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Finch and the Big Bash just go together and its never the same without him.
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I'm not even too mad that Finch is playing, he is the heart and soul of our team but he wasn't even in the top 10 runs for BBL07. I'm more concerned that they've stolen our leading run scorer, Marcus Harris, away from us. Was so prepared to go into this season with a solid batting lineup until they announced he would be in the Test side 
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Well yes exactly. Harris and Finch were our openers for most of BBL07 until Finch had to leave (again).
I find it hard to believe that the ICC or whoever schedules tests/ODI's cannot put these events such that they clash minimally with the well established BBL competition. I think we're to lose Finch (and presumably Harris after a great performance so far in this Test series) to the Sri Lankan Series in late January.
It's pretty stuffed if you ask me.
I find it hard to believe that the ICC or whoever schedules tests/ODI's cannot put these events such that they clash minimally with the well established BBL competition. I think we're to lose Finch (and presumably Harris after a great performance so far in this Test series) to the Sri Lankan Series in late January.
It's pretty stuffed if you ask me.
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You’re taking the piss, right? Playing the tests during the Big bash is the best way to have a minimal clash, pretty much every team is missing someone in the test squad (how about the strikers missing Siddle because he’s 13th man!) so it isn’t like CA are trying to screw over the leftove- sorry, Renegades.
They accommodate the IPL so surely should for the BBL as well. It is to my opinion that the BBL is better than the IPL anyway.
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You know what else is well established? TEST AND ODI CRICKET. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever read, who says BBL gets right of way.
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The best way to have minimal clash would be to have test/ODI series that don't conflict with the BBL Finals I would think at the very least. IIRC, Finch was out on ODI duty during the Semi against Adelaide last season where the chase came to the last ball. Certainly not saying we would've necessarily won (because predicting cricket doesn't work that way), but having Finch in the side may have gone a long way in altering who eventually became BBL07 Champions.
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1. India can have a nine month season so its easy to accomodate for everything
2. BBL salaries are less than national cricket salaries but IPL salaries are larger than almost all international players receive.
3. In Australia test cricket (maybe not ODI cricket) is still very valuable, imagine how the traditionalists will feel when you tell them some T20 league has pushed tests out of the way.
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At the very least for sure
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Test Cricket should remain as the number one priority, especially here in Australia where it is still quite popular (even with the rise of the BBL). Although, giving the BBL some clear air at the start of the tournament and for the finals would be excellent. Not heaps of time so that it cuts into when Test Cricket should be played, but a week to open the season and a week for the finals means the attention is all on the BBL and the best players will be available to play, with minimal disruption to the Test Matches
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As a Renegades member I have a financial interest in seeing our team succeed. It's not really ridiculous that I care about the Big Bash League more than I do seeing Australia get spanked by South Africa in an ODI. To be fair, my issue isn't with ODI as that is relatively short and doesn't require players to be away for that long.
They could've easily scheduled the Indian-Australian test series a couple weeks or so earlier so that we are not missing Harris or Finch for our opening matches. As for the Sri-Lankan test series, BBL have made it hard by lengthening the season, but it would've been perfect for a mid-Feb start. Can't really do much about it though because of the lengthened season.
fancyscum
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Yeah, the finals should be given clear space imo (it’s only like a week, right?) but playing the tests through BBL is the best case senario, so that players who only play the limited overs formats are still in the BBL (guys like Lynn, Carey, Maxwell etc).
It is changed now. The Semis are Thursday-Friday with the Final Sunday. It seems to be that this could be given some space- it is only a few days.
I do think though that the BBL should their own awards evening. Thoughts?
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No awards nights, though an MVP award (voted by either the fans, umpires or players) for the best batsmen and bowler would be neat.
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That actually reminds me, the other week I had this vivid dream of a a third WA team (not sure what they where abouts but for some reason I knew they were in WA) and their uniform was mainly green with an orange v, similar to Melbourne's. Very weird.
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1. The BCCI rule over cricket.
2. And the money they receive in the IPL for the short period of time is only surpassed by American Big 4 and European Football leagues.
3. A large majority of players miss out on the IPL every season, whereas the BBL is pushing for players to join. Out of the 1003 players that signed up for the 2019 auction, only 60 players found clubs. Pujara, McCullum, Amla, S. Marsh, Mathews, Morne Morkel, Steyn, Pattinson, Duminy, Faulkner, Philander, and Eion Morgan all missed out in the auction that was held a few days ago. Any BBL club would bend over backwards to have any of these players come play.
4. There’d be no BBL without the success of the IPL, infact no domestic franchise T20 would not exist without IPL. Also, the BBL isn’t franchise league, as the clubs are all owned by the BBL, whereas the IPL franchises are bought by global companies.
4. And probably one of the most important things, the BBL is played during peak period in term of cricket. Majority of the the domestic leagues are running at the moment, and the Mzansi Premier League just concluded as well. The ICC don’t accomodate the other leagues, only the IPL.
I’m sure there are more points, but I’ll leave it for now. And anyone that says the BBL is the best T20 league in the league is wrong. Leagues like the CPL, BPL, PSL, Ram Slam and the Mzansi garners far more attention internationally.
I would have
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Test Cricket
ODI Cricket (around world cup time and leading up)
BBL
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I’d personally have county cricket and the ranji trophy as 2 and 3 respectively. I don’t think, at the moment, Aus have the best domestic scene.
But I understand what you are trying to say in the post, and I agree.
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Criminal, local cricket is at least top 10, if not top 5!
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People in here acting like the BBL isn’t just a six week school holiday tournament smh.
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