BBL BBL Match 11 Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars 26/12 1735hrs @ the SCG

[nobbyiscool]

They've gotta move on from these two, it's the constant reliance on 2 perennial underperformers that have created this mess.

They're going to need 240 on this pitch with this bowling line up, and this power surge has cost them.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

He's turned stupid again. There is 8 overs left and you are going at 11 an over.

Who cares if it's the last ball of the surge? Bat until the death, you'll catch up

 

[eddiesmith]

Stoinis is the biggest fraud in the Big Joke league.

 

[Plugger35]

Horrible slog from Maxwell, good bowling from Dwarshuis though, he kept the pressure on.

 

[Rocco sifreddi]

Only the stars can ballz this up

 

[amazingjoshy]

Maxwell as predictable as ever

 

[amazingjoshy]

He's turned stupid again. There is 8 overs left and you are going at 11 an over.

Who cares if it's the last ball of the surge? Bat until the death, you'll catch up

The worst bit was how entirely predictable it was. Even Warner called it

 

[eddiesmith]

It’s getting ridiculous if bowlers need a rest during T20 games so they bring on the sub fielders.

 

[Plugger35]

Hosein bowling too short, money for jam for Stoinis.

 

[nobbyiscool]

He is a deadset shittruck.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

maybe, if Stoinis doesn't screw it up

Well like clockwork for the Rig

 

[Plugger35]

A better length from Murphy and Stoinis throws his wicket away.

Neither him or Maxwell have the patience to see off good bowling.

 

[tigs2010]

Reckon Stars blow this.

 

[hutchy31]

The worst bit was how entirely predictable it was. Even Warner called it

Including the angry mouthing off as he goes off the pitch. It’s nobody else’s fault you reckless twat.

Liked Warner calling out the poor decision making. I mean, most people call out his idiocy on a regular basis, but it’s good to hear a commentator do so.

If they somehow lose this game after bringing up the ton so early it’ll be an absolute disgrace. But also somewhat predictable because of the complete lack of professionalism and leadership at the club.

 

[smasha]

The shit started hitting the fan when Stoinis arrived.

He's a frustrating watch.

Murph doing well.

 

[Mr Meow]

Reckon Stars blow this.

I don't watch much T20 - what target is realistically chasable?

 

[Cmarsh]

Murphy could be next in line for a Australian t20 Guernsey.

 

[eddiesmith]

I don't watch much T20 - what target is realistically chasable?

250 on the postage stamp. But thanks to Stoinis, they’ll be chasing about 180 and do it with 6/7 overs to spare.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I don't watch much T20 - what target is realistically chasable?

This is a 200 wicket AT LEAST

 

[Plugger35]

Curran is a former Sixer so maybe he will bat with some brains.

He might have been infected by the Stars go hard or go home batting game plan though.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Murphy could be next in line for a Australian t20 Guernsey.

Based off one game? He’s had games where he’s barely bowled this year. Much prefer a leggie in t20 form, we’d have Short who bowls off spin anyway

 

[eddiesmith]

The shit started hitting the fan when Stoinis arrived.

He's a frustrating watch.

Murph doing well.

It’s entirely on Stoinis, Maxy was fine but it was Stoinis treating the surge like a test match which created the poor shot.

 

[nobbyiscool]

We're not really that serious about this competition, are we?

We're an hour flight away from the MCG tonight. We've been batting today in the test. Flights back to Melbourne start at about 5.30am.

That's without factoring that a real professional competition overseas uses chartered planes or choppers.

I'm not arguing that playing a BBL game is overly beneficial, but I would suggest that if we're serious about this competition, holding Webster back in the test squad rather than playing cricket seems counter productive.

 

[Plugger35]

Vince made a meal of that catch off Curran.

Cartwright dismissed off the next ball anyway.

The Stars doing their best to blow what should be a score of at least 200.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

These blokes are crabbing along to barely 200