Big Bash Future

[LukeParkerno1]

I mean over those players it's Wish IPL

Im saying there are others who aren't in that Cat who are light years better but didn't want to come to our shitty comp

Well it’s not the IPL with a billion dollars but there’s plenty of talent this year. Plenty of English players that will help

 

[akkaps]

Well it’s not the IPL with a billion dollars but there’s plenty of talent this year. Plenty of English players that will help

But is there enough space to accommodate all the English players in the BBL. I would suspect all 12 Plats to be bought, leaving only 20 spots left for international players. Only 11% of the players are going to be picked

 

[LukeParkerno1]

But is there enough space to accommodate all the English players in the BBL. I would suspect all 12 Plats to be bought, leaving only 20 spots left for international players. Only 11% of the players are going to be picked

Most of the top ones will be picked

 

[eddiesmith]

Here's a list of players from the BBL list that aer also playing at either UAE or SA. 48 players out of the total of 280 on the list
Faf, Livingstone, Billings, Pollard, DreRus, DJ Bravo, Rashid, Chris Jordan and Boult are all listed on this list and are all Platinum ranked players.
Leaving only Jason Roy, David Willey, and Shadab Khan as the only Platinum's that are staying the full season.

* the full SA lists haven't been announced yet, and there is no cross over in the UAE and SA comps so far.

Akeal Hosein	TRI	George Munsey	ENG	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	AFG
Alex Hales	ENG	Hazratullah Zazai	AFG	Rashid Khan	AFG
Ali Khan	USA	Imran Tahir	RSA	Ravi Rampaul	TRI
Andre Russell	JAM	James Vince	ENG	Reece Topley	ENG
Azam Khan	PAK	Jamie Overton	ENG	Rehan Ahmed	ENG
Benny Howell	ENG	Kieron Pollard	TRI	Richard Gleeson	ENG
Blessing Muzarabani	ZIM	Liam Dawson	ENG	Sam Billings	ENG
Brandon Glover	NED	Liam Livingstone	ENG	Samit Patel	ENG
Chris Jordan	ENG	Maheesh Theekshana	SRI	Sheldon Cottrell	JAM
Colin Munro	NZL	Mark Deyal	TRI	Sherfane Rutherford	GUY
Dominic Drakes	BRB	Migael Pretorius	RSA	Tom Banton	ENG
Dwayne Bravo	TRI	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	AFG	Tom Curran	ENG
Evin Lewis	TRI	Obed McCoy	VIN	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	ENG
Fazalhaq Farooqi	AFG	Ollie Pope	ENG	Trent Boult	NZL
Faf Du Plessis	RSA	Paul Stirling	IRL	Wayne Madsen	ENG
Fred Klaassen	NED	Qais Ahmad	AFG	Zahir Khan	AFG

Roy is playing in one of the other leagues so is not available for the whole season.

 

[peternorth]

I noted with interest they have moved away from majestic to nike.
oh they did that last season haha.
anyway, new kits they say. seems like cookie cutter fit

 

[Cleavy]

The BBL|12 Draft will be held on Sunday, August 28 and broadcast live on Foxtel and Kayo Sports following the first ODI between Australia and Zimbabwe in Townsville.
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everyone (anyone?) pumped for the Draft?

 

[big_e]

Chris Lynn is back.

 

[corbies]

Contractor for hire.

 

[Clark G]

Although it won’t be for the whole tournament, Chris Lynn and Rashid Khan in the one team is exciting. Strikers fans should be thrilled.

 

[Milang_Panthers]

Although it won’t be for the whole tournament, Chris Lynn and Rashid Khan in the one team is exciting. Strikers fans should be thrilled.

If Lynn can hit some form again yeah.

 

[JackFlash]

The BBL draft was a disaster....the competition is in real trouble now.

 

[swingdog]

The BBL draft was a disaster....the competition is in real trouble now.

What happened? I missed it.

EDIT: Just seen the news: https://www.news.com.au/sport/crick...t/news-story/33a488851b573ecfd2d95215cc18bc18

Channel 7's lawyers rubbing their hands with glee.

 

[FRUMPY]

The BBL draft was a disaster....the competition is in real trouble now.

CA just waiting for the indian investors to take over all ownership and pay players

soul of cricket has been sold and its the beginning of the end (actually that was a few years ago) - Test cricket will basically be extinct within 10-20 years.

 

[swingdog]

CA just waiting for the indian investors to take over all ownership and pay players

soul of cricket has been sold and its the beginning of the end (actually that was a few years ago) - Test cricket will basically be extinct within 10-20 years.

I'm reading an interesting book on the history of cricket at the moment, right from its origins in the 1600s.

Basically, for a long time, it was one-day exhibition games (especially 18th and 19th century) organised by club owners with a strong element of being for the purposes of gambling (much like horse racing). Then it was gradually formalised into longer matches, first class and tests with a significant improvement in the quality of players.

It makes me think we're really just going back to that with T20. The power will be with the owners, the quality doesn't really matter compared to the money that can be made off it through gambling.

I can see first class cricket shrinking to something like real tennis (Real tennis - Wikipedia) is now, played by semi-professionals and amateurs. Before that, can see tests going back to the 1930s when really only Australia and England played with occasional matches against others.

 

[peternorth]

I thought the draft was interesting, prob cause it was the first one. The production was somewhat subdued. Lots of shots of franchise reps staring into space. And Howie repeating the name of selected player after the franchise announces its selection.

 

[11kgm]

What can you do the good players don't want to be here for 2 months for 340k when they can get double and triple that in the IPL

It's a joke we need our own window late november through to December, pay the blokes what they are worth

 

[corbies]

What can you do the good players don't want to be here for 2 months for 340k when they can get double and triple that in the IPL

It's a joke we need our own window late november through to December, pay the blokes what they are worth

You understand that the BBL getting its own window would basically spell the end of international cricket yeah?

 

[11kgm]

You understand that the BBL getting its own window would basically spell the end of international cricket yeah?

I mean it's pretty much dead as is, only series with India, Australia and England are making money

I think move ODIs and T20Is on, keep tests will probably be the only way forwad

Let's be honest how much is Rashid Khan going to make playing for Afghanistan, when he could be a full time T20 player playing in all the Indian funded cricket leagues

 

[corbies]

I mean it's pretty much dead as is, only series with India, Australia and England are making money

I think move ODIs and T20Is on, keep tests will probably be the only way forwad

Let's be honest how much is Rashid Khan going to make playing for Afghanistan, when he could be a full time T20 player playing in all the Indian funded cricket leagues

The BBL does what you are proposing to do and they are digging their own grave. It simply goes to 12 month IPL contracts and the BBL becomes North Sydney v Glenelg.

But that should be okay as its the most commercially viable option. Think of the money the players could make .

 

[Rabish Binney]

The BBL draft was a disaster....the competition is in real trouble now.

Good.

Get rid of it.

 

[11kgm]

The BBL does what you are proposing to do and they are digging their own grave. It simply goes to 12 month IPL contracts and the BBL becomes North Sydney v Glenelg.

But that should be okay as its the most commercially viable option. Think of the money the players could make .

Sadly i see no way out of this hole they created the broadcasters want more games and CA caved and now well they are ****ed no one wants to play two months of cricket for $280k when they get much more in the UAE and IPL leagues

 

[eddiesmith]

What can you do the good players don't want to be here for 2 months for 340k when they can get double and triple that in the IPL

It's a joke we need our own window late november through to December, pay the blokes what they are worth

So you want the game aimed at kids and families played outside the holidays? It’d kill the competition even faster than it’s currently going down so go for it!!!

 

[Del125763]

The BBL draft was a disaster....the competition is in real trouble now.

Mentioned by Sam Landsberger a journalist.

Got to admit that is pretty bad of the BBL to do that. Not a good look for the comp and even though i think they may be done as cricketers, not great treatment.

 

[swingdog]

The BBL does what you are proposing to do and they are digging their own grave. It simply goes to 12 month IPL contracts and the BBL becomes North Sydney v Glenelg.

But that should be okay as its the most commercially viable option. Think of the money the players could make .

T20 is all about money.

 

[11kgm]

Mentioned by Sam Landsberger a journalist.

Got to admit that is pretty bad of the BBL to do that. Not a good look for the comp and even though i think they may be done as cricketers, not great treatment.