***OFFICIAL*** BBL | 06 Thread

[Prince EWS]

Leaving Stoinis out a mistake IMO.

I thought this was in the ODI selection thread at first and figured you were on the crack again.

 

[Starfighter]

First impressions on Patto's return is that he could use a shave and a haircut. Pace still good though.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

So good watching Patto

 

[NUFAN]

That's really excellent from KP - hitting the weak 5th bowler for 6 first ball just puts so much pressure back on the Gades.

Nice first over Patto..

 

[The Battlers Prince]

First impressions on Patto's return is that he could use a shave and a haircut. Pace still good though.

And swing, that's what our good young quicks need. Plenty of them have the pace but the movement from Patto and Pat

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Haha that's hit him on the number

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Hogg bowls better now than he used to.

 

[vcs]

Here I am watching Big Bash on a Saturday afternoon on the internet!

I've a sad life.

Great reverse sweep by Pietersen.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Someone in Stars management must have money on the Renegades

sending Harper ahead of Faulkner and Hussey is moronic. It's bad enough that he's batting ahead of the bowlers.

 

[vcs]

Sunil Narine's cap is hideous.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Someone in Stars management must have money on the Renegades

sending Harper ahead of Faulkner and Hussey is moronic. It's bad enough that he's batting ahead of the bowlers.

I'm not sure who's idea that was but just stupidity

 

[TheJediBrah]

I reckon this might be the first BBL season that had several local players that play virtually no other competitive cricket other than Big Bash.


David Hussey and Tim Paine are the ones I can think of, there are probably others. Johan Botha?

 

[Gnske]

Well we've had Hussey's more famous brother, Hogg, Warne and MacGill in the Bash in the past. Johnson and Watto this year too.

Chris Green I guess counts as an essentially t20 player only who isn't a retiree, Aiden Blizzard too and Jono Dean, Clive Rose as well since I think he was dumped by Tasmania IIRC, Laughlin, Dwarshuis.

 

[Starfighter]

The Stars have been so good at collapsing at the end of the innings, especially with the run outs.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Well we've had Hussey's more famous brother, Hogg, Warne and MacGill in the Bash in the past. Johnson and Watto this year too.

Chris Green I guess counts as an essentially t20 player only who isn't a retiree, Aiden Blizzard too and Jono Dean.

A lot of those guys play IPL and stuff as well though

DHussey and Paine don't seem to play anything other than BBL

 

[NUFAN]

Tim Paine doesn't count, he plays in the OD matches.

BBL Aussies who don't play state cricket XI
1 Shane Watson
2 Aidan Blizzard
3 David Hussey
4 Brad Hodge
5 Brad Haddin
6 Jono Botha
7 Trent Lawford
8 Chris Green
9 Mitch Johnson
10 Ben Laughlin
11 Brad Hogg

Nick Buchanan and Jono Dean too.

 

[Gnske]

Wow I love Danny Green, a sportsman who really makes you think. I wonder which team he supports.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Tim Paine doesn't count, he plays in the OD matches.

BBL Aussies who don't play state cricket XI
1 Shane Watson
2 Aidan Blizzard
3 David Hussey
4 Brad Haddin
5 Jono Botha
6 Trent Lawford
7 Chris Green
8 Nick Buchanan
9 Mitch Johnson
10 Ben Laughlin
11 Brad Hogg

Jono Dean is another.

Blizzard's a good one. The rest aren't really what I'm thinking about, they either play in a few competitions around the world or are just not quite good enough to have been making the State sides, but are still trying to (if that makes sense).

For some reason I didn't realise Paine played in the Matador

And surely Hodgey makes your XI Nufan!

 

[Prince EWS]

Chris Green plays for NSW in Futures too, and had a crack playing County Seconds last season as well. Seems to be genuinely interested in cracking FC cricket rather than just playing Grade to keep fit for the BBL.

 

[Spikey]

He's a younger better jason flores and also extremely good looking