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The Big Bash League is back, with season 2014-15 about to begin! Now in its fourth season, the BBL broke all sorts of viewership records last year, and will be looking to do the same this year.
With the likes of Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White, Andrew Flintoff and Jaques Kallis looking to light up grounds across Australia, the fourth Big Bash League is shaping up to be an absolute belter.
It all kicks off Thursday night, 7:40pm AEDT at Adelaide Oval with Kieron Pollard and the Adelaide Strikers clashing with Glenn Maxwell and the Melbourne Stars.
BIG BASH PREVIEW, PART ONE
BIG BASH PREVIEW, PART TWO
BIG BASH 2014-15 FIXTURE
TV:
The Big Bash League is the only major sporting league in Australia with all of its games being broadcast on free-to-air TV. Channel Ten has the exclusive broadcasting rights and will be showing all 35 games live on Ten and ONE.
All but one of the games are scheduled for prime time and it’s a jam packed fixture after Christmas – with 22 matches being played in 21 days.
Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Damien Fleming and Sir Viv Richards will join forces for the BBL commentary team, while Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen will be making guest appearances.
For a number of games, Freddy and KP will be mic’d up on the field and have a helmet camera while batting – which, if the Ashes series is any indication, means you’ll get continuous footage of the night sky as Pietersen swings his bat around recklessly and with little regard for the context of the game.
Radio:
The Fairfax Radio network will be covering BBL04. Games will be aired to the markets of the teams playing.
Sydney: 2UE 954
Melbourne: 3AW 693
Brisbane: 4BC 1116
Perth: 6PR 882
If you’re in Adelaide, or you want to tune in to other cities’ matches, the call will be available nationally via DAB+ digital radio.
If you want to tune in online or via the Cricket Australia app, you will need an Australian Cricket Family account where the Fairfax Radio coverage will be streamed.
You can also listen around Australia on PC, tablet or phone, through the Fairfax Radio app.
Online:
If you have a Cricket Australia live pass you can stream every ball on mobile, tablet and desktop.
But of course, if you want the best of the best – The Roar will have a live blog and highlights for every day of every game.
Social Media:
For regular updates and highlights, you can follow The Big Bash, here; and Cricket Australia, here; Of course, The Roar will be calling it too.
Happy watching!
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