Live Event Big Bash New years day double header game day thread.

[Carbine Chaos]

When neither of David's sixes make the highlights on cricket.com.au - thanks bros.

 

[rocker_oz33]

They should made Abbott run down the other end and get the ball out of the boundary.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Not the worst thing he has gone through

Hahaha.

 

[avishka5]

should make him catch a different plane back to Sydney.

They should made Abbott run down the other end and get the ball out of the boundary.

 

[mick06]

should make him catch a different plane back to Sydney.

Nah they should make Botha
Honestly any captain that continues to use this guy at the death has absolute rocks in their head

 

[Taylor]

Hahaha.

It wasn't supposed to be a joke

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Nah they should make Botha
Honestly any captain that continues to use this guy at the death has absolute rocks in their head

Sams would have been a better gamble.

 

[getgaff]

Scorchers 12 players beat Sixers 10.

Feel sorry for the Sixers fans having to sit through another Abbott over at the death. Fair dinkum the bloke couldn’t defend 20 I don’t think.

Regularly fails at the death or in important overs.

Well done to local boy Tim David as well, get that up ya Podge.

 

[Taylor]

Was the last one a no ball?

Would make it 12 off zero balls.

Curious whether the free hit following the no ball should be bowled in this era of net run rate.

 

[Scotland]

T20 is brutal and death bowling guns like Tye still get pasted but **** me, 5 wides then a waist high full toss...

 

[Hellgood]

I've always rated Botha a savvy captain and is a vastly experienced campaigner, but his tactics last night with his bowlers was just bizarre. I know many captains are loathe to overbowl themselves, but Botha clearly should've bowled more than his one over especially after O'Keefe's horrible injury. Then to bowl Abbott in the final over given his history when both he himself and Sams had overs up their sleeves was very strange. Obviously the captain is privy to a lot more information on the fly out in the heat of the battle, but as a spectator it just seemed really weird tactics.

Klinger is an incredible T20 batsman, just so damn experienced and calm headed. Managed to stay so calm right throughout a pretty substantial chase, even though as a supporter seemed we were always just slightly behind and highly vulnerable to the Turner-Klinger partnership being broken. With his wealth of successful experience just have to back the fact that he knows what he's doing and has done it all before. Whilst the pressure does mount on the batting side in those situations, bowlers feel the pinch just as much and a few bad balls can end the game prematurely which we saw last night.

 

[ioppolo]

The Sixers need decent fast bowlers asap.

Sams and Dwarshius are their best paceman going by form, that's rather unfortunate.

 

[largebus]

Another point on last night's game, why do fireworks go off after every ****ing boundary

 

[Andronicus]

Another point on last night's game, why do fireworks go off after every ******* boundary

In case some Americans are watching.

 

[Hellgood]

The Sixers need decent fast bowlers asap.

Sams and Dwarshius are their best paceman going by form, that's rather unfortunate.

Eh? I thought Dwarshius bowled very well for the most part, Sams looks like he's got the potential to go a lot further in his career too. As poor as Abbott is in clutch situations, he is not all that easy to face either and has bowled some good spells.

 

[estibador]

Curious whether the free hit following the no ball should be bowled in this era of net run rate.

Nah the game is over already. We don't make the fielding team bowl out their remaining overs once the game is over, I don't see any difference.

You still get the NRR bonus of getting the runs without the ball being counted anyway.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Eh? I thought Dwarshius bowled very well for the most part, Sams looks like he's got the potential to go a lot further in his career too. As poor as Abbott is in clutch situations, he is not all that easy to face either and has bowled some good spells.

Problem with Abbott is he’s extremely one dimensional, bang it in with fielders square, worked for one season but now he’s reverted back to cannon fodder.

 

[Hamingja]

Sams and Dwarshius are their best paceman going by form, that's rather unfortunate.

Hurricanes would kill for either of them

Sixers issues is more with the batting and just not bowling Abbott at the death.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Apparently Channel 10 have written it into the tv rights contract that Abbott has to be picked and bowl the last over for all Sixers games

 

[Scotland]

Sixers managed to put 167 on the board against the Scorchers then lose with 5 balls to spare so I'd say bowling is their weakness based on a sample size of 1.

 

[Admiral Byng]

Sixers managed to put 167 on the board against the Scorchers then lose with 5 balls to spare so I'd say bowling is their weakness based on a sample size of 1.

I've identified three key areas I think they can improve: batting, bowling and fielding.

 

[getgaff]

Another point on last night's game, why do fireworks go off after every ******* boundary

Something about “The Furnace” I’d say.

 

[Scotland]

I've identified three key areas I think they can improve: batting, bowling and fielding.

Captaincy, uniform, facial hair.

 

[Tyberious Funk]

Another point on last night's game, why do fireworks go off after every ******* boundary

So you can see the cheerleaders.

 

[2006_Eagles]

lol Abbott