The Big Bash.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:37 pm

What a delight is Mel Jones, as a commentator.

No bullshit. No 'girly' talk.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:39 pm

Pies4shaw wrote:I enjoyed Pooran’s batting.

Same here, mate. Made Maxy look a bit ordinary, as he smote 8 sixes. GM could only manage 5.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:48 pm

Hurricanes 7/148 (20 overs).

Post by **Donny** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:14 am

Heat won by 4 wickets. Heazlett 48*.

K · Post by K » Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:59 pm

Boxing Day news:

Chris Lynn out for next six matches with hamstring strain

K · Post by K » Mon Dec 28, 2020 1:01 pm

Donny wrote:What a delight is Mel Jones, as a commentator.

No bullshit. No 'girly' talk.

Brian Lara is commentating for 7.

He does not seem to be good at it.

Post by **Donny** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:10 pm

Tonight.

Scorchers v. Strikers.

Post by **Donny** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:11 pm

Scorchers will chase.

In for The Scorchers is England's Jason Roy - he has 9 ODI centuries and 15 fifties.

Post by **Donny** » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:57 pm

Strikers 8/165. Salt 51, Richardson 3/30.

Scorchers 6/65 after 11 overs. Roy scored 21.

23 YIPPEE!!! · Post by **23 YIPPEE!!!** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:42 pm

Get rid of the big bash

K · Post by K » Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:49 pm

Certainly T20 slogathons are helping destroy real cricket...

Michael Holding: "T20 has ruined cricket."

What to do about it I don't know. If it split completely into non-overlapping groups of players, that might help. But then unless the total pool of players is at least 2 or 3 times bigger, that just means a smaller pool of real cricket players. Greedy cricket administrators claim they attract new audiences, but they've never ever produced any evidence of that. (And BBL audiences have started declining.)

23 YIPPEE!!! · Post by **23 YIPPEE!!!** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:29 pm

Agree this 20/20 thing has wreaked proper technique in particular batting and even proper bowling too get rid of it it’s had its time it’s all for the bucks anyway artificial

K · Post by K » Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:56 pm

An example from the current series is Agarwal, whose technique was picked apart by Gavaskar and Ponting in commentary. Gavaskar pointed the finger at the IPL. Ponting added that Agarwal probably had his best season in the IPL this year. Predictably, his Test batting is now crap.

Post by **Donny** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:12 pm

K wrote:Certainly T20 slogathons are helping destroy real cricket...

Michael Holding: "T20 has ruined cricket."

What absolute nonsense.

Post by **Donny** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:16 pm

Renegades elected to bat.

After 16 overs, 3/130. Marsh 67.

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