Australian Domestic Season 2024/25

[The Dark Knight]

A few "Who is that?" in the BBL draft

Overseas signings

Melbourne Stars: Ben Duckett, Tom Curran (pre-signed), Usama Mir
Melbourne Renegades: Laurie Evans, Jacob Bethell, Tim Seifert (pre-signed)
Sydney Thunder: Lockie Ferguson, Sam Billings (pre-signed), Sherfane Rutherford
Hobart Hurricanes: Shai Hope, Chris Jordan (pre-signed), Rishad Hossain
Adelaide Strikers: Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope (pre-signed), Fabian Allen
Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro (pre-signed), Paul Walter
Perth Scorchers: Finn Allen (pre-signed), Matthew Hurst, Keaton Jennings
Sydney Sixers: James Vince (retained), Akeal Hosein (pre-signed), Jafer Chohan

Who's gonna get the Big Show?

Assuming you mean Maxwell, he's still contracted to the Stars.

Akeal Hosein is a very good pick up for the Sixes, effectively replaces O'Keefe who has retired. Hosein leaving makes the Renegades list look even thinner than it was.

[Lightning McQueen]

A few "Who is that?" in the BBL draft

Overseas signings

Melbourne Stars: Ben Duckett, Tom Curran (pre-signed), Usama Mir
Melbourne Renegades: Laurie Evans, Jacob Bethell, Tim Seifert (pre-signed)
Sydney Thunder: Lockie Ferguson, Sam Billings (pre-signed), Sherfane Rutherford
Hobart Hurricanes: Shai Hope, Chris Jordan (pre-signed), Rishad Hossain
Adelaide Strikers: Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope (pre-signed), Fabian Allen
Brisbane Heat: Colin Munro (pre-signed), Paul Walter
Perth Scorchers: Finn Allen (pre-signed), Matthew Hurst, Keaton Jennings
Sydney Sixers: James Vince (retained), Akeal Hosein (pre-signed), Jafer Chohan

Who's gonna get the Big Show?

Assuming you mean Maxwell, he's still contracted to the Stars.

Akeal Hosein is a very good pick up for the Sixes, effectively replaces O'Keefe who has retired. Hosein leaving makes the Renegades list look even thinner than it was.

Na, silly me, I meant Rakheem Cornwall.

[Armchair expert]

Hosein leaving makes the Renegades list look even thinner than it was.

JFM and Brown is a good opening partnership but they will be chasing 250 each game that Zampa doesn't play

[Booney]

The SACA's kits

[Brodlach]

One shirts say drive careful, the other wants us to drink.

Conflicting


I like the return of the colours

[Booney]

One shirts say drive careful, the other wants us to drink.

Conflicting

I like the return of the colours

It's West End so its actually not encouraging you to drink.

[dedja]

unless you’re amBays

[Brodlach]

One shirts say drive careful, the other wants us to drink.

Conflicting

I like the return of the colours

It's West End so its actually not encouraging you to drink.

That’s why I said “ wants us”

[Lightning McQueen]

Is that McAndrew in the middle?

[am Bays]

unless you’re amBays

Abso-f***ing-lutely

[Armchair expert]

First 2nd XI match started today

QLD vs SACAM

QLD 6/302 at stumps
https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australi ... e/85c3c25f

[DOC]

Surely that is closer to our first eleven?

Ben Manenti
Brendan Doggett
Conor McInerney
Daniel Drew
Harry Conway
Harry Nielsen
Henry Hunt
Jake Lehmann
Jason Sangha
Lloyd Pope
Thomas Kelly
Wesley Agar

Even though there are twelve.

[Armchair expert]

Would be close to it. Carey and Head missing from the best XI but they rarely play anyway

JFM not for mine, Johnson always injured

McAndrew is the only walk up starter missing

[Minimum Chips]

Would be close to it. Carey and Head missing from the best XI but they rarely play anyway

JFM not for mine, Johnson always injured

McAndrew is the only walk up starter missing

Yep - McAndrew for Conway, McSweeney for Lehmann, Buckingham for Doggett/Agar

[Armchair expert]

Would be close to it. Carey and Head missing from the best XI but they rarely play anyway

JFM not for mine, Johnson always injured

McAndrew is the only walk up starter missing

Yep - McAndrew for Conway, McSweeney for Lehmann, Buckingham for Doggett/Agar

Completely forgot about the captain

Maybe he is the private player

[Aerie]

Good to see Drew (130 run out) and Hunt (77n.o.) amongst the runs early in the season.

[Armchair expert]

158 for Hunt
130 for Drew

Manenti batting above Nielsen


The private player for QLD is 205cm Matt Willans

[Lightning McQueen]

Good to see Drew (130 run out) and Hunt (77n.o.) amongst the runs early in the season.

It's crap, no wonder we are shit, we don't even develop players by exposing them to second XI games, we give our first XI false pretenses that they are good.

This should be our development team not a trial match for our best side.

[Brodlach]

Not sure if that is sarcasm?


I’m more than happy for them to get as many trial matches in as possible

[heater31]

Good to see Drew (130 run out) and Hunt (77n.o.) amongst the runs early in the season.

It's crap, no wonder we are shit, we don't even develop players by exposing them to second XI games, we give our first XI false pretenses that they are good.

This should be our development team not a trial match for our best side.

Already played 4 white ball trial matches v Queensland last week, split the results 2 each. The 5th looks to have been washed out as nothing entered in the scores.

This game is the first red ball match of the season and is being counted as round 1 of the 2nd XI competition.

Queensland club cricket starts at the beginning of September, and several of those guys have played a dozen or so games to date.

Meanwhile SACA ground staff are trying to work miracles getting turf wickets up and there is an expectation that we play a development team whilst our first choice players are yet to have a hit out in real match conditions. Next everyone would be complaining why they didn't have warm up games when we are bowled out for under a 100 round 1 of the Shield season. Ryan Harris is on a real hiding to nothing here!

Play the strongest side of those that spent the winter at home or the early part of the UK season. Picking a development side is for November when the Shield season is in full swing