Probable XI –
Sydney Thunder –
Matthew Gilkes, Alex Hales, Jason Sangha, Sam Billings (wk), Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (c), Saqib Mahmood, Tanveer Sangha
Perth Scorchers –
Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Colin Munro, Ashton Turner (c), Laurie Evans, Ashton Agar, Andrew Tye, Jason Behrendorff, Peter Hatzoglou, Tymal Mills
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Cameron Bancroft
2. Sam Billings
3. Alex Hales
4. Colin Munro
5. Alex Ross
6. Mitchell Marsh(VC)
7. Ashton Agar
8. Daniel Sams(C)
9. Jason Behrendorff
10. Andrew Tye
11. Saqib Mahmood/McAndrew
– Daniel Sams looks safest captain choice considering his middle order batting and full overs with the bowl.
– Mitchell Marsh will be a safe VC pick considering his current lethal form with bat.
– Can take anyone from Saqib Mahmood or Nathan McAndrew as both are expected to bowl in death overs.
– Cameron Bancroft might be a decent credit saver pick considering his good numbers at venue & H2H matches and opening batting order.
– Ashton Turner can be picked at the place of Alex Ross especially while batting first.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Sam Billings
2. Josh Inglis
3. Ashton Turner
4. Alex Hales(VC)
5. Alex Ross
6. Mitchell Marsh
7. Ashton Agar
8. Daniel Sams(C)
9. Jason Behrendorff
10. Andrew Tye
11. Nathan McAndrew
– Taking punt on Alex Hales as VC since he’s due to play a top knock in this season.
– Nathan McAndrew might be a decent punt considering his good numbers with bowl at venue and H2H innings.
– Josh Inglis will be another decent punt considering his opening batting order and wk duties.
– Dropped Colin Munro to take Ashton Turner as he might not go big in two consecutive innings.
– Must try Andrew Tye and Jason Behrendorff as C/VC in 10-20-339 members league especially while bowling in second innings.
Grand League Combination –
1. Josh Inglis(VC)
2. Alex Hales(C)
3. Ashton Turner
4. Alex Ross
5. Daniel Sams
6. Ben Cutting
7. Mitchell Marsh
8. Ashton Agar
9. Jason Behrendorff
10. Andrew Tye
11. Nathan McAndrew
– Alex Hales and Inglis looks open C/VC choices in GL considering their due knocks of the season.
– Ashton Turner and Alex Ross will be crucial picks if a couple of top order batters from respective teams depart early.
– Ben Cutting might be a good GL pick as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Try dropping Mitchell Marsh and Ashton Agar in a couple of GL combinations as they might not perform consistently in 4-5 consecutive innings.
– Must rotate Chris Green, Tymal Mills and Saqib Mahmood in different combinations of GL.
