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

[Gough]

Renegades from, Will Sutherland (c), Jacob Bethell (OS), Josh Brown, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Laurie Evans (OS), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Hassan Khan (OS replacement), Nathan Lyon, Fergus O’Neill, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu, Tim Seifert (OS), Jon Wells, Adam Zampa.
Hurricanes from, Nathan Ellis (c), Iain Carlisle, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Jake Doran, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope (OS), Caleb Jewell, Chris Jordan (OS), Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Waqar Salamkheil (OS replacement), Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim, Mac Wright.

 

[NYRB]

Pitch curators are under pressure here. Last years Renegades v Perth game here was cancelled.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Tuning in to watch JFM, hope he goes well.

 

[NYRB]

Sutherland and Zampa today are Marvels comic characters. First ever BBL game in Geelong and my 2nd cricket game here. Changed a lot since I was last here for a T20I between Aussies and Sri Lanka.

 

[NYRB]

Sarah Jones is in front of me

 

[cats_09]

Sutherland and Zampa today are Marvels comic characters. First ever BBL game in Geelong and my 2nd cricket game here. Changed a lot since I was last here for a T20I between Aussies and Sri Lanka.

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With that international, was that when the pitch had to be diagonally aligned to meet boundary requirements?

I know they did that for the W/BBL matches played here and as someone who frequents the venue for football, it messed the mind with the pitch not aligned down the middle

 

[NYRB]

With that international, was that when the pitch had to be diagonally aligned to meet boundary requirements?

I know they did that for the W/BBL matches played here and as someone who frequents the venue for football, it messed the mind with the pitch not aligned down the middle

Yep that was the game.

 

[juss]

Really really hoping the Gades can pull off a win here but depending on the named sides the Canes look stronger with both bat and ball to me.

It's probably 60/40 Canes way but it's early season so you never know and maybe having already played once Melbourne might be able to learn and tweak a few things.

 

[NYRB]

Just the 1 change for the Gades, Bethell In, Hassan Out.

 

[010203]

Tim Paine wishing Ricky Ponting a happy 50th on the day he turned 45 on this day 5 years ago. Happy birthday to the legendary Ricky Ponting

 

[NYRB]

Melbourne Renegades (Playing XI): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Brown, Tim Seifert(w), Jacob Bethell, Laurie Evans, Mackenzie Harvey, Will Sutherland(c), Fergus O Neill, Thomas Stewart Rogers, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson

Hobart Hurricanes (Playing XI): Matthew Wade(w), Mitchell Owen, Shai Hope, Ben McDermott, Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis(c), Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Waqar Salamkheil

Melbourne Renegades have won the toss and have opted to field

 

[010203]

I keep thinking that it's the Scorchers taking on the Renegades instead of the Hurricanes.

 

[NYRB]

The boundary down the ground at Kardinia Park remind me of the old Adelaide Oval. They really have put the ropes back. It’s at least an 80 metre hit, possibly 85 metres to get a boundary or clear the ropes. It’s literally in AFL terms , a kick and a half from centre square to the left of screen in the footy season. The ropes are about 15 metres in from the boundary. I beg anyone to differ. Some grounds around Australia, your a Jeremy Cameron punt away from hitting a 6.





If the batters are smart, you have to hit square to clear the ropes. And if you’re a bowler, you want them hitting down the ground. It’s known as a narrow ground for a reason.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Gades to disappoint us chasing this time

 

[cats_09]

I keep thinking that it's the Scorchers taking on the Renegades instead of the Hurricanes.

I reckon this is the Canes first trip to Geelong

Scorchers, Sixers & Heat are teams we've often played against here in the past

 

[cats_09]

The boundary down the ground at Kardinia Park remind me of the old Adelaide Oval. They really have put the ropes back. It’s at least an 80 metre hit, possibly 85 metres to get a boundary or clear the ropes. It’s literally in AFL terms , a kick and a half from centre square to the left of screen in the footy season. The ropes are about 15 metres in from the boundary. I beg anyone to differ. Some grounds around Australia, your a Jeremy Cameron punt away from hitting a 6.

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If the batters are smart, you have to hit square to clear the ropes. And if you’re a bowler, you want them hitting down the ground. It’s known as a narrow ground for a reason.

It's definitely a ground you want to hit square - where players have got themselves in trouble down here in part years is trying to play too straight, or even that "cow corner" slog we often see, as those are massive hits




But the square boundaries aren't that big - feel like I could almost through this distance back to the stumps

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Jacob bethell will be so fun

 

[Hamingja]

Sarah Jones is in front of me

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But far enough away not to breach the terms of the restraining order

 

[LukeParkerno1]

The Gades should be a good chance of winning this, their batting line up looks stronger than the Canes with Bethell included.

The Stars batting line up looked stronger than the Heat's batting line up last night though and they still lost comfortably.

Really? Personally think Hobart bat way deeper and they have a much better bowling attack.

Depends whether you get the 1 in 10 JFM game

 

[LukeParkerno1]

But far enough away not to breach the terms of the restraining order

As long as Gayle isn’t in the house we are all sweet

 

[Hamingja]

Hobart's team looks shit. If Wade doesn't score runs they won't be winning many games.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hobart's team looks shit. If Wade doesn't score runs they won't be winning many games.

Outstanding bowling lineup though

 

[Hamingja]

Outstanding bowling lineup though

Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis(c), Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Waqar Salamkheil

 

[cats_09]

Would love to know what the umpire was chatting with Sutherland about - 3 times that over between balls, they were conversing about something

Not sure if it was picked up on TV

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis(c), Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Waqar Salamkheil

That’s 4 good bowlers and Billy CAN be good