BBL Match 19 Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers 1845 @ Sydney Showgrounds Stadium

[Gough]

Thunder from, Cameron Bancroft, Ollie Davies, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Nathan McAndrew, Blake Nikitaras, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Alex Hales, Zaman Khan
Sixers from, Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Joel Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Todd Murphy, Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Jordan Silk, Tom Curran, James Vince, Rehan Ahmed (withdrawn), Steve Smith, Izharulhaq Naveed

 

[Grozzy]

The Thunder return to the Showground for the first time this season. Tickets are sold out for the local derby.
Although the Thunder haven't had a great start, and there's a small chance of rain, hopefully we can get a good game.

 

[eth-dog]

Hard to see the Thunder winning tbh. Hales and Bancroft will need 120 between them up top IMO

 

[NYRB]

Game 19 of the BBL:

Sydney Sixers (Playing XI): Josh Philippe(w), James Vince, Kurtis Patterson, Moises Henriques(c), Jordan Silk, Jack Edwards, Joel Davies, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jackson Bird, Todd Murphy

Sydney Thunder (Playing XI): Cameron Bancroft(w), Alex Hales, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Oliver Davies, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Chris Green(c), Nathan McAndrew, Gurinder Sandhu, Liam Hatcher, Tanveer Sangha

Sydney Thunder have won the toss and have opted to bat

 

[NYRB]

All of Sydney will be rocking tonight because of this game.

 

[NYRB]

Ollie Davies v Joel Davies.

 

[NYRB]

Gotta love a bit of family sibling rivalry on the big stage.

 

[NYRB]

SOK reckons its a good wicket.

 

[NYRB]

Clouds overheads though , so I sense there might be a bit of movement in the area.

 

[Hamingja]

SOK reckons its a good wicket.

Why no SOK?

 

[NYRB]

Why no SOK?

I think rotation. He was speaking to Brett Lee pre-toss saying that the team has 4 games in 8 days. So it might be management and managing load.

 

[Hamingja]

Just saw on cricinfo that Lamichhane who played for the Stars and Hurricanes was convicted of rape in Nepal

 

[NYRB]

Make no mistake SOK is a pretty handy player to have in your side, bit surprised he isnt playing here. He did say being 39 years old now, and getting engaged ......he is 'pinching himself' that he gets to play at that age.

 

[NYRB]

Do sense that if rain intervenes, Thunder are going to have to go a bit harder in case it does rain.

 

[NYRB]

There is more hate in the Sydney derby between the Sydney teams, than there is Melbourne.

 

[NYRB]

Always been a Western Sydney v Eastern Sydney thing.....


If your North you probably side with the West, and if your South your probably side with the East.

 

[NYRB]

Outfield a bit similar to the Docklands last night, not lightning quick .

 

[010203]

If the commentators could mention the Davies brothers are playing against each other for the first time more often, that'd be great.

 

[NYRB]

James Vince saved 4 runs there.

 

[NYRB]

Reckon you could have got 40k if you played this next door at the Olympic Stadium.

 

[010203]

Brad Haddin hasn't done his research. He claimed Abbott didn't play in the World Cup but he played against Bangladesh.

 

[010203]

Bancroft gone and that's not the start the Thunder wanted.

 

[NYRB]

Banners has to go for 6 and Abbott gets his first pole early.

 

[NYRB]

Cadmore with a beautiful shot off his first ball for 4.

 

[NYRB]

Thunder have a better H2H record at the Showgrounds, 4-3 against the Sixers.