Big Bash League 25/26

@mariner4life said in Big Bash League 25/26:

@African-Monkey said in Big Bash League 25/26:

Fair to say he's a talent.

given some of his shots in that innings, would he still have been a talent in an era where you had to actually middle the ball to hit a 6? Some of those early ones went as high as they did far.

Old man yells at cloud but some of these shots are technologically manufactured bullshit.

That said it's fucking great to have the BBL back, having games every night is brilliant.

Oh yeah you're right, I used to moan about it a lot when I was far more invested in the game 10-15 years back, but it is what it is now and there's no going back on it.

Time difference sucks here haha, I barely catch the last 10 overs of the 2nd innings after work.

yeah that's a killer!

Just watched the greatest Big Bash game yet. Heat ran down the Scorcher’s mammoth total of 257 with one ball to spare, remarkable considering Munro went for a golden duck. Superb effort and some fantastic ball striking from both teams, including a big innings by Finn Allen.

Insane game of cricket

However if you've ever been to the gabba you'll know those boundaries were high school level

Jeez that's a crazy score card. First time in T20 history that a chasing team has two players get a century.

Finn Allen made 101 for the Scorchers tonight.

@1kiwi said in Big Bash League 25/26:

Finn Allen made 101 for the Scorchers tonight.

Yeah smoked it hit the roof at Marvel staduim.

Highlights for anyone interested. My only concern is that he's not the best player of spin, and you need to be in India/Sri Lanka.

@Canes4life said in Big Bash League 25/26:

Highlights for anyone interested. My only concern is that he's not the best player of spin, and you need to be in India/Sri Lanka.

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He is working on that the Scorchers have been having some sessions with him.
You can't ignore his abilty to tear a team apart in the power play, needed in India as the balls get soft pretty quickly and it gets harder to find the ropes.
You need at least 3 really big power hitters in your side over there

The interesting thing about Allen is he is using the open stance baseball style hitting that the Big Bash sides practice.
Using a bowling machine pitching the ball at you load up early with a firm base standing still generally then clear your hips on contact and transfer weight through and snap you hands through fast.
This makes you hit a lot further.

His overall T20 average isnt great being below 30 but his SR is one of the best going around at 174.63
currently the 10th best of all time and the other 9 above him have played significantly less games.

shit game last night really, Perth smoked it and the Renegades were never in the chase.

God T20 can be boring though. Something about a quicks bowling 6 off-speed deliveries in a row while the batsman tries to clear cow corner over after over is so fucking repetitive. It can be a good product, but sometimes it can be so formulaic in its approach.

@mariner4life said in Big Bash League 25/26:

shit game last night really, Perth smoked it and the Renegades were never in the chase.

God T20 can be boring though. Something about a quicks bowling 6 off-speed deliveries in a row while the batsman tries to clear cow corner over after over is so fucking repetitive. It can be a good product, but sometimes it can be so formulaic in its approach.

yup and very early into a game its over as a contest. Theres not enough time to rebuild.
which is why ODI's are better overall. A team can be all but dead and buried but still find a way back to win or at least get close enough to make a game of it.

@Chris said in Big Bash League 25/26:

The interesting thing about Allen is he is using the open stance baseball style hitting that the Big Bash sides practice.
Using a bowling machine pitching the ball at you load up early with a firm base standing still generally then clear your hips on contact and transfer weight through and snap you hands through fast.
This makes you hit a lot further.

He's been hitting like that for a while now to be fair. Watched him plenty of times at the Basin for the Firebirds and his ball striking is some of the best I've seen.

The best tactic against Allen is not to bowl a speedster in the first over and try and put him off. Once he gets going he's devastating.

@Canes4life said in Big Bash League 25/26:

@Chris said in Big Bash League 25/26:

The interesting thing about Allen is he is using the open stance baseball style hitting that the Big Bash sides practice.
Using a bowling machine pitching the ball at you load up early with a firm base standing still generally then clear your hips on contact and transfer weight through and snap you hands through fast.
This makes you hit a lot further.

He's been hitting like that for a while now to be fair. Watched him plenty of times at the Basin for the Firebirds and his ball striking is some of the best I've seen.

The best tactic against Allen is not to bowl a speedster in the first over and try and put him off. Once he gets going he's devastating.

Yeah since the IPL

Sold out apparently for the Scorchers v Stars game.

@Chris you're the cricket coach

You're away, defending fuck all, bowling to the two most destructive guys in the comp.

Why are you not trying to take wickets and really attacking?

Why is siddle bowling off-pace in the first over?

Why is 1 slip the only regular catching option?

Has T20 cricket become just waiting for an error?

And then an error happens...

Lol fuck two errors in an over.

Thats dumb batting though

It's run a ball in a big ground you absolute idiots

@mariner4life said in Big Bash League 25/26:

@Chris you're the cricket coach

You're away, defending fuck all, bowling to the two most destructive guys in the comp.

Why are you not trying to take wickets and really attacking?

Why is siddle bowling off-pace in the first over?

Why is 1 slip the only regular catching option?

Has T20 cricket become just waiting for an error?

And then an error happens...

They were hoping the pitch was going to do the work for them , the ball was sticking and holding up sometimes that helped bring the mistake.
Defending a low score they should have attacked more,wickets were the only way they were going to win,
The ball wasn’t really moving much, they obviously though wasting a catching or run saving option at 2nd of more slips.
Tactics as you know depends on conditions and the mind set of the Captain and coaches.
For me I would attacked more they were never going to defend 130 odd trying to just restrict.
That is my thoughts on it poor performance with bat and ball.

Good game to go to and a win for the good guys who secure 1st spot. I thought the Stars botched their innings by sending in Cartwright ahead of Maxwell. The pitch in Perth isn't easy to bat on so you need extra time to get yourself set on it, and they should have had Maxwell in with Stoinis to set up for the power surge.

The only Stars bowler to get anything out of the wicket too was Rauf with his extra pace.

Disgraceful batting performance from the Sixers.

@mariner4life said in Big Bash League 25/26:

Disgraceful batting performance from the Sixers.

Tried to go hard in the powerplay and it backfired.

Finn Allen was so good. And the bowling and fielding pressure with home ground support was superb too. Home final now!

Big Bash final on atm and the Scorchers are sizzling the Sixers in Perth in front of a huge crowd.

Sixers 102/5 off 15 overs.

Controversial not out call there.

Technically correct, but fuck that’s real tough.

No debate about the actual catch, he’s taken a beauty, old mate just pushes the ball into the ground to help himself come to a complete stop from his dive and get back up.

Even more controversial, the batter stepped outside the boundary only to be called back.

But still, Perth well on top.

@Gunner said in Big Bash League 25/26:

Controversial not out call there.

Technically correct, but fuck that’s real tough.

No debate about the actual catch, he’s taken a beauty, old mate just pushes the ball into the ground to help himself come to a complete stop from his dive and get back up.

Even more controversial, the batter stepped outside the boundary only to be called back.

But still, Perth well on top.

Perth should ease home from here. Allen gone but what a season he’s had.

Marsh the wrong batter to bowl half trackers to like that one from Dwarshuis....

And as I type that, they bring up a graphic of just how many half trackers he's sent flying.

Once again. You have Starc and Abbott and you're defending nothing.

Maybe 2 slips and a gully?

Cricket is still Cricket

Sixers fell in to this final, and are well beaten
Their batting line-up sucks.

Too easy Perth yet again. Best home ground advantage in the comp and they are also the best at recruitment and development for this comp.

Emphatic Scorchers. Great team effort.

Too easy. Up the Scorchers!

@mariner4life said in Big Bash League 25/26:

Too easy Perth yet again. Best home ground advantage in the comp and they are also the best at recruitment and development for this comp.

I'm very happy Allen was part of that setup, really hoping he can continue that form to the T20 WC. One of the most destructive batsmen going around when he gets going.