BBL Match 14 Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder 28/12 1845hrs @ Manuka Oval

[Dazza the Viking]

Put a fork in the Spuds, there cooked

 

[MJG14]

This is the World Cup for Billings. Taking things very seriously.

 

[Cleavy]

This Stars team might be worse than the rubbish Thunder lineup in the early BBLs that couldn’t win a game.

 

[largebus]

That might've been the worst Power Surge all season, which is saying something. The Stars never fail to fail.

 

[nobbyiscool]

I don't understand why you have batters who, based on the field placements, know exactly where Agar is going to bowl it, and will still swing at it when he misses the mark wide. You know that if he misses a set mark that it's a wide. So wtf are they routinely swinging at them? It's so annoyingly, frustratingly stupid.

 

[Cleavy]

Put a fork in the Spuds, there cooked

Season is stuffed and they haven’t played Renegades yet. Terrible fixturing.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

‘Basically they have to win every game now’

Thanks BJ

 

[Aussie pie]

Glad I chose the Gades years ago, well sort of glad.

 

[nobbyiscool]

The other night I think I said that the Stars weren't even funny any more.

But I was wrong. They are.

 

[cats_09]

With the Stars looking likely to be 0-5 very shortly, and then adding in their finish last season making it 8 consecutive losses surely questions have to get asked

They need a clean out, bring in some fresh faces and more importantly fresh voices in those leadership roles

Stoinis shouldn't have been appointed captain this season - making a change in moving on from Maxwell, they really should have made it a proper change and not just a mate who prior to this season had been there for nearly 100 games and throughout this period of lack of achievement

 

[smasha]

Moore back to England.
Hads,do you want to coach the Stars?

 

[Coasters7]

Are BJ, Binga and Hadds high?

 

[Stig O'Hara]

What a shocker of a game.

 

[gtrxuone]

To many Stars players go missing when the pressures on

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Huh, I had no idea Big Wes went to the Thunder.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Moore back to England.
Hads,do you want to coach the Stars?

Yes please so he can’t commentate

 

[010203]

The Spuds are halfway to a winless season.

 

[smasha]

To many Stars players go missing when the pressures on

Exactly.
Most teams lift,we crumble.

 

[Dazza the Viking]

This Stars team might be worse than the rubbish Thunder lineup in the early BBLs that couldn’t win a game.

Definitely the worst bowling attack in the history of the BBL, not one strike bowler of note, and Stoinis and Maxwell don’t care and are taking the piss
Surely Kellaway should be getting a game to see what his got, Merlo getting a game is baffling

 

[smasha]

Yes please so he can’t commentate

Still do better than Moore.

 

[Aussie pie]

Who would want to go to the spuds to play? Yes Maxi is cooked and a change of team will be needed but he’s the draw card. There is no one in the whole squad who can save this team. Fold up the team, let the gades play at the G and give the stars franchise to NZ or Geelong.

 

[hutchy31]

This Stars team might be worse than the rubbish Thunder lineup in the early BBLs that couldn’t win a game.

Possibly. And it’s an enormous indictment on them because they have significant batting talent but just play as if they have no ****ing brain cells.

I don't understand why you have batters who, based on the field placements, know exactly where Agar is going to bowl it, and will still swing at it when he misses the mark wide. You know that if he misses a set mark that it's a wide. So wtf are they routinely swinging at them? It's so annoyingly, frustratingly stupid.

It’s ****ing moronic, and I’m fed up watching it. Take the extra run, watch the bowler shit himself and get on top.

Again, it’s like these ****ing morons have never watched 20/20 cricket before, let alone played it for years.

I would honestly be interested to hear what is discussed in the Stars rooms before and after games - because it can’t possibly be anything to do with actually winning these games.

 

[largebus]

The only way out for the Stars is if they do a Norf and go to CA begging for priority picks at the next BBL Draft.

 

[danielnajdek]

Stars players don't care. You can tell by the way they are laughing with the opposition.

 

[NYRB]

Melbourne Stars in the standings. They need almost a mathematical miracle to make the Finals now.



On form, they aren’t beating : Brisbane, Renegades and Sixers. I’ve said this for a long time, the leaders don’t have love for their club. If they showed a quarter of the passion Sam Billing’s has, they would be competitive.