*Official* Big Bash League 14 - 2024/25

[the big bambino]

I think anything over 145k is true express and Morris is beating that mark frequently tonight.

 

[Starfighter]

Morris needs to bring these speeds to internationals if he wants to stick around. Not true express but he looks plenty quick in the last few games

Better yet he should sort out his last few strides and become a true express. He did work up to these speeds in the Manuka ODI. Then he picked up a side strain and didn't play for months.

 

[halba]

Better yet he should sort out his last few strides and become a true express. He did work up to these speeds in the Manuka ODI. Then he picked up a side strain and didn't play for months.

Hes extremely injury prone, similar to Hazlewood. Dont think hes test material. We need someone like Boland who atleast bowls ~135kph and doesnt break down every game.

 

[Gnske]

Marcus Harris hitting Ashton Agar for six, this comp doesn't get any better than that

 

[Starfighter]

Hes extremely injury prone, similar to Hazlewood. Dont think hes test material. We need someone like Boland who atleast bowls ~135kph and doesnt break down every game.

Go away

 

[social]

Someone posted this previously and it might turn out to be true

It’s entirely possible that JFM earns millions in India while being without a contract in Australia

He’s not very good

 

[social]

I think anything over 145k is true express and Morris is beating that mark frequently tonight.

Richardson is quicker (& better) with a chronic shoulder issue

 

[Starfighter]

Someone posted this previously and it might turn out to be true

It’s entirely possible that JFM earns millions in India while being without a contract in Australia

He’s not very good

If it wasn't for his IPL season I'd have said that hundred was a Charles Coventry-esque one-off. Apparently all he needs are grounds with the same pitch difficulty and outfield size as Karen Rolton Oval.

I suspect the IPL bowlers will be more prepared for him this time around.

 

[Spark]

Someone posted this previously and it might turn out to be true

It’s entirely possible that JFM earns millions in India while being without a contract in Australia

He’s not very good

If he manages to do this year in the IPL what he did last year then I will dramatically lower my estimation of that competition's quality

 

[Starfighter]

Richardson is quicker (& better) with a chronic shoulder issue

Ah no, he's not quicker.

 

[the big bambino]

Richardson is quicker (& better) with a chronic shoulder issue

He's better, he's not quicker.

Rogers ahead of Jono Wells is interesting.

 

[Spark]

Richardson is quicker (& better) with a chronic shoulder issue

lmao what

 

[Starfighter]

lmao what

The only explanation I can think is that @social's not actually watching the match.

 

[Starfighter]

Just secretly, I think Connolly's bowling's a bit junky.

 

[social]

Guys, Richardson is rapid and quality

Morris is the slowest express bowler I have ever seen

He’s a skiddy 145k bowler

Another Holdsworth

 

[Spikey]

Wasn't that also the era of list management shenanigans? I remember someone here once mentioning Tye was on a big state contract (when he almost never played in the Sheffield Shield) to get around the salary cap.

Yeah I think this was the time where the NSW/Vic teams complained constantly that the one-team states had a huge advantage because of that.

well you may note that Andrew Tye debuted as a Sydney Thunder player prior to being a contracted Western Australia player (albeit he played in the domestic OD cup that summer, but this was in the era where it was nearly completely unjustifiable to pick a white ball specialist in your state squad). Then in 2014-2015 he was indeed a signed WA player, and continued to be for years afterwards. And wouldn't you know, he became a Perth player too. One claim was that his state contract was worth as much as his BBL contract, which itself was under what other teams would likely offer him. Another claim was that he agreed to return to the Thunder, and then got told his opportunities with WA may be at risk if he does that. The other stories were D'Arcy Short agreeing to a deal with Hobart, and then attempting to back out of it, and Hilton Cartwright, having not been contracted by Perth, preferring to be an uncontracted reserve player for Perth rather than sign somewhere else for a season

 

[Molehill]

If he manages to do this year in the IPL what he did last year then I will dramatically lower my estimation of that competition's quality

More scores than ever over 200 last year, helped of course by the sub rule. But pitches were stupidly in favour of the batters. It's kind of the perfect comp for someone who just hits blindly through the line.

 

[TheJediBrah]

social approaching halba-levels of wrongness

 

[Gnske]

Wait runners are still a thing?

 

[Starfighter]

Speaking of aesthetically unattractive fast-medium bowlers who bowl a lot of slower balls, did anyone ever work out where Matt Kelly was actually born?