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A good start would be to banish the likes of has beens Tye, Kelly, Hurst, Jennings etc to the sidelines for good.
And start bringing some local WA based youth through eg- Jackson, Beardman, Curtis, Wyllie, Wasley, Critchell, Fanning, Holt, Goodwin, Vernon, Greer etc.
We know what will happen if they dont start giving these youngsters a go, the East Coast vultures will pounce on them!

Pretty sure someone else on here said watching Teague Wyllie bat, was like watching paint dry.....not sure the BBL is Teague's forte mate.....understand the push for local based youth though......

Goodwin is the more stodgy type batsman Freeze.
Was more about giving these WA boys an opportunity instead of wasting time and money on overseas hacks like Jennings & Hurst and previously Lyth, DuPlessis, Qadir etc.......as we all know the East Coast vultures are watching the WA youngsters like a hawk due to our success in previous seasons!

Does anyone know for certain if each Franchise has to take three imports each season? Is it a competition rule? Or can they take as few as one or perhaps, none?

OTO my understanding is the rules have changed,for BBL 14.
Sydney Thunder traded one of  their International players.To the Adelaide Strikers for Wez Agar.
As a minimun each franchise will have 1 International import.As its outside the current salary cap.Similar to the A League soccer.
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Cheers, gtr.

AJ Pie with the second most expensive figures in BBL history.
0-64 off 4 overs.

Gee I couldnt believe they picked Pie again and then he gives up a lazy 63 off his bowling....unbelievable.
Has he got photos of the coaches/selectors?
It makes absolutely no sense to continue to play the bloke....he was done 4 years or more ago!

BH not sure why they dont elevate a bowler from Grade Cricket.
Maby hes playing because our International players are so bad in 14.

Sadly with Richo not too far behind with those figures of Pie today.....the Scorchers are making the likes of Smith and Abbott look like elite T20 players.....when we know they ain't.....