Big Bash: Striker Time

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Thornton out. Good decision at the Gabba. Pace on there goes the journey

Liam Scott gets an early wicket

 

[Interloperer]

Strange XI. But I don't mind it.

Nielsen lucky to survive, Not seeing anyone other than Pope that would benefit from specialist keeping.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Bowling and fielding well

Should be able to restrict this to a manageable total

 

[Interloperer]

Pretty mixed execution. But I like that bowling lineup better than the other two matches and even the players who went for runs didn't bowl two bad overs.

 

[Interloperer]

Italy world cup stocks rising.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

An embarrassing finish to this innings

We may fall over the line but a complete lack of composure and skill

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Get Pope back on strike, Harry

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Classic Strikers that.

Only seven games to go until the Redbacks have a chance to salvage something.

 

[Redline]

Not sure how we lost that. We really should of been cruising.

Short played so well so I can't blame him but that was a bad dismissal. It all fell apart from there. Still without him we wouldn't of got close.our batting sticks are so poor.

I thought we bowled and fielded well. Wadia had some brain fades with the bat but a good cameo at the end. He clearly can't play short fast pitched bowling so everyone will target that from now on.

 

[Redline]

Wait for Tim Paine to come up with his usual excuses and claim this week

'We are playing good cricket but just letting ourselves down in the key moments'

'Having Head and Carey would make us a better team but we can't dwell on that, we have to make the best if what we have'.

 

[spenze]

Nielsen almost got us over the line...

 

[Redline]

Nielsen almost got us over the line...

What impressed you the most in the last over against a bowler playing their first game. Was it the two dot balls or him getting out?

 

[spenze]

What impressed you the most in the last over against a bowler playing their first game. Was it the two dot balls or him getting out?

 

[Interloperer]

Nielsen actually batted sensibly when he came to the crease.

I don't think trusting Pope would be smart for a recognised bat, but sensible play would be more likely to get them over the line in Nielsen's case than farming the striker.


Also... nitpicking the lower order avoids the failure of the top order again.

 

[skam85]

A keeper should never be batting at 9