***Official*** Big Bash League 2017/18

[Spikey]

Man Pollard ****ed that chase up so hard. Really should have just gone for it a few overs ago, tried to be too clever by taking it deep and actually ended up leaving himself too much to do

Well Cooper didn't hit a boundary after the 14th over

 

[Starfighter]

It's time the teams realised that Pollard is an unfit useless hack and stopped selecting him.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Renegades failed to take make two singles into twos in the last two overs, and then lost by one run.

Their running at the end there was so lacking in urgency it's baffling.

And I've only seen Pollard in the Big Bash, therefore any reputation he has as a batsman must have been built up elsewhere. AFAIK, he's an overweight oaf who struggles to hit 50% of deliveries.

(Okay, I guess he hit one six in this match)

 

[TheJediBrah]

Man Pollard ****ed that chase up so hard. Really should have just gone for it a few overs ago, tried to be too clever by taking it deep and actually ended up leaving himself too much to do

I can't figure out why they take it so deep when you've got batsmen still left to come in. As long as you have wickets in hand you should be trying to finish it in the 19th over just to play it safe. I really don't get how professional teams can **** simple things like this up so badly. Maybe a big part of it is just selfish batsmen not wanting to throw their wickets away?

It's time the teams realised that Pollard is an unfit useless hack and stopped selecting him.

It seems just being West Indian can get you a long way in the Big Bash. I don't know if it's mainly due to marketability or they are just living in the past when they used to actually be good (3-4 years ago).

 

[Spark]

I can't figure out why they take it so deep when you've got batsmen still left to come in. As long as you have wickets in hand you should be trying to finish it in the 19th over just to play it safe. I really don't get how professional teams can **** simple things like this up so badly. Maybe a big part of it is just selfish batsmen not wanting to throw their wickets away?



It seems just being West Indian can get you a long way in the Big Bash. I don't know if it's mainly due to marketability or they are just living in the past when they used to actually be good (3-4 years ago).

I reckon it's just that MS Dhoni used to do it and people are trying to copy him, but forgetting that Dhoni was a ****ing freak chaser. Could pinch twos out of nowhere, for one thing.

 

[Flem274*]

pollard did go early tbf and almost got out to colin ingram before flukily surviving rashid khan

he was just a bit **** tonight

 

[Starfighter]

It seems just being West Indian can get you a long way in the Big Bash. I don't know if it's mainly due to marketability or they are just living in the past when they used to actually be good (3-4 years ago).

Over the years people seem to have somehow gained the impression that West Indies cricketers have some sort of magical X-faxtor that makes them brilliant.

They don't.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Over the years people seem to have somehow gained the impression that West Indies cricketers have some sort of magical X-faxtor that makes them brilliant.

They don't.

They used to be really good. Even just a few years ago guys like Andre Russell and Chris Gayle were among the most valuable players. Pollard though was never really that good, and he's just gotten worse. He's the one they're picking on imagined reputation. Who knows maybe DJ Bravo is insisting they select him, it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Gnske]

Pollard does know how to throw the bat, we all know that and that's why I think he's getting too much flak here. He made an error in judgement tonight.

 

[Starfighter]

I just realised how joyous it is that we are going to see a final featuring neither Langer's Louts nor the Brisbane 'Overrated Brothers' Heat.

 

[Gnske]

Lmao Hobart

 

[Starfighter]

Quality match awareness from Archer. The ball passed about a metre to his right.

 

[morgieb]

Rogers drop was semi-understandable, Short's OTOH....

 

[NUFAN]

I just realised how joyous it is that we are going to see a final featuring neither Langer's Louts nor the Brisbane 'Overrated Brothers' Heat.

Siddle's sidekicks doing well.

 

[Burgey]

Fair knock this

 

[TheJediBrah]

Will he beat Short's record score??? Intrigue

edit: no

 

[Gnske]

A masterclass in shots all around the wicket

 

[TheJediBrah]

Strikers should absolutely open up with a spinner, a part-time spinner too. After Dunk got him out last game I'm backing Head to take the 1st over.

 

[Burgey]

How does Paine bat ahead of Wade given their respective LO form in recent times? And now bailey ahead of wade too. Bizarre. They don’t want to win.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Lmfao just announced on national television that Matty Wade is taking a long ****