***Official*** Australian Domestic Season 2010/11

[Mister Wright]

Lynn does hit the ball quite well, I can see why he's done so well in Shield cricket.

 

[_Ed_]

Western Australia signed Saj ****ing Mahmood.

 

[thierry henry]

Lynn does hit the ball quite well, I can see why he's done so well in Shield cricket.

Yep...hitting it a hell of a lot cleaner than Carseldine anyway

 

[Mister Wright]

Yep...hitting it a hell of a lot cleaner than Carseldine anyway

Not hard. McGrath could hit them better than Carseldine atm.

 

[Nate]

Was just looking at some stats from last season - apparently Heal was the second highest wicket taker and only conceded 5.85 rpo which is nothing short of ****ing awesome, yet WA left him out for their opening game this season so they could play Mick Lewis and Saj Mahmood.

Pretty dumb, eh? He made the All Stars XI.

 

[Prince EWS]

Pretty dumb, eh? He made the All Stars XI.

Statistically the best bowler of the tournament by a fair way tbh. He must be sending down some serious pies in grade cricket to be left out.

 

[Rant0r]

Don't talk to me about Western Australia at the moment, grrrr.

On another note, I wish The Sheffield Shield was still on TV (Not just the final).

 

[Julian87]

Qld would be better off bringing in Ricardo Powell IMO.

 

[Rant0r]

NSW had Dwayne Smith last year, he's lucky to get a game in his own country

 

[M0rphin3]

Why can't they sign someone like Shakib? Is there some rule for signings? Shockingly dire imo.

 

[Rant0r]

Hahaha, I think they've been hamstrung a bit by International boards not wanting to release their players. They wouldn't dare do that to the might of the BCCI. A lot of the West Indian players have declined central contracts for that reason. Because T20 is now the pinnacle of world cricket... Clearly, as you get Damien Fleming calling David Hussey a "Champion" on the call.

 

[Nate]

Statistically the best bowler of the tournament by a fair way tbh. He must be sending down some serious pies in grade cricket to be left out.

Averaging 43 with the bat and 28 with the ball at a good economy last time I checked it. I'm clueless.

 

[M0rphin3]

hahaha, i think they've been hamstrung a bit by international boards not wanting to release their players. They wouldn't dare do that to the might of the bcci. A lot of the west indian players have declined central contracts for that reason. Because t20 is now the pinnacle of world cricket... Clearly, as you get damien fleming calling david hussey a "champion" on the call.

 

[Rant0r]

Actually the word might have been Superstar, splitting hairs I know, but that advert is on Fox all the time and it annoys me

 

[shivfan]

Hahaha, I think they've been hamstrung a bit by International boards not wanting to release their players. They wouldn't dare do that to the might of the BCCI. A lot of the West Indian players have declined central contracts for that reason. Because T20 is now the pinnacle of world cricket... Clearly, as you get Damien Fleming calling David Hussey a "Champion" on the call.

Actually, just three West Indians - Gayle, Bravo and Pollard. I see Bravo was on the winning side today, though he didn't seem to do a helluva lot to help.

 

[Rant0r]

There was more than that, they're just the highest profile ones. The ongoing fighting with the West Indian players and the WICB has been going on for years and is embarrassing. If you ask me, they should start playing for free until they can dish up something to the paying public that resembles First Class Cricket, then work up to a pay scale in line with the quality output. Works that way in other "Industries"

 

[GotSpin]

There was more than that, they're just the highest profile ones. The ongoing fighting with the West Indian players and the WICB has been going on for years and is embarrassing. If you ask me, they should start playing for free until they can dish up something to the paying public that resembles First Class Cricket, then work up to a pay scale in line with the quality output. Works that way in other "Industries"

The recent disputes have actually been handled, and it seems, for the moment anyway, that the two organisations are at peace

 

[Rant0r]

Working well yes, 3 of their best players only play test matches part time and their captain was replaced by a man who wasn't in the first XI. *back patting all round*

 

[Julian87]

REDbacks REDdy to take on the Speedblitz Blues

03 Jan 2011 - General News, Redbacks, SACA, SACA Members

Redbacks TV

The West End Redbacks are ready for tomorrow night’s clash against the RTA Speedblitz Blues in their opening KFC Twenty20 Big Bash match at Adelaide Oval.

The squad had their final hit-out at Adelaide Oval today with captain, Michael Klinger confident that the Redbacks will go one better this season.

“We know how to play some good Twenty20 cricket as a team and individuals and we’re looking forward to pressing our claims in this tournament,” he said.

Redbacks Twenty20 coach, Darren Berry is equally as excited about tomorrow’s match.

“We had some good form last season, some good form in the Champions League and I can’t wait for Tuesday night,” Berry said.

“It’s pretty easy to be fired up for the Big Bash. If we can’t get excited for this, we’re never going to be.”

Callum Ferguson has not recovered after being struck in the groin while playing backyard cricket on Christmas Eve and is out injured, while 23-year-old Nathan Lyon is set to make his debut if selected after impressive performances in the Futures League and Grade competition.

West End Redbacks v RTA Speedblitz Blues
Tuesday 4 January 2011, Adelaide Oval, local start time 7pm

Michael Klinger (captain)
Aiden Blizzard
Cameron Borgas
Dan Christian
Tom Cooper
Daniel Harris
Nathan Lyon
Graham Manou
Aaron O’Brien
Kieron Pollard
Adil Rashid
Kane Richardson
Shaun Tait

SACA - South Australian Cricket Association - Media - REDbacks REDdy to take on the Speedblitz Blues

By the look of that squad you'd think 2 batsmen would drop out considering Richardson and Tait (besides Lyon) are the only 2 genuine bowlers..

 

[Prince EWS]

SACA - South Australian Cricket Association - Media - REDbacks REDdy to take on the Speedblitz Blues

By the look of that squad you'd think 2 batsmen would drop out considering Richardson and Tait (besides Lyon) are the only 2 genuine bowlers..

I don't think they'll pick all three specialist bowlers with Rashid, O'Brien, Christian and Pollard all playing as well. They'll just bat deep and flick Lyon IMO, unfortunately.