2023-24 Big Bash League

[Burgey]

Anyone get a read on how big that McDermott six into the second tier was measured?

 

[Spark]

Really can't fathom the thinking that goes on in network executives' brains that makes them go "you know who people really want to hear talk for three hours? Dave Warner, that's who. He's known for his articulate eloquence, that's for sure"

 

[Spark]

They'd be barely adequate for a ground the quarter of the size.

FTR, that unsolicited GWS/Grocon proposal from a few years ago that would have rebuilt the ground into a hideous monstrosity with a drop in pitch surrounded by horrible flats for a cool $800 million that would have added an extra 4750 seats in total, replacing the hill and temporary stands. So I think my estimate is fairly close. If they were willing to build out over the access ramp and sacrifice the hedges and part of the roadway between the two light towers I think they might be able to get an extra 2.5k in, but getting beyond there would be pretty difficult. The Hawke and Menzies stands are getting pretty dilapidated, but I doubt you'd get more than couple hundred extra with the sightlines.

Knowing Grocon they'd have been extremely lucky if it had panned out anywhere near what they claimed.

 

[Starfighter]

Early in the 2nd session when the guy at the gate said it was sold out, I asked him what the capacity was and he said 15k.
Then asked him if we could stand anywhere to watch and he said nah. You'd think they'd do anything to get all comers in, especially late in the game.

The capacity is 15k for AFL. Allegedly it's 12k for cricket, though not quite sure how that tallies - surely the sight area doesn't take up 3k? But I was at the SL test match in 2019 when there was 11,338 and it was very full. Certainly no way you'd fit in more more than a few hundred extra.

Knowing Grocon they'd have been extremely lucky if it had panned out anywhere near what they claimed.

IIRC people even said that at the time.

 

[Nintendo]

Mac wright's flown under the radar a bit, but he's put together a good season across formats this year.

 

[_Ed_]

Mac wright's flown under the radar a bit, but he's put together a good season across formats this year.

Struggling a bit so far in this innings, though.

 

[Starfighter]

And that ends another Tim David innings

 

[_Ed_]

Lol. Six, six and out.

 

[Molehill]

Dan Lawrence with 4-35, things that shouldn't really happen.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Now this is when Maxwell usually gets out

 

[TheJediBrah]

You're welcome

 

[Starfighter]

Now this is when Maxwell usually gets out

Well picked

 

[ashley bach]

Ellis 2/22 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Starfighter]

Hatzoglou to bowl the last over is a big call.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Pretty **** last 10 overs or so from the Stars. Didn't even look like they were trying that hard. Needed to go for way more boundaries

Webster particularly bad. They had plenty of batting left too

 

[Burgey]

Sums up the whole history of the Stars really. Finishing four down but half a dozen short in a chase. Should never happen

 

[Molehill]

And yet they were a long way from being the worst team in this competition.

Can we just fast forward to the bit where the Scorchers beat the Heat (or whoever) in the Final?

 

[Burgey]

Moises can you please just retire

 

[Kraken]

Ffs Moises I need bird to take 2 wickets and now esky retires hurt

 

[Burgey]

So many mis-hits landing safely or, even better for the Scorchers, going to the fielders who drop them.

**** I'd love to bat at this ground. Ball comes on and just full value if you hit a gap.