2016/2017 Big Bash League

[Booney]

Ive had a good look thru the squads and reckon the Strikers again will go very well, don't understand why they are not in the premiership discussions.

The fickle nature of the game?

[Brodlach]

Strikers 13 man squad for tomorrow nights game


Ben Dunk (wk)
Jake Weatherald
Travis Head
Brad Hodge (c)
Kieron Pollard
Jake Lehmann
Chris Jordan
Michael Neser
Kane Richardson
Ben Laughlin
Liam O'Connor
Kelvin Smith
Wes Agar

[The Bedge]

Liam O'Connor

Did have to google him to find out who he was

[Brodlach]

Liam O'Connor

Did have to google him to find out who he was

He is a good young footballer

[amber_fluid]

I only just realised this starts tonight on TV.
I had thought tomorrow's game was the season start but happy to be wrong so I nicked down to BWS and grabbed a bottle of chivas regal for the occasion.

[The Dark Knight]

The number 1 worst thing about the BBL is having to listen to Mark Howard commentate. He is an absolute f**kwit.

[RustyCage]

Haddin spudding it up already

[matt35]

Gee the Thunder lost their way in the middle. Don't think they have enough.

Bring on tomorrow night, will be there. Don't feel great about our side, but hope to be proven wrong.

[heater31]

Liam O'Connor

Did have to google him to find out who he was [emoji38]

Will either play or be named 12th as he is an injury replacement for Jon Holland.

[The Bedge]

Listening to the BBL commentators is horrid - Mark Waugh and "Howie" are prob worse than the C9 commentators!

Constant references to twitter.. attempts at paying each other out.. how extraordinarily good "Dre Russ" is.. references to Cummins pace and playing test cricket for Australia.. Telling us how quick the game can change.. "Not gonna see a better ____ this tournament"...

Such is the horrid love affair with Dre Russ - there was an over where they praised him and spoke about "This is what he does well, changes of pace, look at that good slower ball, great over.."

Couple overs later, exact same "Hmm yes think there is something wrong with Dre Russ - his pace is down, he doesn't look like he's getting through the crease.."

Cummins hits a 6 to mid wicket "That's Dre Russ like!"

[heater31]

Laughable that someone on twitter sledges the Channel Nine team for being worse!

[The Bedge]

The one annoying comment i hate, is when they pay out someone like Warne, Gilchrist, Fleming etc.. then admire their own wit and add "Oh he will be getting on Twitter to respond to that now!"

[The Dark Knight]

The commentary is absolutely cringworthy. Howie would suck Andre Russell off if given the chance.

[Booney]

The commentary is absolutely cringworthy. Howie would suck Andre Russell off again if given the chance.

[Wedgie]

Looking forward to tonight, anyone else got season tix on the Nova Deck? Could get messy this year with our own bar!

[Stumps]

The commentary is absolutely cringworthy. Howie would suck Andre Russell off again if given the chance.

I quite like the commentary. Reckon they work well together and suits the format

[bennymacca]

they dont talk about how good they were back in the day. which is something.

the overall commentary standard is just terrible all round. except the abc

[amber_fluid]

Whilst it's not the BBL, the triple M coverage of the tests was quite good.
I like Kerry O'Keefe like most people and I don't mind James Brashaw when he commentates on cricket.

[locky801]

Hoping we see a Brendan McCullum classic tonight

[RustyCage]

Strikers win the toss and elect to field