Australian Domestic Season 2024/25

I feel sick.

It has been announced that the new Queensland Bulls coach (Sheffield Shield & One Dayers) will be Johan Botha. Is he going to teach them all how to chuck? There have been few cricketers I dislike more than Botha.

The previous coach was Wade "Chuck" Seccombe & now we have Johan "Chucker" Botha!

Commiserations, W.

lardbucket wrote:Would Wasley be the son of Mark Wasley - a WA paceman that played a few games for the Wozzies and later moved to Tasmania?

Yes

Fat lady doing a bit of practice warbling … season just 6-7 weeks away

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/former-sri-lanka-player-dulip-samaraweera-banned-from-coaching-in-australia-for-20-years-1451579

so long, grub!

Sexual misconduct, I assume?

Some Lankan cricketers seem to struggle to keep it in their pants.

it definitely sounds like inappropriate relations of some degree.

the other part was that he was trying to get his brother a coaching position. not sure if that tidbit is related to the misconduct, but really comes across worse if it is.

Not Shield but first domestic one day game today.

NSW v WA.

With international duties and injuries, there will be a few unfamiliar names.

WTF!!!!

Sam Elliott ....7/12 off 8 overs vs the Twozzies

oh, juicy pitch (St Kilda pitch juiced up to ensure it stays in shape for three games in five days)

Not Shield, but domestic 50/50. Another narrow loss to WA. Who is Bryce Jackson?

can we edit the topic title to make this thread the Australian Domestic Cricket 2024/25 discussion?

More ODD games to come:

Tas v QLD today
NSW v SA tomorrow
VIC v QLD Friday



then nothing for a couple of weeks

With WA losing both its opening games, albeit narrowly, it looks like it’s time for someone else to win.

The Shield itself isn’t too far away.

3 games starting on 8 October, then 3 on 20 October. Tassie plays Victoria and WA in this games.

lardbucket wrote:More ODD games to come:

Tas v QLD today
NSW v SA tomorrow
VIC v QLD Friday



then nothing for a couple of weeks

With WA losing both its opening games, albeit narrowly, it looks like it’s time for someone else to win.

probably no play today in Tas vs Qld. lousy Vic weather!

some play, but no result

Some play, no result … but QLD got two points, Tas (who didn’t get a bat) got none.

Slow over rates? What happened here? A clear no result game due to weather interfering, but one team gets points?

Recalling 'Joh maths'?

No idea ... thought there must have been slow over rates or something, some penalty on Tassie.

Ferkin odd.

2 points each

Now it’s as it should be, then.

Actually … crocinfo at least is still showing Tas on zero.

Another washout, NSW v SA.

Perhaps it was a mistake to have NSW sponsored by Sydney Water.

Vics scraped over the line vs Qld. Neser caught on the boundary attempting a 6 (after the previous 2 balls also went for 6s), which would have tied the scores with 1 ball remaining.

Shield games start in two days.

WA v QLD (WA angling for four titles in a row, which hasn't been done since the 50s)

Vic v TAS

NSW v SA


Top players out across the board, with injuries * and management #.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sheffield-shield-preview-squads-2024-25-western-australia-chase-history-test-stars-to-play-early-rounds-1453430



Some of the players out of the first round:

* Morris, Green, Hardie, Paris, Ellis, Bartlett, S Johnson, Meredith, Matt Short.


# Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins, Abbott, Dwarshuis, Tremain, Steve Smith.

SA look to be the big improvers.