BBL Match 28 Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers 1845hrs @ the MCG

[NYRB]

I dont think the Stars go above the Median of 19 runs here in the Power Surge era. (at the MCG)

 

[largebus]

Which square boundaries are bigger to hit, Perth Stadium or MCG? Im guessing the MCG is bigger.

Optus is longer square of the wicket but shorter down the ground

 

[NYRB]

Stars get 15 runs for 1 wicket loss in the Power Surge. Sixers won that part of the game for me.

 

[NYRB]

Good shift from Todd Murphy 15/2 off his 4 overs tonight. He has to be a lock from here maybe for their first XI.

 

[Cleavy]

Did Howie say crowd is 22k, or did I mishear?

Edit: whoops, Huddo.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Stoinis is such a hack

 

[largebus]

Did Howie say crowd is 22k, or did I mishear?

It's Huddo but yeah

 

[NYRB]

Stoinis needs a change of environment to be a better player. Given his new years eve heroics, Adelaide and Stoinis seem like a good mix, especially with those shorter square boundaries.

His game style doesnt seem suited to the MCG.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Some good bowling by the Sixers here.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Wonder who will keep for the Stars in Harper's absence

Has there been any update announcement on Harper's health?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Stoinis needs a change of environment to be a better player. Given his new years eve heroics, Adelaide and Stoinis seem like a good mix, especially with those shorter square boundaries.

His game style doesnt seem suited to the MCG.

It'll be tough for us to squeeze him into our top order but ok, we'll take him

 

[NYRB]

It'll be tough for us to squeeze him into our top order but ok, we'll take him

You take a risk with him. But given how well he has performed at the Adelaide Oval in the past a bit like Chris Lynn, with the Brisbane Heat and Lynn- it actually worked out better for both parties to go their own way.

Another thing with the Stars there was an ego problem in the past when you had : Maxwell, Stoinis, and Zampa craving for the attention.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Stoinis needs a change of environment to be a better player. Given his new years eve heroics, Adelaide and Stoinis seem like a good mix, especially with those shorter square boundaries.

His game style doesnt seem suited to the MCG.

And yet one year he belted 150 against this very side.

 

[Hamingja]

Feels like we have been transported back to the middle overs of a one dayer from 1993

 

[Cleavy]

Has there been any update announcement on Harper's health?

They said laceration to chin/neck, scans cleared of a fracture.

Edit: updated per cricinfo article Melbourne Stars wicketkeeper Sam Harper hospitalised after blow to the head

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Cartwright has utterly clouted that.

 

[010203]

Stoinis gets to strut off after hitting the last 2 balls for 4.

 

[NYRB]

And yet one year he belted 150 against this very side.

He will have his good 2-3 games a season.

His last season where he resembled some consistency was 2020 BBL Season.

 

[nobbyiscool]

What a strange innings. This pitch looked slow, but it was consistent & true in its pace. Only 4 down, the Stars are probably 30-40 short.

 

[NYRB]

What a strange innings. This pitch looked slow, but it was consistent & true in its pace. Only 4 down, the Stars are probably 30-40 short.

Stoinis struggled , I reckon they maybe 10-15 runs short.

Period where they struggled was when Maxwell departed. Im still thinking that Philippe drop might come back to cost them.

 

[Hamingja]

It's a big ground. If you are trying to hit every ball for six and failing, how about hitting the gaps and running 2s and 3s....

 

[tigs2010]

Merlo kidding himself warming up here

 

[010203]

Finchy should take the steps up to the commentary box to burn some calories.

 

[NYRB]

Hilton Cartwright reckons '156 is in the money'

 

[HTPunter]

It's a big ground. If you are trying to hit every ball for six and failing, how about hitting the gaps and running 2s and 3s....

It’s incredible. How can a “professional” competition have such awful decision making by its athletes game in, game out? Every game is the same - late in the game/middle to late order batters sparking a collapse or scoring minimal runs by trying to hit 6s, when they could go at a SR of 200 fairly risk free by hitting 2s on grounds like the MCG…