- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #37
Yep, I'm really hoping we have a bounce back season from Bryant. He looked out of a shape and out of patience for the majority of last season, needs to get his act together.
BBL|10 Discussion
- Thread starter Unbreakable
- Start date
- Status
Yep, I'm really hoping we have a bounce back season from Bryant. He looked out of a shape and out of patience for the majority of last season, needs to get his act together.
- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #38
There's the genuine fast bowler.
broncos4life
International Captain
- Oct 5, 2011
- 26,663
- 27,317
**** yeah!
- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #41
While citizenship appears out of reach in the short term, he could qualify as a local player in time for BBL|10 if he can secure permanent residency.
A permanent resident can be approved as a local if Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association are satisfied the player is "dedicated to becoming eligible to represent Australia … and will not seek or agree to represent any other ICC Full Member".
With the involvement of a state or BBL club, CA can assist with a player's application for permanent residency, which could see the application approved in 12 months from the time the relevant paperwork is lodged.
- Sep 6, 2013
- 56,802
- 69,380
So I assume then he must have already been given PR and met the criteria etc to be announced as a domestic player.
- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #43
Yeah we wouldn't be announcing him as a domestic player if he wasn't.
I also didn't realise that BBL teams are allowed 3 international players per game now, so we can theoretically play Banton, Mujeeb, Gregory & Morkel every game this season.
I rate our chances quite highly this season, especially if Lynn & Bryant can re-capture some form.
- Sep 6, 2013
- 56,802
- 69,380
It looked promising with AB coming in as well and look how they all turned out. Let’s wait and see, this teams has an amazing ability to under-achieve.
- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #45
Yeah, we do love to underperform.
I'm quite high on the Lewis Gregory signing, I was speaking to a guy who works for the Bulls/Heat in a developmental role on Melbourne Cup day, he said they've been keeping tabs on him for quite a while. They believe he's good enough to bowl the death overs in tandem with Laughlin, whilst also being similarly as damaging as Cutting with the bat, both have a career strike rate of 150 odd, except Gregory has done it on bowler friendly pitches his whole career.
He can be a bit expensive with the ball, but from what I'm told that's because his role in his domestic T20 sides is usually to try and get wickets, not to bowl economic death overs. Far better strike rate w/ the ball than Cutting, and still better economically.
- Sep 6, 2013
- 56,802
- 69,380
Hehe he really does sound like Cutting 2.0 in every single way.
- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #48
Looks like we're getting a lot of English batsmen in the BBL this Summer
Heat - Tom Banton & Lewis Gregory
Strikers - Phil Salt
Hurricanes - Dawid Malan
Renegades - N/A
Stars - Jonny Bairstow
Scorchers - Jason Roy & Liam Livingstone
Sixers - James Vince
Thunder - Alex Hales & Sam Billings
Potentially still to sign - Eoin Morgan
Likely unavailable due to Test duties - Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Joe Denly & Ben Stokes
Heat - Tom Banton & Lewis Gregory
Strikers - Phil Salt
Hurricanes - Dawid Malan
Renegades - N/A
Stars - Jonny Bairstow
Scorchers - Jason Roy & Liam Livingstone
Sixers - James Vince
Thunder - Alex Hales & Sam Billings
Potentially still to sign - Eoin Morgan
Likely unavailable due to Test duties - Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Joe Denly & Ben Stokes
- Sep 6, 2013
- 56,802
- 69,380
Interesting, you'd think Bairstow, Roy and Vince, even Malan would be a part of a test squad too given how big they need to be during COVID times.
- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #50
Yeah I'm not sure tbh, I just read that in an article that they were unlikely to play BBL this season due to the restructuring of England's test schedule.
I don't think any of those guys were in England's most recent Test squad btw.
This was their squad vs Pakistan in August 2020 -
Joe Root (c), James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ollie Pope, Dom Sibley, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Reserve players: James Bracey, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach, Dan Lawrence
- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #51
Heazlett 3 year deal
Steketee & Peirson 2 year deals
- May 21, 2013
- 19,708
- 20,983
- Thread starter
- #53
Yeah, already signed with the Renegades, along with Prestwidge.
Alec
International Rep
- Mar 4, 2008
- 19,413
- 12,537
Too bad, I was a fan. He wasn't top tier but he became very reliable in his last couple of seasons.
- Status
