WBBL|07

[Teen Wolf]

Internationally too. She’s a better bowler than a bat shouldn’t be batting at 4. Whole order seems out of whack

Top scored in the final of the Hundred (batting at 4), averaged 38 with a strike rate of 123 for the tournament.

Who else in the Scorchers line-up is going to do better than that? They could drop Betts and bring in Day or Edgar, either into the top 4 or lower down and instead elevate Carmichael--all of which is a much bigger gamble than relying on Kapp.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Top scored in the final of the Hundred (batting at 4), averaged 38 with a strike rate of 123 for the tournament.

Who else in the Scorchers line-up is going to do better than that? They could drop Betts and bring in Day or Edgar, either into the top 4 or lower down and instead elevate Carmichael--all of which is a much bigger gamble than relying on Kapp.

Graham should AT LEAST be ahead and Piparo should as well. Kapp isn’t more than a 6, 5 at absolute best. Graham needs longer at the crease she’s not some slogger.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Graham should AT LEAST be ahead and Piparo should as well. Kapp isn’t more than a 6, 5 at absolute best. Graham needs longer at the crease she’s not some slogger.

Kapp isn't some slogger either. And Graham is a better bowler than a bat as well (in T20 cricket), so that rules her out according to your logic.

Piparo just played her most influential WBBL innings ever (that I can recall) on the weekend, batting at 7. She was used in the top 4 a fair bit last year and guess what, it made no difference. If Mooney and/or Devine didn't do enough to get them over the line, they wouldn't win.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Kapp isn't some slogger either. And Graham is a better bowler than a bat as well (in T20 cricket), so that rules her out according to your logic.

Piparo just played her most influential WBBL innings ever (that I can recall) on the weekend, batting at 7. She was used in the top 4 a fair bit last year and guess what, it made no difference. If Mooney and/or Devine didn't do enough to get them over the line, they wouldn't win.

Neither are really 4’s they are at least a batsman short. If you have Kapp/Graham there you can pick another bat, on form I’d be picking Graham ahead. All teams have this really dumb thing by picking 8 all rounders, you don’t need 7-8 bowlers, 5-6 is plenty. It is why I was livid seeing the Thunder’s team on the weekend we stupidly picked too many all rounders and what do you know we needed another bat chasing a target…well who would have thought. You can get away with a poorer 5th-6th bowler you sure as anything can’t get away with not enough bats!

 

[Teen Wolf]

Piparo just played her most influential WBBL innings ever (that I can recall) on the weekend, batting at 7.

This was bugging me so I had to double-check: Her one other genuine match-turning performance to date was in the first game of WBBL|04, scoring 26* off 16 to win with 3 balls to spare (came to the crease when Perth needed 45 off 33 with Lanning, Villani, Bolton and Graham back in the sheds--i.e. she batted at 6).

Neither are really 4’s they are at least a batsman short. If you have Kapp/Graham there you can pick another bat, on form I’d be picking Graham ahead. All teams have this really dumb thing by picking 8 all rounders, you don’t need 7-8 bowlers, 5-6 is plenty. It is why I was livid seeing the Thunder’s team on the weekend we stupidly picked too many all rounders and what do you know we needed another bat chasing a target…well who would have thought. You can get away with a poorer 5th-6th bowler you sure as anything can’t get away with not enough bats!

Who were bowlers 7 and 8 for the Thunder? They had 3 pacers and 3 spinners, all of whom would get picked on bowling ability alone.

All-rounders aren't the problem for the Scorchers either, they are selecting too many specialist bowlers. Biggest reason to only pick one of Peschel/Betts/Cleary and add more batting depth would be that it'll entice Devine to persist with Mills after one poor over. Slim chance of winning a title without having a confident 2nd spinner, but the captain has to give the spinner a chance to build her confidence.

 

[DEVO]

I wish Sophie Molineux would move her feet more, she could be a really elegant and damaging batter if she took a step towards the pitch of the ball.

 

[DEVO]

The camera work is atrocious, the last two wickets have been missed as the camera stays on the batter after the shot.

 

[DEVO]

The Renegades won't be a threat this season, they don't have anyone in the batting line up that can take the game away from their opponent. Harmanpreet Kaur maybe but she hasn't looked damaging to date.

The Renegades finish 6.126 after their 20 overs. The Strikers should get these comfortably.

 

[corbies]

Eve Jones got a stack of runs opening the batting in the Hundred. Surely she'd be a better option to open instead of Molineux?

 

[Teen Wolf]

The Renegades won't be a threat this season, they don't have anyone in the batting line up that can take the game away from their opponent.

About as accurate as saying Nicole Bolton is a very good left arm spinner.

They have 6 proven match-winners with the bat at WBBL and/or T20I level. But they struggled today so we'll just disregard all of it.

 

[DEVO]

About as accurate as saying Nicole Bolton is a very good left arm spinner.

They have 6 proven match-winners with the bat at WBBL and/or T20I level. But they struggled today so we'll just disregard all of it.

125 in the first match and 126 in the second. This pitch produced 150 and 160 yesterday and the Renegades made it look like hard work. Even the Strikers are comfortably scoring at over seven an over chasing this poor total.

As for the six I'm going to assume you are talking about, Molineux will never be a game breaker she has more flaws in batting than the Burj Khalifa. Why she is opening is beyond me. Webb, Rodrigues and Jones are all similar players, solid strikers who can work the ball around and score at a consistent 110-120 strike rate, but they not going to dominate a bowling attack like a Priest, Devine or Healy. Duffin is just returning after a year off so I'm not expecting a lot from her early in the tournament, and Wareham may hit the occasional quick 50, but more often than not she will get a quick 10-15, not really what's needed to "take a game away".

 

[DEVO]

Wareham has gone down with a knee injury. Not looking good at the moment, she is in a fair bit of pain. Could potentially cost her a World Cup spot next year.

 

[DEVO]

Wareham is walking off which is hopefully a good sign.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Wareham has gone down with a knee injury. Not looking good at the moment, she is in a fair bit of pain. Could potentially cost her a World Cup spot next year.

Next year? Let’s not go that far it’s months away

 

[DEVO]

Next year? Let’s not go that far it’s months away

If it's an ACL?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

If it's an ACL?

Which is 6-9 months. Same point. Doubt she’s going to be picked over Jess anyway

 

[DEVO]

Which is 6-9 months. Same point. Doubt she’s going to be picked over Jess anyway

Wareham would be a certainty for the squad and being a leg spinner wouldn't be battling Jess for a spot in the line up.

 

[DEVO]

Strikers made that look easy.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Strikers made that look easy.

Well it was only 120 odd

Now can the Sixers bat first for flips sake

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Screw you Sixers jeez

Bat first you’ll beat these muppets anyway

 

[DEVO]

Nice to see Sutherland opening.

 

[DEVO]

The Renegades are genuinely crap, even Sutherland is scoring at over 100.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Even the Strikers are comfortably scoring at over seven an over chasing this poor total.

"Even" the Strikers... meaning you still think Tahlia McGrath's batting is irrelevant? Some consistency from you at last! (picked a strange time for it though)

As for the six I'm going to assume you are talking about, Molineux will never be a game breaker she has more flaws in batting than the Burj Khalifa. Why she is opening is beyond me. Webb, Rodrigues and Jones are all similar players, solid strikers who can work the ball around and score at a consistent 110-120 strike rate, but they not going to dominate a bowling attack like a Priest, Devine or Healy. Duffin is just returning after a year off so I'm not expecting a lot from her early in the tournament, and Wareham may hit the occasional quick 50, but more often than not she will get a quick 10-15, not really what's needed to "take a game away".

1. Molineux has been as frequent a match-winner with the bat as Priest, and her technique is no more flawed.

2 & 3. Rodrigues and Webb score at a consistent 110-120 sr... so do Rachael Haynes and Heather Knight. There is more than one way of taking the game away from the opponent (and, in fact, there are better ways than relying on a player like Devine too), see the Thunder last year.

4. Duffin: ok, who knows.

5. Jones and Wareham aren't proven match-winners with the bat at WBBL and/or T20I level. Dooley is.

6. To say Harmanpreet Kaur is just a maybe is rather baffling. Among other things, already you've forgotten that she finished off the match on the weekend convincingly when every other team and most players stumbled at the post.

 

[DEVO]

"Even" the Strikers... meaning you still think Tahlia McGrath's batting is irrelevant? Some consistency from you at last! (picked a strange time for it though)


1. Molineux has been as frequent a match-winner with the bat as Priest, and her technique is no more flawed.

2 & 3. Rodrigues and Webb score at a consistent 110-120 sr... so do Rachael Haynes and Heather Knight. There is more than one way of taking the game away from the opponent (and, in fact, there are better ways than relying on a player like Devine too), see the Thunder last year.

4. Duffin: ok, who knows.

5. Jones and Wareham aren't proven match-winners with the bat at WBBL and/or T20I level. Dooley is.

6. To say Harmanpreet Kaur is just a maybe is rather baffling. Among other things, already you've forgotten that she finished off the match on the weekend convincingly when every other team and most players stumbled at the post.

You really need to start paying attention to the whole sentence and not just focus on a single word.

 

[Teen Wolf]

You really need to start paying attention to the whole sentence and not just focus on a single word.

I do. I'm just responding to the part of the sentence which is bullshit.