Big Cricket Thread

[matthew_s]

BBL draft on

Scorchers passed in the first round

this is embarrassing to watch.

fox sports plan for everything is to just wheel Howie and Kath out and hope for the best.

 

[Truckosaurus]

BBL draft on

Scorchers passed in the first round

They'd prefer to use to money on keeping the local talent together, I suspect. Haven't chased a big name international since Gayle.

 

[Ochre]

They'd prefer to use to money on keeping the local talent together, I suspect. Haven't chased a big name international since Gayle.

Jason Roy was a big name when we got him

 

[Goroyals22]

Great effort and a terrific game but there will probably never be a 'miracle at the WACA' game again.

WA, after being 1-50, were skittled by Qld for 77 by Thommo and Dymock.
Then, against a batting lineup that included the two best batsmen in the world at the time (Richards, GChappell), Lillee, Clark and Malone did them for 62. Qld were 6-40 and put it together to reach 6-61 before losing 4-2.

Shame theres no footage here of BIll Lawry going spare when Jeff Thompson was bowled by Wayne Clark going for a slog over cow corner…. “ disgraceful … a diabolical shot from a test cricketer “

 

[Tugga27]

They'd prefer to use to money on keeping the local talent together, I suspect. Haven't chased a big name international since Gayle.

I think a lot of the money is coming from CA.

Pretty much said if the player not available for the whole series, they won't pick him.

Just retained Laurie Evans.
Nice.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Phil Salt with pick 19

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Phil Salt…

Has looked awful whenever I’ve seen him play for Adelaide. Very average selection.

 

[amazingjoshy]

And Mills with their last pick

Voges likes his English players

 

[Tugga27]

Why wasn't Munners retained?
Availability?

 

[Truckosaurus]

Why wasn't Munners retained?
Availability?

Signed to the UAE league.

 

[kane249]

Mills and Evans back should be good moves.

Salt? Well at least he should be available for the whole tournament

 

[Truckosaurus]

I said "Pass ON the Salt!"

 

[Westend]

Yeah draft just a gimic

 

[FKASC]

And Mills with their last pick

Voges likes his English players

Scorchers and poms - name a more iconic duo

 

[Ochre]

Crazy what being at the Renegades for 2 hours does to a man

 

[Dazzler9]

Scorchers and poms - name a more iconic duo

Scorchers and titles.

 

[Tugga27]

Signed to the UAE league.

Voges on the CA website said Munro is available for the whole tournament but they opted for Evans.

Hope that doesn't come back to bite us on the arse.

 

[FKASC]

Who did the pieman choose

 

[Truckosaurus]

Who did the pieman choose

Medium pacer with fast potential.

 

[Goroyals22]

Medium pacer with fast potential.

Coming off a year out with a back injury but he was great at under 16 level

 

[FKASC]

Crazy what being at the Renegades for 2 hours does to a man

Lol get on red

 

[Truckosaurus]

I think we can say overall the draft did not go the way CA had intended.

 

[Ochre]

Who did the pieman choose

Jade Dernbach

 

[darksquare]

Just had a watch of the highlights. All 5 were batsmen holing out in the deep. Not the highest quality 5-fa, but I'm sure his added pace and bounce assisted.

He had a plan to Sikandar Raza that worked a treat. Give him nothing, and every so often throw in a short one. Even in his recent hundreds, Raza was only just getting his pull shots away. Sure enough, he strangled one of Green's short balls. So yes, Green benefited from tailenders having death or glory heaves, but he also worked out Zimbabwe's best batter.

 

[FKASC]

Just noticed Evans and Salt open the batting together in the Hundred for Manchester so maybe they think they’ll have some chemistry together. Both looking scratchy at the start of last night’s replay though