BBL BBL|09 Game 27: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers @ Adelaide Oval 8th Jan 2020 3:40pm AEDT

[grimlock]

Adelaide Strikers (3-2 1NR)

• 5. Alex CAREY (c)(+)
• 21. Wes AGAR
• 13. Harry CONWAY
• 19. Rashid KHAN
• 20. Michael NESER
• 4. Harry NIELSEN (+)
• 1. Phil SALT
• 2. Matthew SHORT
• 64. Peter SIDDLE
• 3. Billy STANLAKE
• 6. Cameron VALENTE
• 28. Jake WEATHERALD
• 29. Jon WELLS

In: Agar, Nielsen, Valente
Out: Cameron WHITE

Liam O'CONNOR omitted from the XIII

Sydney Sixers (5-2)

• 16. Daniel HUGHES (c)
• 32. Justin AVENDANO
• 33. Jackson BIRD
• 59. Tom CURRAN
• 27. Ben DWARSHUIS
• 18. Jack EDWARDS
• 38. Josh HAZLEWOOD
• 46. Ben MANENTI
• 72. Steve O'KEEFE
• 22. Josh PHILIPPE (+)
• 7. Lloyd POPE
• 14. Jordan SILK
• 9. James VINCE

In: Manenti, O'Keefe

Unchanged XIII

 

[eth-dog]

White dropped? Damn

 

[Aussie_boy]

White dropped? Damn

Rightly so, he's cooked. He may get another go later on in the tournament when Carey goes but I'd honestly prefer Valente in the team.

And I'm surprised Carey and Hazlewood are playing this one.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Rightly so, he's cooked. He may get another go later on in the tournament when Carey goes but I'd honestly prefer Valente in the team.

And I'm surprised Carey and Hazlewood are playing this one.

Surely Nielsen replaces Carey? And with Head not going to India, I don't see how White gets a game. I'd go with a squad like this once Head is available.

Weatherald
Salt
Head (C)
Wells
Nielsen +
Short/Valente
Neser
Khan
Siddle
Agar
Conway

 

[Aussie_boy]

Surely Nielsen replaces Carey? And with Head not going to India, I don't see how White gets a game. I'd go with a squad like this once Head is available.

Weatherald
Salt
Head (C)
Wells
Nielsen +
Short/Valente
Neser
Khan
Siddle
Agar
Conway

I was just assuming Nielsen gets a game tomorrow, then when Carey leaves White could potentially take his spot. Feel like the Strikers need an extra batsmen in there it's just that the options are ordinary.

 

[Cleavy]

weird timeslot.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Ridiculous time

 

[Hamingja]

Ridiculous time

Heat of the day in Adelaide. Looks like they have got lucky and only mid 30s tomorrow.

 

[Moonwatcher]

weird timeslot.

Only just noticed this. Would have completely missed the match.

 

[Hamez]

Weird time slot but perfect for TV. This game will lead straight into the night game which is all they care about.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Weird time slot but perfect for TV. This game will lead straight into the night game which is all they care about.

TBF we all complained about the length of the competition, compromises have to be made. I would have thought having two matches at 6:40pm on a weeknight would have been preferable though. Just don't have both Melbourne/Sydney teams playing in the same timeslot. Free to air in each state would obviously have to skip the game not featuring a team from that state. Foxtel could show both simultaneously (though they wouldn't like it).

 

[Moonwatcher]

So that would be preferable for fans but not for Foxtel I guess, so the TV coverage does rule in the end.

 

[brucetiki]

I reckon the expected crowd today will be so small they could've easily played this at Karen Rolton Oval!

There's no Adelaide Oval express buses, and no event parking restrictions in North Adelaide.

While I get the need to condense the season timeframe, playing matches at 3:00pm on a weekday afternoon is just madness.

 

[Crashy]

Should make it free entry

 

[brucetiki]

TBF we all complained about the length of the competition, compromises have to be made. I would have thought having two matches at 6:40pm on a weeknight would have been preferable though. Just don't have both Melbourne/Sydney teams playing in the same timeslot. Free to air in each state would obviously would have to skip the game not featuring a team from that state. Foxtel could show both simultaneously (though they wouldn't like it).

They would've been better off adopting an AFL style schedule on weekends - First match at 2:00pm, second match at 5:00pm, third match at 8:00pm (or 3:30pm, 6:30pm and 9:30pm game in Perth).

 

[LukeParkerno1]

TBF we all complained about the length of the competition, compromises have to be made. I would have thought having two matches at 6:40pm on a weeknight would have been preferable though. Just don't have both Melbourne/Sydney teams playing in the same timeslot. Free to air in each state would obviously would have to skip the game not featuring a team from that state. Foxtel could show both simultaneously (though they wouldn't like it).

My main issue is the weekend games. It's idiotic to not have two games a day on both weekend days. Could even schedule the Scorchers home game for one of those days

 

[Barlos Crathwaite]

My main issue is the weekend games. It's idiotic to not have two games a day on both weekend days. Could even schedule the Scorchers home game for one of those days

Write the BBL a letter mate! Sign it with your big footy user name. Power to the people

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Write the BBL a letter mate! Sign it with your big footy user name. Power to the people

Haha I will pass.

Schedule has been a mile better this year. Last year dragged on for a month in excess.

 

[Barlos Crathwaite]

Haha I will pass.

Schedule has been a mile better this year. Last year dragged on for a month in excess.

Even Lynn hasn't had anything to complain about this year, yet

 

[Moonwatcher]

They would've been better off adopting an AFL style schedule on weekends - First match at 2:00pm, second match at 5:00pm, third match at 8:00pm (or 3:30pm, 6:30pm and 9:30pm game in Perth).

No one would ever watch 3 matches in a day thus Foxtel would lose out there too. Also it would be competing with test cricket too.

 

[jackess]

Wonder if White dropped himself

 

[brucetiki]

No one would ever watch 3 matches in a day thus Foxtel would lose out there too. Also it would be competing with test cricket too.

Obviously this wouldn't work on test match days.

In regards to no one watching 3 matches in a day, on Sunday we had full test day followed by 2 BBL matches.

 

[grimlock]

Strikers - Valente for White
Sixers unchanged

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Sixers bowl first but surprising as Rashid is more dangerous defending a total

 

[ioppolo]

Long tail for Adelaide.