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The reports I have read said it will either be moved to MCG , SCG or Canberra.
I think Victoria is closing the border again tonight so the only border that will be open will be SA/NSW.
I think the biggest factor will be borders closed and trying to get players in and out.
The original plan was for the majority of the Australia Test Squad to be in Adelaide on the 9th December so I expect a decision needs to be made in the next week or so.
Given they need Covid-19 specific substitutes for bat , fast , slow etc etc I honestly can't see them releasing anyone from the Test Squad to go back and play BBL.
Think it is "safer" and logistically easier to keep them all together for the 4 Tests.
We are in hard lock down for 6 days , then they will reassess after that , hopefully they have caught it in time before it spreads any further.
I think Victoria is closing the border again tonight so the only border that will be open will be SA/NSW.
I think the biggest factor will be borders closed and trying to get players in and out.
The original plan was for the majority of the Australia Test Squad to be in Adelaide on the 9th December so I expect a decision needs to be made in the next week or so.
Given they need Covid-19 specific substitutes for bat , fast , slow etc etc I honestly can't see them releasing anyone from the Test Squad to go back and play BBL.
Think it is "safer" and logistically easier to keep them all together for the 4 Tests.
We are in hard lock down for 6 days , then they will reassess after that , hopefully they have caught it in time before it spreads any further.
@Professor
Here are a few value picks (in my opinion)
Stoinis (must have) , Lynn , Khawaja , McDermott , Hughes , Bryant , Turner , Wildermuth
Coulter-Nile , Tye , Behrendorff
now I know you like POD's though.
I guess the thing with Big Bash is you probably need to play the fixtures (DGR'S) and not necessarily aim for the best overall team , but the best scoring team each round.
Here are a few value picks (in my opinion)
Stoinis (must have) , Lynn , Khawaja , McDermott , Hughes , Bryant , Turner , Wildermuth
Coulter-Nile , Tye , Behrendorff
now I know you like POD's though.
I guess the thing with Big Bash is you probably need to play the fixtures (DGR'S) and not necessarily aim for the best overall team , but the best scoring team each round.
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Here are my top-five players in each position, taking into account form, price and the KFC SuperCoach BBL fixture. I’ll be digging deeper and updating the rankings every week.
New Zealand's Colin Munro has four T20 centuries to his name. Picture: MICHAEL BRADLEY
BATSMEN
1. Colin Ingram $125,000 (Hurricanes) Previous rank: 3
The big-hitting South African will fly in as cover for Dawid Malan, but he’s likely to be more than that for KFC SuperCoach BBL teams, given the Canes’ Round 2 double.
2. Aaron Finch $184,800 (Renegades) Previous rank: 2
Expensive, but given the fixture change, he’s likely to be available all tournament – and with no bye. So he’ll be near the top for total points.
3. Max Bryant $67,800 (Heat) Previous rank: 4
A powerful opening-batsman at that price is just too hard to ignore - even as a money-making option the bench.
4. Colin Munro $160,000 (Scorchers) New
Three T20 international centuries, among 1724 runs for New Zealand. And he can bowl. Hello.
5. Beau Webster $143,500 (Renegades) Previous rank: 5
The 21st-highest overall KFC SuperCoach scorer in BBL10 is on fire in the Shield.
6th man: Joe Clarke (Scorchers)/Alex Hales (Thunder)
Smoky: Oliver Davies (Thunder)
You left him out!?: Dawid Malan (Hurricanes). He won’t be here until Christmas! And if new signing Nicholas Pooran arrives in time for the Stars’ Round 1 double, he’ll be in.
WHAT’S CHANGED: I’ve taken those in the Australian Test squad out, given the final Australia A game will finish three days after the BBL opener. So, Will Pucovski makes way - for now - and the fifth-ranked T20 batsman in the world Munro comes in after signing with the Scorchers. His new teammate, Englishman Joe Clarke, isn’t far behind given his more-affordable price tag.
FIXTURE ANALYSIS: HOW TO PICK YOUR TEAM
Zahir Khan celebrates taking a wicket for the Heat in BBL09. Picture: Jono Searle/Getty Images
BOWLERS
1. Zahir Khan (Stars) $129,900 New
Took eight wickets, and conceded just 6.58 runs per over, in a strong finish to BBL09. Add a great price tag and a double-game round to start, and you’ve got your new No. 1.
2. Adam Zampa $184,100 (Stars) Previous rank: 1
With the limited-over series against India done-and-dusted, he’ll be available. In a double. Yes, please.
3. Nathan Coulter-Nile $138,600 (Stars) Previous rank: 4
After a slow start, the former Aussie quick played a crucial role in the IPL final, taking 2-29 – with 10 dot balls – for the Mumbai Indians. High on the watchlist with the opening-round double.
4. Riley Meredith $184,600 (Hurricanes) Previous rank: 3
He’s struggled in the Shield so far this season but he took 13 wickets in six BBL matches last summer. And the Canes have a double in Round 2.
5. Nathan Ellis $113,000 (Hurricanes) New
The Tassie quick finished the opening stage of the Sheffield Shield season with the equal-second-most wickets and, given his price and the likely eight overs in Round 2, deserves his place here.
6th man: Adam Milne (Thunder)
Smoky: Noor Ahmad (Renegades)
You left him out!?: Rashid Khan (Strikers). He’d be No. 1 here if it wasn’t for the Round 1 bye. Sandeep Lamichhane (Hurricanes) wouldn’t be far off either, if he was arriving before January.
WHAT’S CHANGED: The Stars’ new signing rockets straight to the top given his price and late-season form in BBL09. Sean Abbott makes way for the same reason as Pucovski, while Ellis replaces Milne in the top-five given his opening four rounds of the Shield.
We are one week closer to the start of KFC SuperCoach BBL and plenty has happened since our last rendevouz.
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THE PHANTOM’S POWER RANKINGS
Here are my top-five players in each position, taking into account form, price and the KFC SuperCoach BBL fixture. I’ll be digging deeper and updating the rankings every week.
New Zealand's Colin Munro has four T20 centuries to his name. Picture: MICHAEL BRADLEY
BATSMEN
1. Colin Ingram $125,000 (Hurricanes) Previous rank: 3
The big-hitting South African will fly in as cover for Dawid Malan, but he’s likely to be more than that for KFC SuperCoach BBL teams, given the Canes’ Round 2 double.
2. Aaron Finch $184,800 (Renegades) Previous rank: 2
Expensive, but given the fixture change, he’s likely to be available all tournament – and with no bye. So he’ll be near the top for total points.
3. Max Bryant $67,800 (Heat) Previous rank: 4
A powerful opening-batsman at that price is just too hard to ignore - even as a money-making option the bench.
4. Colin Munro $160,000 (Scorchers) New
Three T20 international centuries, among 1724 runs for New Zealand. And he can bowl. Hello.
5. Beau Webster $143,500 (Renegades) Previous rank: 5
The 21st-highest overall KFC SuperCoach scorer in BBL10 is on fire in the Shield.
6th man: Joe Clarke (Scorchers)/Alex Hales (Thunder)
Smoky: Oliver Davies (Thunder)
You left him out!?: Dawid Malan (Hurricanes). He won’t be here until Christmas! And if new signing Nicholas Pooran arrives in time for the Stars’ Round 1 double, he’ll be in.
WHAT’S CHANGED: I’ve taken those in the Australian Test squad out, given the final Australia A game will finish three days after the BBL opener. So, Will Pucovski makes way - for now - and the fifth-ranked T20 batsman in the world Munro comes in after signing with the Scorchers. His new teammate, Englishman Joe Clarke, isn’t far behind given his more-affordable price tag.
FIXTURE ANALYSIS: HOW TO PICK YOUR TEAM
Zahir Khan celebrates taking a wicket for the Heat in BBL09. Picture: Jono Searle/Getty Images
BOWLERS
1. Zahir Khan (Stars) $129,900 New
Took eight wickets, and conceded just 6.58 runs per over, in a strong finish to BBL09. Add a great price tag and a double-game round to start, and you’ve got your new No. 1.
2. Adam Zampa $184,100 (Stars) Previous rank: 1
With the limited-over series against India done-and-dusted, he’ll be available. In a double. Yes, please.
3. Nathan Coulter-Nile $138,600 (Stars) Previous rank: 4
After a slow start, the former Aussie quick played a crucial role in the IPL final, taking 2-29 – with 10 dot balls – for the Mumbai Indians. High on the watchlist with the opening-round double.
4. Riley Meredith $184,600 (Hurricanes) Previous rank: 3
He’s struggled in the Shield so far this season but he took 13 wickets in six BBL matches last summer. And the Canes have a double in Round 2.
5. Nathan Ellis $113,000 (Hurricanes) New
The Tassie quick finished the opening stage of the Sheffield Shield season with the equal-second-most wickets and, given his price and the likely eight overs in Round 2, deserves his place here.
6th man: Adam Milne (Thunder)
Smoky: Noor Ahmad (Renegades)
You left him out!?: Rashid Khan (Strikers). He’d be No. 1 here if it wasn’t for the Round 1 bye. Sandeep Lamichhane (Hurricanes) wouldn’t be far off either, if he was arriving before January.
WHAT’S CHANGED: The Stars’ new signing rockets straight to the top given his price and late-season form in BBL09. Sean Abbott makes way for the same reason as Pucovski, while Ellis replaces Milne in the top-five given his opening four rounds of the Shield.
ALL-ROUNDERS
1. Marcus Stoinis $185,700 (Stars) Previous rank: 2
Blasted 65 of 46 balls batting in the middle-order for Dehli, before taking 3/26 three days later, in the latter stages of the IPL. But you shouldn’t need any more reason to pick him in a double-game round – even at the price.
3. Glenn Maxwell $185,000 (Stars) Previous rank: 3
Maxwell or Stoinis or can you afford to pick? Those who do could get a big early jump, given the kindness of Australia’s international calender.
3. Will Jacks $148,000 (Hurriances) Previous rank: 4
The 21-year-old Englishman was named player of the Vitality Blast after a brilliant all-round display for Surrey and clubbed a century of just 25 balls in a practice match in Dubai last year.
4. Darcy Short $245,200 (Hurricanes) Previous rank: 5
The top-price tag is the only thing keeping the T20 star down this low. But starting without Short may mean going without him for the Round 2 double, given your team balance. Do you really want to do that?
5. Dan Christian $105,000 (Sixers) New
Despite a lacklustre BBL09, Christian is likely to play Tom Curran’s role in the Sixers side for the opening month of the tournament, making $105k a bargain for a player with his KFC SuperCoach scoring power.
Dan Christian has joined the Sixers for BBL10. Picture: Michael Dodge
6th man: Daniel Sams (Thunder)
Smoky: Jack Wildermuth (Heat)
You left him out!?: Tom Curran (Sixers). Like many of his fellow Englishman, Curran will miss the first part of tournament because of the limited-overs tour of South Africa.
WHAT’S CHANGED: Christian, the BBL veteran, should’ve probably been in to begin with at that price, while Cam Green drops out given his place in the Test squad.
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KEEPERS
1. Peter Handscomb $97,600 (Hurricanes) Previous rank: 1
His position in the batting-order for this new side might hurt his ranking come Round 1 but he’s worth less than $100k, has a T20 century to his name and will feature twice in Round 2.
2. Josh Phillipe $150,800 (Sixers) Previous rank: 2
Teammate Steve O’Keefe says there will be no second-year blues for the young gun, who was the third-highest run-scorer in BBL09.
Josh Philippe was one of the breakout stars of last summer’s BBL. Picture: Craig Golding
3. Josh Inglis $161,900 (Scorchers) Previous rank: 3
Averaged 57 KFC SuperCoach points in an impressive BBL09, and looks set to open-up again for the Scorchers. And, like Philippe, that’s the key.
4. Sam Harper $119,300 (Renegades) Previous rank: 3
Another hard-hitting young gun, who bats at the top of the order. Does his price make him better value than the two above? We’ll see.
5. Cam Bancroft $84,200 (Scorchers) New
Made a ton against Tasmania in Round 3 of the Shield and averages 32 across 50 T20 matches. Looms as a steal at $84k, given the early absence of the Scorchers’ overseas stars.
6th man: Ben McDermott $89,700 (Hurricanes)
Smoky: Sam Whiteman (Scorchers)
You left him out!?: Alex Carey (Strikers). When will he sign? And, maybe more importantly, where will be bat?
WHAT’S CHANGED: Not alot with the keepers. Is Whiteman really a better option that Bancroft at the top of the order? I’ve changed my mind on that one and made the switch.
STAT ATTACK
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Rashid Khan and new signing Danny Briggs played together in 2019 in the Vitality Blast and only took a combined 15 wickets — can they coexist for the Strikers? It was a quiet season for Briggs who is the leading wicket-taker in English T20 history with 172 wickets in 151 games.
New Hurricanes international Keemo Paul has only played 18 T20s for West Indies but already has a five-wicket haul. In December, 2018, he carved through Bangladesh with 5-15 from four overs. In KFC SuperCoach BBL terms, that’s a score of 120+.
Keemo Paul in action for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League. Picture: Randy Brooks/ Getty Images)
Only one international T20 has been played at Manuka Oval, when Australia (3-151) defeated Pakistan (6-150). Of the 18 ODI innings played in the nation’s capital, 12 have resulted in scores of 250 or higher — is a runs fest on the cards in Round 1?
1. Marcus Stoinis $185,700 (Stars) Previous rank: 2
Blasted 65 of 46 balls batting in the middle-order for Dehli, before taking 3/26 three days later, in the latter stages of the IPL. But you shouldn’t need any more reason to pick him in a double-game round – even at the price.
3. Glenn Maxwell $185,000 (Stars) Previous rank: 3
Maxwell or Stoinis or can you afford to pick? Those who do could get a big early jump, given the kindness of Australia’s international calender.
3. Will Jacks $148,000 (Hurriances) Previous rank: 4
The 21-year-old Englishman was named player of the Vitality Blast after a brilliant all-round display for Surrey and clubbed a century of just 25 balls in a practice match in Dubai last year.
4. Darcy Short $245,200 (Hurricanes) Previous rank: 5
The top-price tag is the only thing keeping the T20 star down this low. But starting without Short may mean going without him for the Round 2 double, given your team balance. Do you really want to do that?
5. Dan Christian $105,000 (Sixers) New
Despite a lacklustre BBL09, Christian is likely to play Tom Curran’s role in the Sixers side for the opening month of the tournament, making $105k a bargain for a player with his KFC SuperCoach scoring power.
Dan Christian has joined the Sixers for BBL10. Picture: Michael Dodge
6th man: Daniel Sams (Thunder)
Smoky: Jack Wildermuth (Heat)
You left him out!?: Tom Curran (Sixers). Like many of his fellow Englishman, Curran will miss the first part of tournament because of the limited-overs tour of South Africa.
WHAT’S CHANGED: Christian, the BBL veteran, should’ve probably been in to begin with at that price, while Cam Green drops out given his place in the Test squad.
2020-21 BBL schedule released
KEEPERS
1. Peter Handscomb $97,600 (Hurricanes) Previous rank: 1
His position in the batting-order for this new side might hurt his ranking come Round 1 but he’s worth less than $100k, has a T20 century to his name and will feature twice in Round 2.
2. Josh Phillipe $150,800 (Sixers) Previous rank: 2
Teammate Steve O’Keefe says there will be no second-year blues for the young gun, who was the third-highest run-scorer in BBL09.
Josh Philippe was one of the breakout stars of last summer’s BBL. Picture: Craig Golding
3. Josh Inglis $161,900 (Scorchers) Previous rank: 3
Averaged 57 KFC SuperCoach points in an impressive BBL09, and looks set to open-up again for the Scorchers. And, like Philippe, that’s the key.
4. Sam Harper $119,300 (Renegades) Previous rank: 3
Another hard-hitting young gun, who bats at the top of the order. Does his price make him better value than the two above? We’ll see.
5. Cam Bancroft $84,200 (Scorchers) New
Made a ton against Tasmania in Round 3 of the Shield and averages 32 across 50 T20 matches. Looms as a steal at $84k, given the early absence of the Scorchers’ overseas stars.
6th man: Ben McDermott $89,700 (Hurricanes)
Smoky: Sam Whiteman (Scorchers)
You left him out!?: Alex Carey (Strikers). When will he sign? And, maybe more importantly, where will be bat?
WHAT’S CHANGED: Not alot with the keepers. Is Whiteman really a better option that Bancroft at the top of the order? I’ve changed my mind on that one and made the switch.
STAT ATTACK
- with Tim Michell
Rashid Khan and new signing Danny Briggs played together in 2019 in the Vitality Blast and only took a combined 15 wickets — can they coexist for the Strikers? It was a quiet season for Briggs who is the leading wicket-taker in English T20 history with 172 wickets in 151 games.
New Hurricanes international Keemo Paul has only played 18 T20s for West Indies but already has a five-wicket haul. In December, 2018, he carved through Bangladesh with 5-15 from four overs. In KFC SuperCoach BBL terms, that’s a score of 120+.
Keemo Paul in action for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League. Picture: Randy Brooks/ Getty Images)
Only one international T20 has been played at Manuka Oval, when Australia (3-151) defeated Pakistan (6-150). Of the 18 ODI innings played in the nation’s capital, 12 have resulted in scores of 250 or higher — is a runs fest on the cards in Round 1?
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STRIKERS
The Strikers now have its full compliment of international signings after securing English spinner Briggs ($138,800, BWL), who is set to be available for the entire BBL10 season. Briggs is the leading all-time wicket taker in the English T20 competition, claiming 172 wickets in 152 matches, and is coming off 12 wickets with a tidy economy rate of 6.50 in this year’s Vitality Blast.
Destructive batsman Phil Salt ($134,300, BAT) will return to the Strikers after an impressive first season in the BBL last year, scoring 361 runs blistering strike-rate of 164. If Salt arrives in time, both loom as popular trade-in options after Strikers’ Round 1 bye ahead of its two double game rounds on the trot.
HEAT
Rising English batsman Dan Lawrence ($125,000, BAT) has been called in to replace compatriot Tom Banton, who will miss the beginning of the season as part of England’s white-ball tour of South Africa, along with all-rounder Lewis Gregory. Lawrence excelled in Australian conditions last year as part of the English Lions side, hitting 498 runs at an average of 98.6 and taking 11 wickets as a tweaker against Australia A.
Meanwhile, all-rounder James Bazley ($42,000, BAT/BWL) and young pace duo Xavier Bartlett ($42,000, BWL) and Matthew Willans ($42,000, BWL) have been signed in the past week. All will be dirt cheap and 25-year-old Bazley has been previously contracted by the Hobart Hurricanes in 2016-17. Willans is perhaps the most intriguing of the bunch as a 205 centimetre speedster.
Sandeep Lamichhane has joined the Hurricanes for BBL09 after two successful seasons at the Stars. Picture: Michael Dodge
HURRICANES
The Hurricanes have been busy this week, signing Nepalese spin sensation Lamichhane ($138,300, BWL) on Thursday after securing the signature of West Indian all-rounder Paul the previous day. Lamichhane, a left-arm wrist spinner, has claimed 26 wickets in 20 matches across two Big Bash seasons for the Melbourne Stars, but will not join the Hurricanes’ camp until January – meaning he will miss their Round 2 double. Meanwhile, right-arm quick Paul has snared 24 wickets in 18 T20Is at an average of 20.3 and is set to join the Hurricanes after the completion of the West Indies’ tour of New Zealand, having been selected in both the Test and white-ball squads. Paul took nine wickets in his first Indian Premier League season last year.
The decorated pair join international signings Jacks ($148,000, BAT/BWL) and Ingram ($125,000, BAT). Jacks, an exciting English all-rounder who once blasted a 25-ball century in a practice match, was named player of the tournament in the 2020 Vitality Blast, starring with both bat and ball. Experienced South African Ingram is a familiar face in the BBL, playing 25 matches for Adelaide and scoring 610 runs at a healthy strike rate of 138.95. Both will enter calculations ahead of Hobart’s Round 2 double, with Jacks looking like SuperCoach Gold.
Australian Test captain Tim Paine ($90,000 WKP/BWL) will also return to the Hurricanes but is unlikely to be available for most of the tournament.
RENEGADES
Rilee Rossouw ($160,000, BAT) will form a strong top-order with Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh at the Renegades. The South African international turned Kolpak cricketer has been lighting it up in the Pakistan Super League and Bangladesh Premier League in recent years, among the top all-time scorers in both competitions. He scorched a hundred off 44 deliveries in the PSL earlier this year and could justify his high asking price. Rossouw will be available for the full BBL season and joins fellow overseas signings Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad and Imran Tahir on the Renegades roster.
Josh Lalor ($134,300, BWL) and Jack Prestwidge ($93,900, BAT/BWL) were both prized from the Heat in the last fortnight, with Lalor having SuperCoach relevancy as a consistent Big Bash wicket-taker.
STARS
Afghan spinner Khan ($129,900, BWL) will join the Melbourne Stars in a massive boost for SuperCoaches ahead of the Stars’ Round 1 double. The Stars announced the signing of the 21-year-old left-arm wrist spinner on Wednesday, saying he is expected to be available for the full tournament. Khan claimed eight wickets in as many matches for the Brisbane Heat last season.
It comes after the Stars secured two T20 international stars in keeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran ($175,000, BAT/WKP) and Jonny Bairstow ($175,000, BAT/WKP). Bairstow will not feature for the Stars until after Christmas, while Pooran is expected to be available after the West Indies’ T20 series against New Zealand, which finishes at the end of November. It is unclear whether he will be able to play in either of the Stars’ Round 1 matches on December 11 and 12. If he features, he becomes a must-have with the double game round, coming off a formidable 521 runs at a strike-rate of 165 in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab.
SCORCHERS
While English duo Jason Roy and Liam Livingston will miss the first three games as part of the England white-ball squad, the Scorchers have secured two damaging reinforcements. New Zealand big-hitter Munro ($160,000, BAT) and emerging English batsman Clarke ($125,000, BAT) – who joins the Scorchers as a replacement – were signed last week. Munro is the fifth-ranked T20I batsman and boasts the fourth highest T20 strike rate (156.44) in the world. Meanwhile, Clarke, 22, burst onto the scene in the Vitality Blast this year scoring the fifth most runs at a whopping strike rate of 175.
Carlos Braithwaite in action for the West Indies during the 2019 World Cup. Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images
SIXERS
Dab enthusiast Carlos Brathwaite ($160,000, BAT/BWL) will return to the Sixers in BBL10, proving to be quite the entertainer in his four Big Bash matches in the 2017/18 season. Brathwaite has a career strike rate of 136 with the bat and 20 with the ball across 174 T20 matches and will arrive before the beginning of the tournament. With Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Sean Abbott all part of the Test squad and Tom Curran on England’s white-ball tour of South Africa, Brathwaite should receive plenty of opportunity with both bat and ball early this summer.
THUNDER
The Thunder locked in their three international stars early, with star English keeper-batsman Sam Billings ($160,000, BAT/WKP) joining big-hitter Alex Hales and express Kiwi Adam Milne. Billings, who raised the bat for a century against Australia in their ODI series earlier this year, is another English player who will feature in the BBL after England’s tour of South Africa.
In other SuperCoach news, a captaincy loophole option has emerged in Baxter Holt ($42,000, WKP/BAT). While he is unlikely to play with Matthew Gilkes and then Sam Billings set to take the gloves, he will allow coaches to get two bites of the cherry with their captaincy.
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STRIKERS
The Strikers now have its full compliment of international signings after securing English spinner Briggs ($138,800, BWL), who is set to be available for the entire BBL10 season. Briggs is the leading all-time wicket taker in the English T20 competition, claiming 172 wickets in 152 matches, and is coming off 12 wickets with a tidy economy rate of 6.50 in this year’s Vitality Blast.
Destructive batsman Phil Salt ($134,300, BAT) will return to the Strikers after an impressive first season in the BBL last year, scoring 361 runs blistering strike-rate of 164. If Salt arrives in time, both loom as popular trade-in options after Strikers’ Round 1 bye ahead of its two double game rounds on the trot.
HEAT
Rising English batsman Dan Lawrence ($125,000, BAT) has been called in to replace compatriot Tom Banton, who will miss the beginning of the season as part of England’s white-ball tour of South Africa, along with all-rounder Lewis Gregory. Lawrence excelled in Australian conditions last year as part of the English Lions side, hitting 498 runs at an average of 98.6 and taking 11 wickets as a tweaker against Australia A.
Meanwhile, all-rounder James Bazley ($42,000, BAT/BWL) and young pace duo Xavier Bartlett ($42,000, BWL) and Matthew Willans ($42,000, BWL) have been signed in the past week. All will be dirt cheap and 25-year-old Bazley has been previously contracted by the Hobart Hurricanes in 2016-17. Willans is perhaps the most intriguing of the bunch as a 205 centimetre speedster.
Sandeep Lamichhane has joined the Hurricanes for BBL09 after two successful seasons at the Stars. Picture: Michael Dodge
HURRICANES
The Hurricanes have been busy this week, signing Nepalese spin sensation Lamichhane ($138,300, BWL) on Thursday after securing the signature of West Indian all-rounder Paul the previous day. Lamichhane, a left-arm wrist spinner, has claimed 26 wickets in 20 matches across two Big Bash seasons for the Melbourne Stars, but will not join the Hurricanes’ camp until January – meaning he will miss their Round 2 double. Meanwhile, right-arm quick Paul has snared 24 wickets in 18 T20Is at an average of 20.3 and is set to join the Hurricanes after the completion of the West Indies’ tour of New Zealand, having been selected in both the Test and white-ball squads. Paul took nine wickets in his first Indian Premier League season last year.
The decorated pair join international signings Jacks ($148,000, BAT/BWL) and Ingram ($125,000, BAT). Jacks, an exciting English all-rounder who once blasted a 25-ball century in a practice match, was named player of the tournament in the 2020 Vitality Blast, starring with both bat and ball. Experienced South African Ingram is a familiar face in the BBL, playing 25 matches for Adelaide and scoring 610 runs at a healthy strike rate of 138.95. Both will enter calculations ahead of Hobart’s Round 2 double, with Jacks looking like SuperCoach Gold.
Australian Test captain Tim Paine ($90,000 WKP/BWL) will also return to the Hurricanes but is unlikely to be available for most of the tournament.
RENEGADES
Rilee Rossouw ($160,000, BAT) will form a strong top-order with Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh at the Renegades. The South African international turned Kolpak cricketer has been lighting it up in the Pakistan Super League and Bangladesh Premier League in recent years, among the top all-time scorers in both competitions. He scorched a hundred off 44 deliveries in the PSL earlier this year and could justify his high asking price. Rossouw will be available for the full BBL season and joins fellow overseas signings Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad and Imran Tahir on the Renegades roster.
Josh Lalor ($134,300, BWL) and Jack Prestwidge ($93,900, BAT/BWL) were both prized from the Heat in the last fortnight, with Lalor having SuperCoach relevancy as a consistent Big Bash wicket-taker.
STARS
Afghan spinner Khan ($129,900, BWL) will join the Melbourne Stars in a massive boost for SuperCoaches ahead of the Stars’ Round 1 double. The Stars announced the signing of the 21-year-old left-arm wrist spinner on Wednesday, saying he is expected to be available for the full tournament. Khan claimed eight wickets in as many matches for the Brisbane Heat last season.
It comes after the Stars secured two T20 international stars in keeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran ($175,000, BAT/WKP) and Jonny Bairstow ($175,000, BAT/WKP). Bairstow will not feature for the Stars until after Christmas, while Pooran is expected to be available after the West Indies’ T20 series against New Zealand, which finishes at the end of November. It is unclear whether he will be able to play in either of the Stars’ Round 1 matches on December 11 and 12. If he features, he becomes a must-have with the double game round, coming off a formidable 521 runs at a strike-rate of 165 in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab.
SCORCHERS
While English duo Jason Roy and Liam Livingston will miss the first three games as part of the England white-ball squad, the Scorchers have secured two damaging reinforcements. New Zealand big-hitter Munro ($160,000, BAT) and emerging English batsman Clarke ($125,000, BAT) – who joins the Scorchers as a replacement – were signed last week. Munro is the fifth-ranked T20I batsman and boasts the fourth highest T20 strike rate (156.44) in the world. Meanwhile, Clarke, 22, burst onto the scene in the Vitality Blast this year scoring the fifth most runs at a whopping strike rate of 175.
Carlos Braithwaite in action for the West Indies during the 2019 World Cup. Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images
SIXERS
Dab enthusiast Carlos Brathwaite ($160,000, BAT/BWL) will return to the Sixers in BBL10, proving to be quite the entertainer in his four Big Bash matches in the 2017/18 season. Brathwaite has a career strike rate of 136 with the bat and 20 with the ball across 174 T20 matches and will arrive before the beginning of the tournament. With Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Sean Abbott all part of the Test squad and Tom Curran on England’s white-ball tour of South Africa, Brathwaite should receive plenty of opportunity with both bat and ball early this summer.
THUNDER
The Thunder locked in their three international stars early, with star English keeper-batsman Sam Billings ($160,000, BAT/WKP) joining big-hitter Alex Hales and express Kiwi Adam Milne. Billings, who raised the bat for a century against Australia in their ODI series earlier this year, is another English player who will feature in the BBL after England’s tour of South Africa.
In other SuperCoach news, a captaincy loophole option has emerged in Baxter Holt ($42,000, WKP/BAT). While he is unlikely to play with Matthew Gilkes and then Sam Billings set to take the gloves, he will allow coaches to get two bites of the cherry with their captaincy.
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Haha - at least this format is closer to unlimited trades! You’re right re Ingram/Inglis, I’ve been mixing up the names for weeks 🙂 Gotch I’ve considered as well, but if a couple of Stars batsmen are missing, Dunk could potentially bat higher than last year and go okay. I’m trying to moderate expectations of him, but at least he has some ceiling of the cards fall his way, which might be better than locking in another 20-type wicketkeeper!
If you have a strong view on the opportunity available to the individual players, or how those matches will play out, then I think what you’re saying makes sense. I reckon you’ve given the first few rounds as much thought as anybody, so your strategy can potentially be more advanced than what a lot of us are employing.
My take was simply that if we are loading up on Stars and Hurricanes for one DGR, then surely we should be preparing to load up even more on Strikers, who have two?
Most teams have 1 or 0 premiums from any other club, so I’m surprised that so few Strikers are getting picked, given that to me they should actually be the most attractive of the bunch on paper.
We obviously have to get through the bye first, but that’s not overly difficult in my view. A lot of Strikers are in the low to mid $100k range, which is actually cheaper than guys like Meredith and Faulkner.
My take was simply that if we are loading up on Stars and Hurricanes for one DGR, then surely we should be preparing to load up even more on Strikers, who have two?
Most teams have 1 or 0 premiums from any other club, so I’m surprised that so few Strikers are getting picked, given that to me they should actually be the most attractive of the bunch on paper.
We obviously have to get through the bye first, but that’s not overly difficult in my view. A lot of Strikers are in the low to mid $100k range, which is actually cheaper than guys like Meredith and Faulkner.
I guess it's all about getting that right balance between Stars , Hurricanes & Sixers.
I guess when you look at Short , Stoinis , Maxwell , Meredith & Zampa all being over $ 180 k it doesn't leave a lot of room.
Trying to start a Wells and/or Renshaw then almost means you need to start 2-3 $ 75k ish onfield players to balance everything out.
Maybe I am trying to "force" too many players because they have DGR.
I guess we can't have them all from the start.
I guess another thing to consider is who you trade out to determine who you bring in
eg Round 2 outs Maxwell , Zampa , NCN for Khan , Siddle , take your pick
Round 3 Meredith , Faulkner + 1 for Carey + ? + ?
Normally I look at it :-
16 players @ $ 125,000.00 = $ 2 million
find 5 bench players @ $ 62,500.00 so then 5 other players @ $ 187,500.00.
so 6 players are then $ 125,000.00
I guess cutting back on a keeper allow Short.
I know in my head what I want to do , just trying to find the right players to make it fit.
Hope that makes sense.
I guess when you look at Short , Stoinis , Maxwell , Meredith & Zampa all being over $ 180 k it doesn't leave a lot of room.
Trying to start a Wells and/or Renshaw then almost means you need to start 2-3 $ 75k ish onfield players to balance everything out.
Maybe I am trying to "force" too many players because they have DGR.
I guess we can't have them all from the start.
I guess another thing to consider is who you trade out to determine who you bring in
eg Round 2 outs Maxwell , Zampa , NCN for Khan , Siddle , take your pick
Round 3 Meredith , Faulkner + 1 for Carey + ? + ?
Normally I look at it :-
16 players @ $ 125,000.00 = $ 2 million
find 5 bench players @ $ 62,500.00 so then 5 other players @ $ 187,500.00.
so 6 players are then $ 125,000.00
I guess cutting back on a keeper allow Short.
I know in my head what I want to do , just trying to find the right players to make it fit.
Hope that makes sense.
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To me where you save money is in picking cheaper DGW players over the more expensive ones that were good last season. That would mean Khan over Zampa, Faulkner over Meredith, Agar over Siddle type of thing for me. That is the only way you can afford to get the proven studs, your Short, Stionis types all in.
I guess doing that though you start running the risk of compromising your picks due to $$$ though.
I found by trying to start both Renshaw & Wells on my bench (throw a blanket over 6-7 Strikers with similar prices) it then means I need to start at least one of Hughes/Stanlake + Turner & Wildermuth so I am likely giving up onfield points.
Renshaw + Hughes probably only gives me a Cartwright & Handscomb combination unless I go WK down to Gotch/Dunk.
I guess then we need to delve deeper.
If Manuka favours batsmen how effective will the Stars bowlers be in their DGR and are they even worth it.
Heat could be 0/180 or 10 for 100 , Hales & Khawaja could easily bat the majority of their Innings.
Similarly if Stoinis gets going does Maxwell even bat ?
I guess with the DGR you get 2 bites of the cherry.
Just need to get the balance right from the start.
I guess with the Strikers having back to back DGR you don't necessarily have to over load on their players from the start.
Short & Stoinis are no brainers.
I probably do need to lose one of Maxwell , Meredith or Zampa though to balance it out.
Anyway lots of time to keep working on it.
I found by trying to start both Renshaw & Wells on my bench (throw a blanket over 6-7 Strikers with similar prices) it then means I need to start at least one of Hughes/Stanlake + Turner & Wildermuth so I am likely giving up onfield points.
Renshaw + Hughes probably only gives me a Cartwright & Handscomb combination unless I go WK down to Gotch/Dunk.
I guess then we need to delve deeper.
If Manuka favours batsmen how effective will the Stars bowlers be in their DGR and are they even worth it.
Heat could be 0/180 or 10 for 100 , Hales & Khawaja could easily bat the majority of their Innings.
Similarly if Stoinis gets going does Maxwell even bat ?
I guess with the DGR you get 2 bites of the cherry.
Just need to get the balance right from the start.
I guess with the Strikers having back to back DGR you don't necessarily have to over load on their players from the start.
Short & Stoinis are no brainers.
I probably do need to lose one of Maxwell , Meredith or Zampa though to balance it out.
Anyway lots of time to keep working on it.
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Hopefully this helps a little;
Test squad: Tim Paine (C), Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner.
Australia A squad: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Joe Burns, Jackson Bird, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Nic Maddinson, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, Tim Paine, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Mark Steketee, Will Sutherland, Mitchell Swepson.
At this point in time, it is my understanding that the following internationals will be available from game 1 of the BBL season;
Strikers: Rashid, Briggs, Salt
Heat: Lawrence, Mujeeb
Hurricanes: Jacks, Ingram
Renegades: Nabi, Rossouw, Ahmad
Stars: Zahir
Scorchers: Munro, Clarke
Sixers: Brathwaite, Vince
Thunder: Hales, Milne
Test squad: Tim Paine (C), Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner.
Australia A squad: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Joe Burns, Jackson Bird, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Nic Maddinson, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, Tim Paine, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Mark Steketee, Will Sutherland, Mitchell Swepson.
At this point in time, it is my understanding that the following internationals will be available from game 1 of the BBL season;
Strikers: Rashid, Briggs, Salt
Heat: Lawrence, Mujeeb
Hurricanes: Jacks, Ingram
Renegades: Nabi, Rossouw, Ahmad
Stars: Zahir
Scorchers: Munro, Clarke
Sixers: Brathwaite, Vince
Thunder: Hales, Milne