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[VIDEO] Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers: Big Bash League scores, blog

5th January, 2015
Squads:

Stars:
Cameron White (c), Michael Beer, Jackson Bird, Scott Boland, James Faulkner, John Hastings, David Hussey, Alexander Keath, Clint McKay, Glenn Maxwell, Kevin Pietersen, Tom Triffitt, Luke Wright

Sixers:
Riki Wessels, Marcus North, Moises Henriques, Ben Dwarshuis, Nic Maddinson, Sean Abbott, Brett Lee, Stephen O’Keefe, Michael Lumb, Jordan Silk, Trent Copeland, Doug Bollinger

Start Time: 7:10pm AEDT
Venue: MCG
TV: Network Ten
Betting: Stars $1.65, Sixers $2.25
Does the Big Bash League need more than just ageing stars to thrive? (image: AAP)
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5th January, 2015
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Tonight’s Big Bash League sees the Melbourne Stars get their big guns back against the Sydney Sixers at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and a call of the action from 7:00pm AEDT.

It’s been a mixed tournament for both sides, but the results have been the opposite for the two sides.

Melbourne got off to a shocking start, with three losses heralding the arrival of star import Kevin Pietersen. Without Pietersen over the New Year, however, the Stars finally got their season on track with a win over cross-town rivals Melbourne Renegades.

The addition of Pietersen should add yet more firepower to their stacked line-up which has so far failed to fire, epitomised in the talented Glenn Maxwell leaving the ball on his stumps in his last effort at the crease.

Maxwell and captain Cameron White will both be keen to get amongst the runs this evening, if they are to press their claims for a World Cup spot for Australia. It hasn’t been a horrible tournament for White, but you fancy he needs a few big scores to press his claim for a national spot.

The Sixers have had the opposite fortune of the Stars. After losing their first game, they have won their last three on the trot to sit second behind the undefeated Adelaide Strikers.

Roar expert Freddie Wilde dissected the Sixers’ strategy on The Roar a week ago, pointing to the heavy reliance on Nic Maddinson and Michael Lumb at the top of the order. If those two get going tonight, then once again they should be hard to beat.

But if the Stars bowlers perform as well as they did against the Renegades, the Sixers could be in for another low score, just like against the Scorchers when they were bowled out for less than 100.

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This should be a cracking clash, with two of the glamour sides of the Big Bash League clashing at the biggest ground in Australia.

Follow the live scores of the game and action from 7pm AEDT right here.

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