Australia off-season 2022

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https://www.facebook.com/BBL/posts/5495326030498134

 

[Starfighter]

Woah. Perhaps not surprising after he scored stuff-all runs last season, but sure gonna look funny.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Needs to go somewhere he can play home games on the wicket with least assistance to the spinners

oh wait

 

[Spikey]

He's probably gonna go to ****ing Perth and score 600 runs next season

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Can't be a good sign that he was left off the list concurrently with a bunch of interstate signings to bring in talent, smacks of "even when this guy was on our list we didn't think he was good enough so we'll keep looking elsewhere"

Conway seems to me at least far more a replacement for Worrall (and Mennie, who I must admit I forgot was even still contracted last year) as a guy with a decent amount of FC experience. You probably do have a point with Thornton though



Honestly wondering if Lynn will even find a new BBL home? Can't imagine he would come cheap, are teams really going to invest big in him considering both the inconsistency and his injury history

 

[TheJediBrah]

Honestly wondering if Lynn will even find a new BBL home? Can't imagine he would come cheap, are teams really going to invest big in him considering both the inconsistency and his injury history

He might have to

 

[GoodAreasShane]

He might have to

Honestly in that scenario, if Lynn had effectively priced himself out of the market, then I could see him forgoing the BBL entirely to play in one of those obscure dodgy UAE leagues or somesuch

 

[TheJediBrah]

Or fall back on his successful adult film career

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Ehh, he's no Jason Krejza

 

[Starfighter]

Gotch has quit due to his hands being a little too smashed up.

Oh, and speaking of Victoria, Seymour missed out on a contract. Somehow.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Seymour rather unlucky for sure, definitely rate him higher than a couple of other people top order bats on the Vic list. But that being said, he didn't exactly make much of an impact after that early season ton so it isn't exactly a shocking call, as much as I may disagree with it

 

[social]

Lynn has been one of the Heat’s biggest problems for a few years now as their batting lineup follows his lead & slog at everything

Looks great when it comes off but Lynnsanity more often leads to collapses than not

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Not to count the fact that he only really did it for one season.

 

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The BBL overseas draft is here: how will it work?

The pressure is on the BBL to get big-name players to revive the competition

www.espncricinfo.com

Hmm.

 

[Burgey]

Worth keeping an eye on this developing story.

Channel Seven is seeking a court declaration that would allow them to terminate a multi-million dollar Test cricket and Big Bash League broadcasting rights deal with Cricket Australia.

Seven West Media Limited on Thursday filed court proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia in relation to “multiple quality and standard breaches by CA” of the existing $450m media rights agreement.

“The SWM (Seven West Media) proceedings will seek both a court declaration that Seven is entitled to terminate the MRA (media rights agreement) on the basis of material contract breaches by CA which were not remedied, and damages arising out of past breaches,” a Seven statement read.

It is understood the court proceedings will start early next year and the upcoming summer of cricket is unlikely to be impacted, with Seven intent on performing its obligations in terms of broadcasting a busy summer of Test and BBL cricket.

There are two summers remaining on the six-year deal but it is understood that the BBL is the sticking point for Seven, after a number of star players shunned the competition and it was disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Seven previously obtained preliminary discovery proceedings in the Federal Court relating to the claims,” the Seven statement added. “Seven’s intention is to terminate the MRA, conditional on the Federal Court granting a declaration that Seven is entitled to do so. Seven has the right to waive this condition. The damages action is not conditional.

“Seven has pursued the informal dispute resolution procedure under the MRA but the procedure failed to resolve the dispute.”

 

[Starfighter]

Not good for the future of FTA cricket.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, though there was some talk of Nine wanting it back wasn't there?

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah, though there was some talk of Nine wanting it back wasn't there?

They mightn't stump up the money CA would want. OTOH, I don't see Fox covering it either.

 

[Chubb]

Guess this can happen if you promise Kohli and get ****bain.

 

[Burgey]

CA’s utterly shithouse admin over an entire generation coming home to roost really. They make the ARU seem vaguely competent.