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He's just not that good anymore unfortunately, a bit like Siddle, has dropped off his pace.
The guy that is extremely stiff is Marcus Stoinis, been in cracking form and hits a massive ball, as well as having taken over opening bowling duties this season in Shield along with being a top 3 bat. He's unlucky that he's competing against 3 of the worlds best all rounders in Wright, Maxwell and Faulkner, also chucking in the likes of Hussey and Hastings.
The guy that is extremely stiff is Marcus Stoinis, been in cracking form and hits a massive ball, as well as having taken over opening bowling duties this season in Shield along with being a top 3 bat. He's unlucky that he's competing against 3 of the worlds best all rounders in Wright, Maxwell and Faulkner, also chucking in the likes of Hussey and Hastings.
I've had a crack at each team's starting XI for the start of the tournament, let me know if you think I'm missing anyone!
Adelaide Strikers
1. Craig Simmons
2. Tim Ludeman
3. Alex Ross
4. Brad Hodge
5. Travis Head
6. Kieron Pollard
7. Johan Botha
8. Kane Richardson
9. Adam Zampa
10. Ben Laughlin
11. Shaun Tait
Brisbane Heat
1. Joe Burns
2. Peter Forrest
3. Dan Christian
4. Chris Lynn
5. James Pierson
6. Nathan Reardon
7. Ben Cutting
8. James Hopes
9. Andrew Flintoff
10. Cameron Gannon
11. Alister McDermott
Hobart Hurricanes
1. Alex Hales
2. Ben Dunk
3. Tim Paine
4. George Bailey
5. Travis Birt
6. Darren Sammy
7. Evan Gulbis
8. Cameron Boyce
9. Ben Hilfenhaus
10. Sam Rainbird
11. Xavier Doherty
Melbourne Renegades
1. Aaron Finch
2. Matthew Wade
3. Callum Ferguson
4. Tom Cooper
5. Ben Rohrer
6. Dwayne Bravo
7. Peter Nevill
8. Andre Russell
9. James Pattinson
10. Nathan Rimmington
11. Fawad Ahmed
Melbourne Stars
1. Cameron White
2. Luke Wright
3. Kevin Pietersen
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. David Hussey
6. James Faulkner
7. Tom Triffit
8. John Hastings
9. Scott Boland
10. Michael Beer
11. Jackson Bird
Perth Scorchers
1. Michael Carberry
2. Michael Klinger
3: Sam Whiteman
4: Adam Voges
5: Ashton Turner
6: Hilton Cartwright
7: Ashton Agar
8: Yasir Arafat
9. Brad Hogg
10. Andrew Tye
11. Jason Behrendorff
Sydney Sixers
1. Michael Lumb
2. Nic Maddinson
3. Riki Wessels
4. Ed Cowan
5. Moises Henriques
6. Jordan Silk
7. Ryan Carters
8. Sean Abbott
9. Trent Copeland
10. Brett Lee
11. Doug Bollinger
Sydney Thunder
1: Chris Hartley
2: Jacques Kallis
3: Michael Hussey
4: Aiden Blizzard
5: Eoin Morgan
6: Kurtis Patterson
7: Andrew McDonald
8. Pat Cummins
9. Nathan Hauritz
10. Gurinder Sandhu
11. Dirk Nannes
Adelaide Strikers
1. Craig Simmons
2. Tim Ludeman
3. Alex Ross
4. Brad Hodge
5. Travis Head
6. Kieron Pollard
7. Johan Botha
8. Kane Richardson
9. Adam Zampa
10. Ben Laughlin
11. Shaun Tait
Brisbane Heat
1. Joe Burns
2. Peter Forrest
3. Dan Christian
4. Chris Lynn
5. James Pierson
6. Nathan Reardon
7. Ben Cutting
8. James Hopes
9. Andrew Flintoff
10. Cameron Gannon
11. Alister McDermott
Hobart Hurricanes
1. Alex Hales
2. Ben Dunk
3. Tim Paine
4. George Bailey
5. Travis Birt
6. Darren Sammy
7. Evan Gulbis
8. Cameron Boyce
9. Ben Hilfenhaus
10. Sam Rainbird
11. Xavier Doherty
Melbourne Renegades
1. Aaron Finch
2. Matthew Wade
3. Callum Ferguson
4. Tom Cooper
5. Ben Rohrer
6. Dwayne Bravo
7. Peter Nevill
8. Andre Russell
9. James Pattinson
10. Nathan Rimmington
11. Fawad Ahmed
Melbourne Stars
1. Cameron White
2. Luke Wright
3. Kevin Pietersen
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. David Hussey
6. James Faulkner
7. Tom Triffit
8. John Hastings
9. Scott Boland
10. Michael Beer
11. Jackson Bird
Perth Scorchers
1. Michael Carberry
2. Michael Klinger
3: Sam Whiteman
4: Adam Voges
5: Ashton Turner
6: Hilton Cartwright
7: Ashton Agar
8: Yasir Arafat
9. Brad Hogg
10. Andrew Tye
11. Jason Behrendorff
Sydney Sixers
1. Michael Lumb
2. Nic Maddinson
3. Riki Wessels
4. Ed Cowan
5. Moises Henriques
6. Jordan Silk
7. Ryan Carters
8. Sean Abbott
9. Trent Copeland
10. Brett Lee
11. Doug Bollinger
Sydney Thunder
1: Chris Hartley
2: Jacques Kallis
3: Michael Hussey
4: Aiden Blizzard
5: Eoin Morgan
6: Kurtis Patterson
7: Andrew McDonald
8. Pat Cummins
9. Nathan Hauritz
10. Gurinder Sandhu
11. Dirk Nannes
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Here is the run down of Aussie injuries from day 1....
Australian physiotherapist Alex Kountouris provided an update on how the four injured Australian players were travelling, after yesterday's tough day in the sapping Brisbane heat. Here is what he had to say:
How's Mitchell Marsh?
"He's got a low grade hamstring strain on his right leg. He's unlikely (to bowl again in this match). He's going to have a scan, we'll try and get him on the field tomorrow and hopefully have him batting."
Mitchell Starc?
"His back was sore and he was getting some rib pain. We haven't had a chance to fully assess that. It's not a side strain and we don't think it's going to be anything that'll stop him bowling, but we'll have to look at it tonight."
Josh Hazlewood?
"He had cramp all over his body. With every ball he bowled he was cramping up in multiple places. He'll recover overnight and we'll see how he wakes up tomorrow. We expect him to bowl tomorrow."
Mitchell Johnson?
"He's OK, he's just generally sore but he's fine. He'll bowl tomorrow."
Is that it?
"I've lost track," he said with a smile. "I think that's it."
Australian physiotherapist Alex Kountouris provided an update on how the four injured Australian players were travelling, after yesterday's tough day in the sapping Brisbane heat. Here is what he had to say:
How's Mitchell Marsh?
"He's got a low grade hamstring strain on his right leg. He's unlikely (to bowl again in this match). He's going to have a scan, we'll try and get him on the field tomorrow and hopefully have him batting."
Mitchell Starc?
"His back was sore and he was getting some rib pain. We haven't had a chance to fully assess that. It's not a side strain and we don't think it's going to be anything that'll stop him bowling, but we'll have to look at it tonight."
Josh Hazlewood?
"He had cramp all over his body. With every ball he bowled he was cramping up in multiple places. He'll recover overnight and we'll see how he wakes up tomorrow. We expect him to bowl tomorrow."
Mitchell Johnson?
"He's OK, he's just generally sore but he's fine. He'll bowl tomorrow."
Is that it?
"I've lost track," he said with a smile. "I think that's it."
Vettori would be in mine too, but I've heard contradicting reports whether he'll be available or not so I erred on the safe side.
Who they open with is pretty hard to predict as any of Burns, Christian, Forrest or Pierson could easily open.
Sure is! Hardly heard anything about him because he moved to England when he was 18 and has played there ever since I'm pretty sure.
Who they open with is pretty hard to predict as any of Burns, Christian, Forrest or Pierson could easily open.
Sure is! Hardly heard anything about him because he moved to England when he was 18 and has played there ever since I'm pretty sure.
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Re Riki Wessels possibly being Kepler Wessels son
Cool, look forward to getting a look at how he bats.
Maybe his father only Test player to debut for two Test nations.
Kepler Wessels debut for Australia in 1982 and I'm sure he then played in South Africa first Test match for two decades in 1991. He might have been captain or Clive Rice.
Will certainly check in on BBL from time to time but won't be taking part in fantasy comp. It was a disgrace the rules last year so never bothered to think about giving it a second go. I had five players get zero because game got washed out on first weekend but batsmen in same game that scored runs in the game before washed out scored points. Of course I had all the players yet to have a chance to bat or bowl and the fantasy comp gave me zero for all of them. Absolute farce and deleted my account and never return again. Just a joke of a comp.
Cool, look forward to getting a look at how he bats.
Maybe his father only Test player to debut for two Test nations.
Kepler Wessels debut for Australia in 1982 and I'm sure he then played in South Africa first Test match for two decades in 1991. He might have been captain or Clive Rice.
Will certainly check in on BBL from time to time but won't be taking part in fantasy comp. It was a disgrace the rules last year so never bothered to think about giving it a second go. I had five players get zero because game got washed out on first weekend but batsmen in same game that scored runs in the game before washed out scored points. Of course I had all the players yet to have a chance to bat or bowl and the fantasy comp gave me zero for all of them. Absolute farce and deleted my account and never return again. Just a joke of a comp.
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Carberry's BBL campaign in doubt...
Oh No, Not Good News For The Perth Scorchers star recruit Michael Carberry is in doubt for his team’s BBL|04 season opener after being hit in the elbow with a ball during training on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old England and Hampshire batsman was reportedly sent to hospital for scans following the incident, which occurred while Carberry was warming up for an intra-club practice match.
Oh No, Not Good News For The Perth Scorchers star recruit Michael Carberry is in doubt for his team’s BBL|04 season opener after being hit in the elbow with a ball during training on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old England and Hampshire batsman was reportedly sent to hospital for scans following the incident, which occurred while Carberry was warming up for an intra-club practice match.
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