BBL Match 5 Melbourne Renegades v Hobart Hurricanes 19/12 1845hrs @ Kardinia Park

[JackFlash]

Is batting becoming a lost art?

 

[cats_09]

Damn

Not sure Zampa gets a bowl tonight - might stick with the pace options

 

[PoopingHindi]

we need curators to produce roads in the Big Bash to compensate for the bigger grounds and complete lack of batting talent.

 

[010203]

And David didn't last long

We (I) give FIGJAM Stoinis some stick but **** me Tim David is as much of an overrated spud.

 

[Around the Wicket]

**** me dead at least get above 120 how we can see a JFM slog

 

[largebus]

Two heads folding like a cheap tent

 

[Around the Wicket]

we need curators to produce roads in the Big Bash to compensate for the bigger grounds and complete lack of batting talent.

Nothing wrong with this pitch

 

[Carbine Chaos]

The Renegades haven't even bowled that well haha.

 

[010203]

we need curators to produce roads in the Big Bash to compensate for the bigger grounds and complete lack of batting talent.

This isn't a big ground though.

 

[HTPunter]

If Chaudhuary just knocked that for a single instead of going for a 6 with bonus points they’d be trundling along at 3/40 or so now

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Should have just allowed it down the leg side for a wide. But that's T20

 

[Coasters7]

Fergus O’Neill in for Sri Lanka? Doing it in all forms

 

[eddiesmith]

Fergus O’Neill in for Sri Lanka? Doing it in all forms

Hopefully not, would need a few injuries as hard to see them taking too many quicks, probably 5 at most and that’s be the NSW trio, Boland and Neser, Morris or Richardson if fit,

 

[corbies]

If Riley Meredith is batting 9 you're in a bit of trouble. Just ask Tassie last Shield game.

 

[Around the Wicket]

O’Neill would be a handful in England

 

[Plugger35]

This doesn't look a good T20 pitch as it isn't a road but the Hurricanes have made it look worse than it is by batting terribly.

 

[Coasters7]

Hopefully not, would need a few injuries as hard to see them taking too many quicks, probably 5 at most and that’s be the NSW trio, Boland and Neser, Morris or Richardson if fit,

I’m thinking leave the NSW blokes out entirely if we’ve qualified for the WTC final before then. Need to start getting a look at our next in line.

 

[cats_09]

We (I) give FIGJAM Stoinis some stick but **** me Tim David is as much of an overrated spud.

There's guys who gave 1 or 2 good innings per tournament and they live on the reputation of that - you try to point out the negatives in their game and the response is, "but they did this once and could do it again"


I'll give a level of leeway to a youngster like JFM, but I want to start seeing him display maturity in his game

But when it comes to guys who've been around for what seems forever, but still not seeing what's surely the required consistency - then happy to raise serious questions


And speaking of Stoinis - why did he get the captaincy at the Stars? Maxwell said he stood down after recent seasons have been disappointing for the team, and felt getting a fresh face was important - but why Stoinis who's just played 100 games for the team, because surely they had other options they could have turned to

 

[Nicho50]

How many of you have watched Hope before, he’s the best bat if not in the top 2-3 in this entire competition. The guy is a jet white ball player.

Was hoping the Renegades picked him up but clearly they wanted a bat that can bowl spin option in Bethel.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Every game has been won by the chasing side.

 

[Around the Wicket]

It is a slow pitch

 

[Stig O'Hara]

That’s a shocker Hope.

 

[cats_09]

That's the area of the ground you don't try to hit big to once outside the power play - such a deep pocket that it's hard to clear the fielder

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Fergus O’Neill in for Sri Lanka? Doing it in all forms

Abbott and Doggett being called into the Test squad ahead of him was ridiculous.

lol Hope. Surely you bat it out and go big in the last 4? Nah, can't be bothered.

 

[Plugger35]

Hope gone and any hope the Hurricanes had of making a decent total now is gone too, it's just the tailenders left to bat now.