The Perth Scorchers are the defending champions
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This year’s edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) will be shortened by eight days and will run from December 18 to January 28, which mostly coincides with school holidays.
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Lynn revealed that he found it hard to see the pink ball
Cricket Australia’s general manager of cricket operations Sean Cary has announced that the board is still committed to playing day-night cricket, despite complaints from domestic players about it being hard to see the pink ball.
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Kieswetter hammered 51 runs off 46 balls
England opening batsman Craig Kieswetter smashed a brilliant half-century to help the Brisbane Heat burn the Adelaide Strikers by 32 runs in a low-scoring affair at the Adelaide Oval.
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Lumb scored his second consecutive half-century in the BBL
England batsman Michael Lumb struck a sparkling half-century to lead the Sydney Sixers to a comfortable six-wicket win over the Adelaide Strikers at the Adelaide Oval.
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Johnson demolished England’s batting line-up with his seven wickets
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson continued his red-hot streak with the ball as he ripped through England’s batting line-up with seven wickets on the third day of the second Test in Adelaide.
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Clarke and Haddin’s centuries put Australia in complete control
Australia captain Michael Clarke and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin both made spectacular centuries to leave England reeling on the second day of the second Test in Adelaide.
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“From our end it’s going to take us time to get it exactly where we want it”
Damien Hough, who is the Adelaide Oval curator, has announced that he and his groundstaff are simply “trying to produce a typical Adelaide Oval pitch”, whereby it will be a batsman’s dream and spin later on into the match.
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“We will look at leaving a little grass on it just to assist with making it a competitive wicket”
The curator of the Adelaide Oval, Damian Hough, has announced that his ground staff are doing everything in their power to ensure the pitch has “as much pace and bounce” as possible in order to calm fears that bowlers will struggle to take wickets.
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Melbourne last hosted a World Cup final in 1992
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that Melbourne will host the 2015 World Cup final 23 years after former Pakistan captain Imran Khan led his country to World Cup glory by beating England in the final in 1992.
Christian has been advised to stop playing first-class cricket
South Australia have announced that they have suspended all-rounder Daniel Christian for damaging the dressing rooms on three different occasions after he was dismissed over the past couple of weeks.
