BBL Match 31 Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes 1910hrs @ the Adelaide Oval

[TubbsFarquhar]

A great deal of it probably has to do with the timing of when it is held but the imports are generally very ordinary - for what it is worth I am particularly talking about this season with my post, by the way. The imported players this year are absolutely garbage.

The standard of batting in every game I have seen - as I said in my post it’s evident every time I switch it on and maybe I’m missing all the ‘good’ games - is just pitiful.

I don’t have a problem with lower scoring games where teams have to find different ways to score runs but I’m also seeing games where they’re not having to do that; they’re just throwing away wickets blindly half the time for no reason

Fair, it is a domestic league after all so it's not going to get big name internationals like the IPL.

That said, looking at the squads of the other leagues, I don't notice a lot of big name imports either. The SA league has better domestic players, but that's what's happens when there is more cash on offer than an overseas NZ tour.

 

[10Dulkar]

Boyce is a joy to watch.

Who would be the slower spinners from down the years?
Warne was at the lower end by today's standards.
Ramesh Powar from India springs to mind.
Moeen Ali when he started was regularly under 50mph/80kmh but got a lot quicker.

 

[NYRB]

Average Power Surge batting 1st at the Adelaide Oval is 22.5 runs from 26 games. Probably need to take the surge to get a bit of momentum going back the Canes way here.

 

[PhatBoy]

Fair, it is a domestic league after all so it's not going to get big name internationals like the IPL.

That said, looking at the squads of the other leagues, I don't notice a lot of big name imports either. The SA league has better domestic players, but that's what's happens when there is more cash on offer than an overseas NZ tour.

I can’t speak for some of the other domestic comps because I don’t pay much attention if any to them but the CPL probably benefits because the majority of its local players are a good deal more experienced than a lot of the names I’m seeing playing the BBL this year

 

[eth-dog]

Not watching, can someone explain this?

 

[dogs105]

Not watching, can someone explain this?
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Stumped from wide

 

[10Dulkar]

Not watching, can someone explain this?
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Leg break went down leg. Chaudhary overbalanced on the front foot and Carey made a smart stumping.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Remember when Pope was the next big thing? Bloke can barely hit the pitch, woeful.

EDIT: LOL David. Bat 3 you absolute coward.

 

[10Dulkar]

More like Tame David there. So soft.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

David throws it away again. Now we have a devil score.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Nice one Pope.

 

[dogs105]

Remember when Pope was the next big thing? Bloke can barely hit the pitch, woeful.

Thank you. We needed another wicket!

 

[nobbyiscool]

Idiotic batting again. This team sucks.

 

[NYRB]

Tim David is not a lock for the T20 team because of shots like that.

 

[sherb]

You would think the morons would know how to spell a former Australian captain's surname correctly.

 

[Cleavy]

Tim David is not a lock for the T20 team because of shots like that.

he's lucky to be a lock for the Hurricanes.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Remember when Pope was the next big thing? Bloke can barely hit the pitch, woeful.

EDIT: LOL David. Bat 3 you absolute coward.

He was always overhyped. He had THAT performance against England but practically all wickets were via the googly, and he hasn't shown to have much else.

Doing well for Kensington in grade cricket this season though and could play Shield soon, but he is a LONG way down the pecking order.

 

[candyapple]

Boyce da Cheata!

 

[NYRB]

he's lucky to be a lock for the Hurricanes.

He is a 1 trick pony . I dont care that he makes a gazillion in the IPL and on the T20 international circuit. He lacks brains playing on Australian wickets- I really do believe that.

 

[NYRB]

2nd rate international Poms

Overton v Chris Jordan

 

[NYRB]

Chris Jordan lucky there but Hobart will take them any way they come right now.

 

[dogs105]

2nd rate international Poms

Overton v Chris Jordan

Overton's had a great tournament so far. 10 wickets at 20, and averaging 40 with the bat.

 

[candyapple]

Get this pie chucker off ffs

 

[NYRB]

Chris Jordan going aerial and this is starting to look like a decent over off Payne.

 

[MarcusP2]

Payneful.