SA vs QLD @ Adelaide Oval Thurs 20/1

[Media Park]

Lynn the QLD bat goes alright, Lyon the SA spinner aint that great...

What's your problem with him MP? He gets drift, dip and more importantly spins the ball, what more can you ask for an off spinner?

No problem with him, I'd just as soon wait for more than four T20 games before I start spruiking him like AB was...

On the "SA Cricket getting it's act together" I actually said I would like to see him in the Shield side...

One reason is so that we can see how he goes... The Teeball stuff doesn't count for much IMO...

Are you going to drop O'Brien (our second leading wicket taker, while averaging 23)?? or play two spinners

two spinners bro

[Bulls forever]

This is just test cricket Bayman, not 1st class cricket.

It's actually happened four times - but the one you can probably remember was the final Ashes Test at Sydney in January 1999, when in the last innings Mark Butcher and Alec Stewart were both stumped by Ian Healy. The only previous instance in the 20th century was at Lord's in 1950, when Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook were both bamboozled by West Indies' spinners and stumped by Clyde Walcott. It also happened twice in the early days of Test cricket: first at Melbourne in 1881-82 England's openers Dick Barlow and George Ulyett were both stumped by Jack Blackham, and then at Old Trafford in 1896 Drewy Stoddart and WG Grace were both stumped by Jim Kelly off Harry Trott.

Very good work Smithy.

[brod]

two spinners bro

Two spinners...we never have enough runs for one spinner to bowl at let alone two

[Media Park]

If our batsmen pull their fingers out, and the spinners are good enough, then we'll only have to bat once...

Wishful thinking I know...

[brod]

If our batsmen pull their fingers out, and the spinners are good enough, then we'll only have to bat once...

Wishful thinking I know...

Cant expect our bowlers to get opposition out for less than 100 twice

[lion heart]

Top spot up for grabs in Big Bash23 January, 2011
Luke Buttigieg, Sportal

Tigers celebrate Top spot will be on the line when Tasmania and South Australia lock horns in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash at Bellerive Oval on Monday night, with the winner to also go a long way to ensuring they at least reach the preliminary final.

Both teams go into the game with three wins from their four outings so far in the competition, the Tigers' only defeat an eight-wicket hammering from the Bulls at the Gabba while the Redbacks were humbled in their opener by the Blues at Adelaide Oval.

With the match brought forward 90 minutes to a 530pm (AEDT) start to accommodate the rescheduled clash between Queensland and New South Wales, the hosts have made just one change to their 12-man squad.

Spinner Xavier Doherty's call-up to the Australian one-day squad after Nathan Hauritz was forced out of the Commonwealth Bank Series due to shoulder surgery has resulted in a recall for all-rounder Luke Butterworth, with the final XI to be named on Monday afternoon.

South Australia have been forced to replace Kieron Pollard in their squad after the star all-rounder was ordered home to the West Indies to prepare for next month's World Cup, robbing them of his services for the final two preliminary games and whatever part they play in the finals.

"He's a hard player to replace, especially this year," said Redbacks skipper Michael Klinger of Pollard's absence.

"His form with the ball as well as the bat has been excellent but we're very confident."

"We didn't have him in the Champions League and we played some really good cricket over there."

Also out is fast bowler Ben Edmondson because of a groin injury, leading to Redbacks selectors naming a 13-man squad that includes the additions of Aiden Blizzard, Cameron Borgas and Jake Haberfield.

"We've got Cameron Borgas and Aiden Blizzard who can come in to replace him (Pollard) and who we know can perform really well for us so we're looking for some big things from them ahead of the last couple of games."

After Monday's game, Tasmania round off their home-and-away campaign with another clash with Western Australia at home on Thursday while South Australia travel to Melbourne to take on Victoria on Friday.

Tasmania squad:
George Bailey (c), Travis Birt, Luke Butterworth, Mark Cosgrove, Brendan Drew, James Faulkner, Ben Hilfenhaus, Jason Krejza, Rhett Lockyear, Rana Naveed, Ryan ten Doeschate, Jon Wells

South Australia squad:
Michael Klinger (c), Aiden Blizzard, Cameron Borgas, Dan Christian, Tom Cooper, Callum Ferguson, Jake Haberfield, Daniel Harris, Nathan Lyon, Graham Manou, Aaron O'Brien, Adil Rashid, Kane Richardson