Rod's 2009/10 KFC Big Bash

First game of the tournament, always hate to go against Victoria in this format given their unbelievable record over the past few seasons.

Queensland ML over Victoria - (+120) (2)

Weather apparently not the best in Brisbane so hope for a game tonight

Above is actually +130 not +120...

Really like QLD as well, a real grinding bowling team  in McDermott, Cutting, Rimmington and Hopes.

Also some very big bats, Carseldine, Reardon and also Hopes...

Vic are very potent but the pack is really catching up to them....

Bravo  

I can't wait for him in February in the one dayers and 20/20. He's a much better limited overs bowler.

Gees, QLD have pretty much thrown this away, WTF was that runout by Hopes?????

He hot it just to the left of the fieldsman in the circle and he thinks threre is 2??? They were well on top before that???

Queensland ML =

0-1 -2

 

Rod Steel, did you see the end result? Did you see how it happened, how incompetent are some FUCKING PEOPLE?

Shit happens mate, no point dwelling about it. QLD should never have allowed Vics to score anything near 150 after the start they had.

rostos, was this a big bet for you ?

on kfc 20/20cricket ?

Playing one outright for this tournament

Tasmania to win Big Bash - (+550) (1)

Decent size.....

I cant believe after all the replays, especially when the umpires look at replays, no one said anything....

Every second of the telecast, the commentators are talking about the odds, cricket, league, it has all become about gambling all of a sudden.

How can the result be determined like this?

hmm, thats no good...i realise what you mean about the replays, this comp doesn't seem to regulated too closely like the other versions of the game...i got lucky, took victoria in game @ 2.60...pretty flukey win, yet this is mickey mouse cricket we're betting on here

Sth Australia ML over Western Australia - (+115) (4)

Anyone's thoughts on this match? WA seem the better team with both bat and ball.

I was going to back WA large but seeing Rod's post above makes me cautious now haha. Any thoughts on why you think South Australia will win?

Dan Harris
Shahid Afridi (SA debut)
Tom Cooper
Mark Cosgrove
Kieron Pollard (SA debut)
Cameron Borgas
Daniel Christian
Aaron O'Brien
*+Graham Manou
Mark Cleary
Shaun Tait
Jake Haberfield (T20 debut)

verses

Chris Gayle (WA debut)
Shaun Marsh
*Adam Voges
Mitchell Marsh (T20 debut)
David Bandy
Theo Doropoulos
+Luke Ronchi
Ashley Noffke
Nathan Coulter-Nile (T20 debut)
Aaron Heal
Brad Knowles (T20 debut)
Michael Hogan (T20 debut)

After recieiving some good fortune in tonight's match, I haven't settled on a side for this one yet, but I don't see the Warriors being useful at all with the ball - I'd take Tait, Christian, Cleary and Afridi over the WA attack any day.  WA will aim to win this one on the back of a solid batting lineup, should be a high scoring match.

Yep - it will be won with the bats - Tait is rubbish though.

Anyway, WA's chances hinge on how the top order goes with the two Marsh's, Voges and Gayle.

SA have a strong batting lineup but I just don't rate them with the ball.

I'll make my decision tomorrow.

 

HAHA look at the Big Bash attracting the internal players.

I like SA as well but if Gayle and Marsh get going.........

SA's batting linup is easily as potent as WA's imo if they fire.

Sth Australia ML =

1-0 +4.6

Overall 1-1 +2.60

Had bad luck last night but then good fortune tonight because if Gayle didn't get injured I suspect the Warriors would have pulled the chase off. Swings and roundabouts.

Swings and roundabouts

Tasmania ML over NSW - (-120) (3)

Yikes with the exception of Thornley the Blues bowling really stinks. Henriques and Bird could bowl you 3 maidens or 3 overs for 40 runs. Got to go against my Blues here even with their batting.

 good luck rob,

i'm on the other side again

Going with the Blues tonight, NSW are seeing how many Smiths they can get in there team...