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Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars kicked off their Big Bash League 2011-12 campaigns with losses. We’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action with the match starting at 6.30 pm local time on December 16.
In the first game for the Heat, their batsmen barely got underway on a difficult SCG track in the first game after an early injury to Brendon McCullum robbed them of any momentum.
Only a late-order cameo from Daniel Christian saved the day for the Heat as they scored 139.
Unfortunately for them, Heat’s lack of incisiveness in their bowling cost them dear. They had no answer to Brad Haddin’s flourish at the start and the Sixers captain saw his team through.
Brisbane may have to look at their bowling options closely for this game.
Daniel Vettori’s injury before the Hobart Test match meant that he missed the previous game. It doesn’t look like he will be fit for this game either.
Instead, Ryan Harris’ presence, after he had pulled out of the previous game because of fitness concerns, will be a huge boost.
The Stars would have thought they had a challenging 153 on board against Sydney Thunder but the bowlers were clueless to the counterattack from Dave Warner.
As a result, pace bowler Jackson Bird has been added to the 12-member squad that lost that game.
Shane Warne’s return to competitive cricket in Australia did not set the Melbourne Cricket Ground on fire but expect him to improve from that showing.
Earlier, David Hussey was missed when he was only on one but went on to make a sterling 52. It is captain Cameron White’s batting that will worry his side a lot.
White’s form this season is scratchy across the three formats of the game at the domestic level. He will need some runs behind his back going into the latter half of the Big Bash League.
It should be an even contest and a spark of brilliance from any one of the players could tilt the game in their favour.
We will bring you the coverage throughout the game at the Gabba in Brisbane and hope to receive your opinions as the action unfolds.
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