Big Bash League 2014/15

[Spikey]

hahahahahah holy ****. ajdude's original was absolutely the way it was. You've gotta send that to Kimber or someone

 

[Spikey]

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In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast

 

[vic_orthdox]

Or you could take note of the guys who were missing games, not because they weren't picked, but because they were injured.

 

[Spikey]

it really is a stupid article. People perform differently in one set of games. My column:

 

[ajdude]

Jarrod Kimber ‏@ajarrodkimber 42s42 seconds ago

@AJ9427 ?

brutal

 

[Jono]

Sometimes Haigh should stop trying to make **** important or deep and just shut up.

 

[Spikey]

i think the thing for me is he isnt even really trying to make some deep point. he's just listing a bunch of players and their performances pre and during the BBL and moving onto the next list.

 

[Spikey]

Jarrod Kimber ‏@ajarrodkimber 42s42 seconds ago

@AJ9427 ?

brutal

let's move onto lalor

 

[Spark]

wait guys holy ****

hahaha holy ****

 

[OverratedSanity]

Good god this may have outdone RR vs mumbai from last year's IPL as the most hilarious T20 finish.

 

[Cabinet96]

Imagine playing a final on a Wednesday. Second rate competition which for some reason thinks it's better than the T20 Blast.

 

[Spark]

Imagine playing a final on a Wednesday. Second rate competition which for some reason thinks it's better than the T20 Blast.

in all seriousness i don't understand the obsession over franchises in england as if that's what's made the bbl successful. try quality fta coverage and more compact scheduling first.

 

[SteveNZ]

Imagine playing a final on a Wednesday. Second rate competition which for some reason thinks it's better than the T20 Blast.

I don't watch the T20 Blast, pray tell why it's better? And I wouldn't wager many Australians have any knowledge of it either, so I'd dispute whether there's a comparison.

One thing that bugged me last night is they never showed vision of Doug the Rug outside the circle, that led to the moment that probably decided the game. Media seems to have forgotten about it too, and taken the low-hanging fruit that is the spilled last ball.

 

[Furball]

in all seriousness i don't understand the obsession over franchises in england as if that's what's made the bbl successful. try quality fta coverage and more compact scheduling first.

It's easier to have those things when there's 8 teams as opposed to 18 teams.

 

[SteveNZ]

in all seriousness i don't understand the obsession over franchises in england as if that's what's made the bbl successful. try quality fta coverage and more compact scheduling first.

I'm not a T20 man at all but it works. Compact and regular scheduling is a major part of it, having a quality game on every night is fantastic. Commentary is spot on, the colour of it adds to the spectacle, and there's a lot of very good cricket.

Only thing I'd say is expansion is not necessary. The standard drops away significantly with fringe XI and squad players.

 

[Spark]

It's easier to have those things when there's 8 teams as opposed to 18 teams.

yeah but even the 8-team construction feel slightly artificial and even then we were just adding two teams. how you're supposed to collapse 18 distinct team with distinct and well-defined support bases into 8 teams and not have it feel so contrived that many feel alienated is beyond me.

 

[Jarquis]

WTF did Kallis win?

 

[Riggins]

player of the tournament

 

[Jarquis]

Wafg.

 

[Midwinter]

I don't watch the T20 Blast, pray tell why it's better? And I wouldn't wager many Australians have any knowledge of it either, so I'd dispute whether there's a comparison.

One thing that bugged me last night is they never showed vision of Doug the Rug outside the circle, that led to the moment that probably decided the game. Media seems to have forgotten about it too, and taken the low-hanging fruit that is the spilled last ball.

So you don't think Lee's wide down the leg side on the first free hit ball had anything to do with it ?