily

[Verity]

6/98 and Sixers end up winning haha

[Loose halo]

Stars chances fading

Surely Lynn can handle a t20 match.

[Verity]

Perth v Stars

Heat v Sixers

Hopefully a Perth v Sixers GF

& I say that because they probably have the worst internationals in the tournament and they have made it to the finals.

Heat have McCullum and Badlee and Stars have Wright and Pietersen, all proven T20 guns.

Sixers started with Roy who was quality but now have spastics in Munro and Lumb. Scorchers have Bell who is crap. Willey was good though.

[Loose halo]

A New South Welshman barracking for Victoria over QLD

I guess the NRL floggings over a decade are to blame.

Cronulla's
win in the NRL final was pure luck so there.

[Loose halo]

Big Bash League, 1st Semi-Final: Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars at Perth, Jan 24, 2017





Summary


Full scorecard


Manhattan





Perth Scorchers

Melbourne Stars

Match scheduled to begin at 16:40 local time (08:40 GMT)













Perth Scorchers Squad
AC Agar, CT Bancroft, IR Bell, HWR Cartwright, NM Coulter-Nile, MG Johnson, M Klinger, MR Marsh, SE Marsh, JM Muirhead, JS Paris, JA Richardson, AJ Turner, AJ Tye, C Valente, AC Voges, SM Whiteman, DJ Willey


Melbourne Stars Squad
DJ Hussey*, MA Beer, SM Boland, JR Coleman, JP Faulkner, SE Gotch, EP Gulbis, PSP Handscomb, SB Harper, JW Hastings, BW Hilfenhaus, GJ Maxwell, KP Pietersen, RJ Quiney, MP Stoinis, TIF Triffitt, DJ Worrall, LJ Wright, A Zampa


The first semi

Scorchers 1.65 and should win at home with their bowling.

[Verity]

Wow yous just missed the best T20 spell ever..

Mitchell Johnson 3/3 from 4 overs with 2 maidens..

His had a great Big Bash.