Probable XI –
Sydney Thunder –
Usman Khawaja, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson (C), Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Daniel Sams, Chris Green, Nathan McAndrew, Baxter Holt (WK), Jonathan Cook, Tanveer Sangha
Brisbane Heat –
Max Bryant, Sam Heazlett, Chris Lynn (C), Daniel Lawrence, Tom Cooper, Jimmy Peirson (WK), Simon Milenko, Jack Wood, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Ben Laughlin
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Jimmy Pierson
2. Alex Ross
3. Callum Ferguson(VC)
4. Usman Khwaja
5. Max Bryant
6. Chris Lynn (C)
7. Daniel Sam’s
8. Daniel Lawrence
9. Jonathan Cook
10. Chris Green
11. Ben Laughlin
– Chris Lynn looks safest captain pick considering his batting average of 58 in more than 10 head to head matches.
– Callum Ferguson has been the only consistent batsmen against the Heat from Sydney so he might prove to be a good VC pick.
– Jonathan Cook & Green both have taken wickets at an average of 11 & 19 only so they might give atleast 25 points each in D11.
– Ben Laughlin has taken 17 wickets in 12 H2H matches at an average of 17 which makes him a must pick in SL.
– Alex Ross can be a good punt in place of Hales as he has done pretty well in H2H matches in comparison to the Hales.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Jimmy Pierson
2. Alex Hales
3. Callum Ferguson
4. Chris Lynn(C)
5. Tom Cooper
6. Ben Cutting(VC)
7. Daniel Lawrence
8. Daniel Sam’s
9. Jonathan Cook
10. Chris Green
11. Ben Laughlin
– Ben Cutting can be a good punt VC as he’s batting at three down & bowling couple of overs too.
– Tom Cooper might be a crucial pick especially while batting first.
– Expecting Daniel Lawrence to give atleast decent points in D11 as he’s batting at two down & bowling a couple of overs too.
Grand League Combination –
1. Jimmy Pierson(VC)
2. Alex Ross(C)
3. Callum Ferguson
4. Sam Heazlett
5. Chris Lynn
6. Ben Cutting
7. Daniel Sam’s
8. Simon Milneko
9. Jonathan Cook
10. Matthew Kuhnemann
11. Ben Laughlin
– Jimmy Pierson & Ross both have done well in H2H matches so they might prove to be good C VC picks in GL.
– Simon Milneko might be a good pick in GL especially while batting first.
– Sam Heazlett might be another crucial pick especially while batting first.