Big Cricket Thread

[FKASC]

Joel Davies already their best player

 

[Doashuey]

This is glorious.

 

[ep2018]

Every final won by the team batting first this season. Runs on the board, good call Tugga27

 

[Carbine Chaos]

The Heat are the team to beat this year IMO, especially with Bancroft leaving the Scorchers.

I said the Heat would win pre-tournament, I stick by it. The way they're digging their way out here is Scorcher-like.

Loved that stat that the Heat have only used 3 bowlers in the PP all season.

They are very well-drilled and all know their roles. Hard to see them not winning the whole thing this season.

This guy. ^^^

Between this and Petch's development, maybe people should listen to me more?

 

[FKASC]

Credits in the bank

 

[Ochre]

This guy. ^^^

Between this and Petch's development, maybe people should listen to me more?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Wait how did Spencer Johnson not make the T20I squad?

 

[Truckosaurus]

This guy. ^^^

Between this and Petch's development, maybe people should listen to me more?

 

[RookiePick]

Runs on the board.

Basic shit that pretty much every losing side failed to remember.

 

[Ochre]

Runs on the board.

Basic s**t that pretty much every losing side failed to remember.

Its a myth. We won chasing in the final and semi final of BBL13 and the most recent T20 and ODI WCs we won.

 

[RookiePick]

Its a myth. We won chasing in the final and semi final of BBL13 and the most recent T20 and ODI WCs we won.

Look at the batting lineups. You need to apply some context.

Don't put additional pressure on thin lineups. All the batting in this BBL has been reasonably behind even other editions of the same comp.

 

[Tugga27]

Its a myth. We won chasing in the final and semi final of BBL13 and the most recent T20 and ODI WCs we won.

Not a myth at all.

The Fox commentators were surprised at the decision to bowl.

I assume you mean BBL final 12 when we were pretty much at full strength.
We also lost the toss that game.

Even then it took something special from Connolly and Hobson.
Connolly was also dropped near the end.

The T20 WC in India made it a lot easier chasing due to the dew.

As RookiePick has said, you need to apply context.
All of the sides in the finals were pretty much decimated.

Why put a weakened side under more pressure by chasing?
Makes no sense.

In the 4 finals this year, in the 3 games where the side winning the toss opted to bowl, all lost.
Only Brisbane who decided to bat in their second final won.

 

[FKASC]

Wasn’t that long ago where every t20 team seemed to be preferring to chase, international matches included. Remember it was a bit of an anomaly that the scorchers would always choose to bat first. Makes sense it’d depend on batting depth though

 

[Tugga27]

Wasn’t that long ago where every t20 team seemed to be preferring to chase, international matches included. Remember it was a bit of an anomaly that the scorchers would always choose to bat first. Makes sense it’d depend on batting depth though

I'm not saying you bat first in every game.

Obviously you take the conditions, line ups etc into account.
The Scorchers and Sixer have made it their trademark to bat first, get a decent score and then
strangle the opposition.

Look at the Scorchers top 3 in the last game.
Debutant Fanning, Harris whose hardly played and Whiteman.
Most thought we'd be 3 for not many.
Why add more pressure by giving them something to chase in a final?

That's why a lot of people thought it was strange that Sydney decided to chase.

All 4 sides in this years finals won batting first.

 

[Ochre]

In the 4 finals this year, in the 3 games where the side winning the toss opted to bowl, all lost.
Only Brisbane who decided to bat in their second final won.

Season before if you take out the heavily DLS effected 5th final, literally the exact opposite happened. 4 finals, 3 sides won the toss and batted and lost, only the side who decided to bowl then won. It's a myth

 

[Tugga27]

Season before if you take out the heavily DLS effected 5th final, literally the exact opposite happened. 4 finals, 3 sides won the toss and batted and lost, only the side who decided to bowl then won. It's a myth

You're not taking conditions and line ups into account.
Also, in last years final, the Scorchers were heavy favourites.

Let's agree to disagree.

 

[Dazzler9]

Historically, batting first in big finals was considered an advantage. And it was. These days the mindset has shifted and any advantage is far less clear.

At amateur level it's still a clear advantage batting first. Run chases are less easily achieved the lower down the rungs you get, all else being equal. In all my years of playing I never once won a final chasing anything over 200.

 

[Tugga27]

Historically, batting first in big finals was considered an advantage. And it was. These days the mindset has shifted and any advantage is far less clear.

At amateur level it's still a clear advantage batting first. Run chases are less easily achieved the lower down the rungs you get, all else being equal. In all my years of playing I never once won a final chasing anything over 200.

Batting first was definitely the way to go in this year's finals.
Especially with weakened batting line ups.

Perhaps I'm just old school but I like getting them on the board in finals.

 

[Ochre]

You'd swear England won the Ashes 5-0 based on KPs commentary so far

 

[KBLT]

Lmao
"Your commentary might lift if you have a shiraz junior"
- Isa Guha

 

[Truckosaurus]

I don't know about the BBL but the Windies definitely should have bowled first.

 

[happy_eagle]

2 Day or 3 Day test this time out ?

 

[FKASC]

2 Day or 3 Day test this time out ?

Neither.

2 night.

 

[matthew_s]

so 6k more ppl to a day night test during school holidays is fine. Ok

 

[Wettoaster]

Carn the Windies, make these arrogant flogs (a few exceptions) work for it.

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