New t20 comp

[Dirty Bird]

Will you follow it?

I loved the redbacks t20 seasons these last 2 years. This year, I just can't give a ****.

Teams are mixing and matching.
It's not the teams you came to love, infact, they're new useless clubs all over again.

I can't even get into it enough to know what the new teams are called.

I hope this new season is a financial failure. No one bothers turning up, especially in Melbourne and Sydney because I beleive they got 2 teams.

Bring back the traditional teams, the Warriors, the Redbacks, The Tigers, the Bushrangers, the Blues and the (insert what QLD is)

 

[JP Sauce]

Bulls.

Bring back the Comets too!

 

[FR0GGY]

Is there an overal official site? To see what player have signed for what teams?

 

[brucetiki]

Not yet - I think it will be launched later this month.

 

[JP Sauce]

So the Strikers lineup at the moment is:

Harris
2
3
4
C Borgas
Pollard
7
8
9
10
11

Maybe a bowler or two short, otherwise fine

 

[brucetiki]

Full list of confirmed signings so far

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...-big-bash-league/story-e6frecj3-1226089746754

Adelaide Strikers list so far (from above article)

Adelaide Strikers
Cameron Borgas
Daniel Harris
Aiden Blizzard
Callum Ferguson
Michael Klinger
Nathan Lyon
Aaron O'Brien
Kane Richardson
Tom Cooper

 

[JP Sauce]

Well that's better, although I thought Ferguson signed elsewhere? Was mentioned in the cricket forum. Guess not

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

Well that's better, although I thought Ferguson signed elsewhere? Was mentioned in the cricket forum. Guess not

Yep, I was under the impression Ferguson was going to Hobart.

 

[NTRabbit]

Well that's better, although I thought Ferguson signed elsewhere? Was mentioned in the cricket forum. Guess not

Richard Earle had mail that Christian was definitely going to Brisbane, and Ferguson was considering Hobart.

 

[TheDoctor11]

Tait signed elsewhere though.

 

[relapse]

It's hard to have an affinity for any of these franken-teams.

All they needed to do was expand the season and have every side play each other twice and most importantly they needed to keep the state sides as they were.

 

[brucetiki]

It's hard to have an affinity for any of these franken-teams.

All they needed to do was expand the season and have every side play each other twice and most importantly they needed to keep the state sides as they were.

I agree with this. There was no need to create completely new teams for the T20 comp.

I'll still get right behind the Strikers but I don't think any of the teams will get the attendances they used to get with the state sides in the old comp.

 

[brucetiki]

Season launch is happening tonight.

The new league website

http://www.bigbash.com.au/

The new Strikers website

http://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au/

Strikers matches

18 December v Melbourne Renegades (Adelaide Oval)
23 December v Sydney Thunder (ANZ Stadium)
28 December v Hobart Hurricanes (Adelaide Oval)
3 January v Brisbane Heat (Gabba)
8 January v Perth Scorchers (WACA)
10 January v Sydney 6ers (Adelaide Oval)
19 January v Melbourne Stars (MCG)

So after all the hullabaloo about this brand spanking new comp, it still isn't even home and away (play each side just the once for just a 7 game season - an increase of 1 from last season). Also, only the three games at Adelaide Oval (no change from the previous 2 seasons), but a $20 increase in 3-match ticket prices ($55 this year compared to $35 last year).

The sceptics will have a field day with this set up.

 

[King Elvis]

I hate this shit.

Cricket Australia are a bunch of w***ers, they're destroying Cricket.