Game 1 BBL 2017-18 Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers (7:40pm)

[LukeParkerno1]

First game starts tonight (note the later first ball).

Derby, should be good. both sides are reasonably evenly matched. If the Sixers are a winning hope they should be beating us though.

Looking forward to a bumper crowd.

 

[HBF]

Bring it on.
Hopefully we get a good game tonight.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

BBL is back baby!!!

 

[vaughany]

Weather: 27deg
Commentators:
Howie, Ponting, Waugh & Kelly
Final teams announced at coin toss. Squads below.
Sydney Thunder Squad:

Shane Watson (c)

Fawad Ahmed

Jos Buttler

Andrew Fekete

Callum Ferguson

Aiden Blizzard

Ryan Gibson

Chris Green

Nathan McAndrew

Mitch McClenaghan

Arjun Nair

Kurtis Patterson

Ben Rohrer



Sydney Sixers Squad:

Moises Henriques (c)

Sean Abbott

Sam Billings

Doug Bollinger

Johan Botha

Harry Conway

Daniel Hughes

Nic Maddinson

Peter Nevill

Stephen O’Keefe

Jason Roy

Daniel Sams

Jordan Silk




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[Socrates2]

Weather: 27deg
Commentators:
Howie, Ponting, Waugh & Kelly
Final teams announced at coin toss. Squads below.
Sydney Thunder Squad:

Shane Watson (c)

Fawad Ahmed

Jos Buttler

Andrew Fekete

Callum Ferguson

Aiden Blizzard

Ryan Gibson

Chris Green

Nathan McAndrew

Mitch McClenaghan

Arjun Nair

Kurtis Patterson

Ben Rohrer



Sydney Sixers Squad:

Moises Henriques (c)

Sean Abbott

Sam Billings

Doug Bollinger

Johan Botha

Harry Conway

Daniel Hughes

Nic Maddinson

Peter Nevill

Stephen O’Keefe

Jason Roy

Daniel Sams

Jordan Silk




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Who is commentator Kelly?

 

[vaughany]

Who is commentator Kelly?

Roz Kelly.

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[Socrates2]

I can't see the Thunder winning, they always have a lightish squad.

 

[vaughany]

Agree, think the Sixers will win this one comfortably.

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[eth-dog]

Thunder to win

 

[JC Hawks]

Thunder Predicted XI
1. Ryan Gibson
2. Kurtis Patterson
3. Jos Buttler (+)
4. Shane Watson (c)
5. Callum Ferguson
6. Ben Rohrer
7. Arjun Nair
8. Chris Green
9. Mitch McClenaghan
10. Andrew Fekete
11. Fawad Ahmed

12. Aiden Blizzard
13. Nathan McAndrew

I'd say this would be pretty close to the line-up with maybe Blizzard instead of Nair.

Sixers Predicted XI
1. Jason Roy
2. Nic Maddinson
3. Daniel Hughes
4. Moises Henriques
5. Sam Billings (+)
6. Jordan Silk
7. Johan Botha
8. Stephen O'Keefe
9. Sean Abbott
10. Harry Conway
11. Doug Bollinger

12. Daniel Sams
13. Peter Nevill

Don't know much about Sams. Surely they will have Billings keep rather than play Nevill and potentially lose out on batting power.

 

[eth-dog]

Nair will play. Blizzard ahead of Ferg though

 

[thetradesman]

Can't pick a winner in this really, might lean towards the thunder winning though.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Nair will play. Blizzard ahead of Ferg though

Not a chance.

Ferguson will play and bat 3

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Thunder Predicted XI
1. Ryan Gibson
2. Kurtis Patterson
3. Jos Buttler (+)
4. Shane Watson (c)
5. Callum Ferguson
6. Ben Rohrer
7. Arjun Nair
8. Chris Green
9. Mitch McClenaghan
10. Andrew Fekete
11. Fawad Ahmed

12. Aiden Blizzard
13. Nathan McAndrew

I'd say this would be pretty close to the line-up with maybe Blizzard instead of Nair.

Sixers Predicted XI
1. Jason Roy
2. Nic Maddinson
3. Daniel Hughes
4. Moises Henriques
5. Sam Billings (+)
6. Jordan Silk
7. Johan Botha
8. Stephen O'Keefe
9. Sean Abbott
10. Harry Conway
11. Doug Bollinger

12. Daniel Sams
13. Peter Nevill

Don't know much about Sams. Surely they will have Billings keep rather than play Nevill and potentially lose out on batting power.

Nair will play ahead of McClennenhan

 

[thetradesman]

Nair will play ahead of McClennenhan

No chance.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

No chance.

Arrh yes forgot he was the Kiwi

Thought it was McAndrew lol

 

[Chism]

Looking forward to this tonight and it is great to have the BBL back.

Hopefully we get a cracker finish to open up the new season.

 

[eth-dog]

Not a chance.

Ferguson will play and bat 3

Oh s**t. Looks like you're wrong.

Not a new feeling for you though, is it?

 

[grimlock]

Sydney Sixers XI: Jason Roy, Daniel Hughes, Nic Maddinson, Moises Henriques (c), Sam Billings, Johan Botha, Peter Nevill (wk), Sean Abbott, Stephen O'Keefe, Daniel Sams, Doug Bollinger #BBL07

Sydney Thunder XI: Shane Watson (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Aiden Blizzard, Fawad Ahmed, Ryan Gibson, Mitch McClenaghan, Arjun Nair, Kurtis Patterson, Ben Rohrer, Chris Green, Andrew Fekete #BBL07

 

[grimlock]

Interesting Sams over Conway. Also since Moises not bowling the Sixers only have five genuine bowling options.

 

[eth-dog]

Christ that's a long tail for the Thunder. McClenaghan is pretty average with the bat and he'll bat 9

 

[eth-dog]

Interesting Sams over Conway. Also since Moises not bowling the Sixers only have five genuine bowling options.

You say that but we all know Maddinson will bowl a couple of overs

 

[grimlock]

Lol what does Maddo bowl? I’m thinking left arm chinaman.

 

[Power Raid]

finally! I love the silliness of T20

 

[Torz]

Lol what does Maddo bowl? I’m thinking left arm chinaman.

Orthodox darts.