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Big Bash 14 is off to a good start.

Game 1 was Perth vs the Stars.Scorchers bowled and fielded well.Connolly + Turner chased the total down.In front of 30,469 fans.With 1 million tv viewers.

Game 2 Was Renegades vs 6ers down at Geelongs GMHBA stadium.6ers captain lead the run chase ,Henriques.In front of 16,000 fans.

Game 3 was a belter in Canberra.Thunder vs Strikers.Game turned with moments swings both ways.Till Sams smashed Pope the leggy in the,19th over.In front of 10,000 fans.

Also great to have Abc radio covering the BBL men.Havnt done so in the last decade.

Connolly will play test cricket one day I reckon. He has that certain charisma and swagger about him which will take him a long way. He plays with no fear

He actually plays exquisite cricket shots and his timing is sublime.
As he showed in the Sheffield Shield Final last year, the BBL Final 2 years ago and the Under 19 World Cup where he was Captain the step up in class and pressure doesnt seem to faze him one iota either.
Konstas also looks the same a class above.

It's a pity Dixon hasn't played for Vic yet, and Vidler for Qld, as both boys impressed in that Aust U/19 WC win.....more so than Konstas from memory. 

Cant remember which Aussie under 19's player ,Freeze.Was a sub fielder in the Brisbane test on day 4.

I have no idea how much Star Sports Network, in India pays CA.For the BBL coverage.
 BBL 13 .It was estimated that over 55 million Indians watched ,BBL 13.
Two new Indian streaming services have jumped on to BBL 14.Hotstar and Disney +.

Seriously what a disgraceful pitch and outfield served up by the self proclaimed "sporting capital of the universe" for the Big Bash game tonight.
I have seen better looking cow paddocks than that shit tip!

GTR you seem like a big Scorchers fan.
How poor has their recruiting of overseas players been in the last decade?
Outside of Laurie Evans they have pretty much all been duds and this years lot of Allen, Jennings & Hurst (I reckon they could have found half a dozen local keeper/batsman of better quality than him) could be the worst of all time.
Would be better sticking with the local WA talent than these overseas flops!

BH a few days ago.
40,000 year 12 students had a breakup party on the ground.Band and lots of dancing.Made it look like a cow paddock.
Without Connelly where bowled out for under 100.
​​​​Yep we have had a number of dud imports.And the lot of them in BBL 14.
I would give up on BBL 14 and blood some young local talent.
The Canadian international Spoors looks ok.If he can get to the wicket not under total pressure.
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Good knock by young Connolly, showed a lot of maturity and of course talent.....the others....local and imported, were very disappointing to say the least.....The Scorchers did well to keep the game alive for so long....but those early wickets when batting definitely made things very hard.

Not sure what the fuss is all about the state of the ground....it's BBL, they arent out their long enough fir starters.....and TBH a paddock is probably the perfect place for the irrevelancy of this comp.

NY resolution tip for you BH.....let it go mate....this ingrained hate you have  for anything Victorian, is on par with the ingrained hate the Kiwi's have for anything Australian.....and we all know how insular the Kiwi's are.....let it go mate., it's not a good look.