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

[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.

 

[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.

 

[Aussie pie]

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.



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.

Perhaps instead of playing soccer as a warm up pre match they might try cricket.

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Harper should be dropped down the order and use as a pinch hitter, the only value his got at the moment, they will probably bring back Rogers and overlook Kellaway

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Still do better than Moore.

Not saying much

 

[ROOTA#6]

The Stars are destined to fail whilst they rely on dumb dumb superstar players like Maxwell and Stoinis.

I’ve been a big fan of Maxwell but he is just a brain dead batsmen now who obviously doesn’t care about the end result.

Stoinis as captain has a terrible attitude and his batting is now not worthy of playing.

All they had to do is hang in with Duckett and play good cricket

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Harper should be dropped down the order and use as a pinch hitter, the only value his got at the moment, they will probably bring back Rogers and overlook Kellaway

Correction he should be dropped period Duckett can keep

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Stars need a clean out, trade Stoinis and Maxwell, with at least one of them for a Strike bowler and draft an international strike bowler, Stoinis for M. Short a Victorian and make him Captain

Only Duckett and Webster worth keeping in todays 11

 

[Tugga27]

Found it amusing Haddin getting stuck into Billings and yet when Maxwell played that pathetic shot to get out, we got crickets from the whole commentary team.