BBL Match 14 Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder 28/12 1845hrs @ Manuka Oval

[Gough]

Stars from, Marcus Stoinis (c), Scott Boland, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke (OS replacement), Brody Couch, Tom Curran (OS), Ben Duckett (OS), Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Glenn Maxwell, Hamish McKenzie, Jon Merlo, Adam Milne (OS replacement), Usama Mir (OS), Joel Paris, Tom Rogers, Peter Siddle, Mark Steketee, Doug Warren, Beau Webster.
Thunder from, David Warner (c), Wes Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Billings (OS), Ollie Davies, Lockie Ferguson (OS), Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Nathan McAndrew, Sherfane Rutherford (OS), Will Salzmann, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Weird one to tip

 

[Cleavy]

Stars sold a game to Canberra?

 

[NYRB]

Game 14

Sydney Thunder (Playing XI): David Warner(c), Cameron Bancroft, Jason Sangha, Oliver Davies, Sherfane Rutherford, Sam Billings(w), Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Tom Andrews, Lockie Ferguson, Wes Agar

Melbourne Stars (Playing XI): Ben Duckett, Sam Harper(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis(c), Hilton Cartwright, Beau Webster, Jonathan Merlo, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Brody Couch, Peter Siddle

Melbourne Stars have won the toss and have opted to field

 

[MJG14]

Stars seem to be playing (or providing comic relief) every second night! The schedule is weird, Stars playing their 5th game while the Thunder are playing their 3rd.

 

[NYRB]

Sangha gets a game , the Jason variety.

 

[smasha]

No game on free to air or Foxtel App.
WTH?

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Happy to see Sangha back. He had an awesome season a few years back before a loss of form and then injuries hit hard. Looks so classy, hope he dominates and then keeps his spot.

 

[smasha]

Finally on.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Feel like the Stars batting lineup is never close to what they should play. Rogers being injured helps them in that regard, Webster has been at 7 which is just ridiculous. Duckett and Harper going hard at the start, then Stoinis/Maxwell/Webster/Cartwright is a good middle order.

 

[Cleavy]

No game on free to air or Foxtel App.
WTH?

Fox Cricket has exclusivity on Saturdays

 

[pacemaker]

Stars sell a home game to Canberra? Like North Melbourne selling a game to Perth and Bunbury?

Priorities here are not on winning its on financial gain. Thunder too strong in what is a home game away from home.

For the Stars to win Duckett needs 40, Maxwell needs 40, Stoinis needs 40, Webster needs 40, Harper and Cartwright, need to combine for 30, the rest chip in for 30.

Thunder for me.

 

[010203]

The Thunder essentially get 6 home games this season.

 

[010203]

Weird one to tip

If in doubt, tip against the Spuds.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Stars sell a home game to Canberra? Like North Melbourne selling a game to Perth and Bunbury?

Priorities here are not on winning its on financial gain. Thunder too strong in what is a home game away from home.

For the Stars to win Duckett needs 40, Maxwell needs 40, Stoinis needs 40, Webster needs 40, Harper and Cartwright, need to combine for 30, the rest chip in for 30.

Thunder for me.

Need their big names to go on. Stoinis has made 37, 26, 27 and 20 this season. Maxwell has made 15 and 32 and both have been idiotic dismissals. Those scores don’t win games, need to turn them into 50+ when you get a start. Duckett gave them the perfect platform last game and if either of them bat to the end the team gets 30 more and probably win

 

[LukeParkerno1]

If in doubt, tip against the Spuds.

Our batting is bad minus Konstas though

 

[largebus]

Why did the Stars sell a game to Canberra? I thought they played in Albury last year.

 

[010203]

Why did the Stars sell a game to Canberra? I thought they played in Albury last year.

Albury may not have the facilities for an evening match.

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Thunder to go 200+ Stars bowling attack is crap, that’s why they elected to bowl first, to hope there batters can chase a total

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Bancroft is clobbering it.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Deadset sitter.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

BBL fielding lol

 

[chickenonachain]

I could have caught that

 

[gtrxuone]

Jeez Bancroft in pretty good nick
Might pay a price for that drop.

Strikers have lost Siddle and Wez Agar from BBL 13.Two decent t20 bowlers.

 

[smasha]

FFS,regulation drop.
Spudding it up again.