BIG Bash 2022/2023

[TheParraboy]

Stars are the first team officially out this year, with 2 games to play. The shame

715pm Sixers v Strikers tonight
At Coffs Harbour

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

As a Stars supporter, it's quite nice it's all over.
Our season was shaky before it began losing Burns and Maxwell for the season.
Missing Stoinis and Coulter Nile for what feels like half the season hasn't helped.

Looking at bright spots, Clarkes batting has again been a highlight although his actual wicket keeping left alot to be desired. Hatcher has actually been pretty decent. Zampas bowling has been great to see, not so much his captaincy.

Then you look at the not so bright spots
Wood, too expensive. Would rather have had Couchy play instead of Wood and utilize the import spot better
Boult for a number one pick, while he did alright, 8 wickets in 8 games averaging economy of 8 isn't exactly bums off seats. No replacement overseas player either.

The middle order inconsistancy. Larkin, Cartwright, Webster, Coulter-Nile, Seymour have all individually shown they can add useful knocks, sadly for each of them, it's too far in between.
Too many squad players not contributing, Sam Elliot all over the social media it seems but hasn't played, Tom o Connell, Cam Mclure..what did these guys do?
Don't rate Dave Hussey as a coach, next season with a different coach will be interesting. Hopefully we get Maxi back to help and a bit of a squad overhaul wouldn't go amiss.

 

[Tigers1986]

The sad thing with Thunder, most of those rocks performances are at home *sigh*

Where is 'home' these days. Deadset nomads. Albury, Canberra, Homebush, it's stupid of them really.

 

[TheParraboy]

Where is 'home' these days. Deadset nomads. Albury, Canberra, Homebush, it's stupid of them really.

Two home disasters burn in my mind, probably forever, both at the Showground Homebush

15 v Strikers
Demolished by Scorchers by 9wkts (but beat them well in Perth week and a half prior)

 

[TheParraboy]

Steve Smith to replae Finch in the T20 side?

 

[This Year?]

A bloke holding up a banner "Argentina have Messi we have Smith"

 

[mozza91]

I thought Steve Smith wasn’t good enough for T20?

 

[TheParraboy]

I thought Steve Smith wasn’t good enough for T20?

Maybe opener is his calling there?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

That is the worst review by the fielding side in history. Pitched leg, kept going down leg, too high and inside edge and they reviewed it for LBW

 

[Wizardman]

Short needs a 12 month run in the Australian side.

 

[TheParraboy]

Toddles gets his man !!

 

[TheParraboy]

Terrific Todd gets his Hose

 

[Eelectrica]

Sixers with Smith in the form he's in have to be favorites righta now.
In T20 form can be fleeting but the Sixers are stacked.

 

[_snafu_]

Come on Strykers.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Sixers with Smith in the form he's in have to be favorites righta now.
In T20 form can be fleeting but the Sixers are stacked.

could legitimately put a second 11 out that would give some teams in this tournament a game.

 

[TheParraboy]

Guess what everyone?

The ANGRY ANT in action tonight in Perth

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Guess what everyone?

The ANGRY ANT in action tonight in Perth

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Yes!!!
It turns out Australia's favourite little larrikin was just kidding around with Australia's 2nd favourite little larrikin Davey in their recent clash.

 

[Eelectrica]

Wadey is the reason BBL needs to be extended, not shortened.
Also the reason a top 5 finals isn't adequate and should be top 7. What if Wadey misses out on playing finals? Top 7 is clearly the answer.

I draw the line at top 8 though. Either win a wooden spoon or the BBL cup. Can't have both. Pick one.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Wadey is the reason BBL needs to be extended, not shortened.
Also the reason a top 5 finals isn't adequate and should be top 7. What if Wadey misses out on playing finals? Top 7 is clearly the answer.

I draw the line at top 8 though. Either win a wooden spoon or the BBL cup. Can't have both. Pick one.

Agree. He carries the bbl like an ant carries a cicada.

Hopefully they'll retire Wadey's jersey when he retires. They did it when fellow greats Clive Rose and Anton Devcich retired.

 

[TheParraboy]

Wadey TIME !!

Nugget won the flip and will bat

Scorchers XI: Cameron Bancroft, Stephen Eskinazi , Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Ashton Turner (capt), Nick Hobson, Ashton Agar, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Lance Morris

Hurricanes XI: Ben McDermott, Caleb Jewell, Zak Crawley, Matthew Wade (capt, wk), Tim David, D'Arcy Short, Faheem Ashraf , Tom Andrews, Nathan Ellis, Paddy Dooley, Riley Meredith

Scorchers beat Hurricanes, Scorchers won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

PS 147/3 vs HH 146/9 - Scorchers won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) in Perth, BBL 2022, January 18, 2023

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