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Redbacks win toss and bowl. Henry Thornton can think himself unlucky after he out bowled Buckingham last match.

Ussie with an early life after sloppy work from Manenti. Another one, no footwork and a dolly spilt by McSweeney.
 
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Sharkman84 said:
Queensland ALL OUT for 95. Brendan Doggett with 6/31 off 11.5 overs. Unbelievable performance by SA.
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Assisted by some ordinary batting by the Bulls too. Usman batted like he was on a minefield. The rest followed. Having said this, the Bulls arent the best batting lineup so there must've been more in the track than it indicated. Generally the Redbacks have been more consistent but they too have had the odd collapse. Thing is I dont see them batting one day let alone two as some are saying, not with this strong Bulls attack led by the ageless Mike Neser. Bulls may miss Xavier Bartlett tho. Has been an injury plagued season for him.
 
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Richie said:
Assisted by some ordinary batting by the Bulls too. Usman batted like he was on a minefield. The rest followed. Having said this, the Bulls arent the best batting lineup so there must've been more in the track than it indicated. Generally the Redbacks have been more consistent but they too have had the odd collapse. Thing is I dont see them batting one day let alone two as some are saying, not with this strong Bulls attack led by the ageless Mike Neser. Bulls may miss Xavier Bartlett tho. Has been an injury plagued season for him.
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The New South Welshman in me says its a shame we shit the bed against Tasmania as it would've been an SA vs NSW final. I would've gone if it had been NSW in the final.
 
Sharkman84 said:
The New South Welshman in me says its a shame we shit the bed against Tasmania as it would've been an SA vs NSW final. I would've gone if it had been NSW in the final.
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Born, bred and still living in our wonderful Harbor City. Blues selectors have turned me away from following them, sorry to say. They hold onto has beens in favor of blooding youth. And when they do they only give them a few pissweak matches to suddenly become first class cricketers. I now follow Tassie and WA.
 
Richie said:
Born, bred and still living in our wonderful Harbor City. Blues selectors have turned me away from following them, sorry to say. They hold onto has beens in favor of blooding youth. And when they do they only give them a few pissweak matches to suddenly become first class cricketers. I now follow Tassie and WA.
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I haven't (and never will) gone the full South Australian but I do follow SA when they aren't playing NSW.

There's a lot of NSW talent playing for the other states in recent years (including here in SA).
 
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Terrible batting by both teams.
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Yes and no. There is obviously more in this deck than either skipper saw. The two most successful bowlers Doggett and Vidler found that bowling at the batsman they got that little bit of nibble and bounce. I was looking forward to seeing Sangha continue his incredible form but he played a rash shot.
 
Richie said:
Born, bred and still living in our wonderful Harbor City. Blues selectors have turned me away from following them, sorry to say. They hold onto has beens in favor of blooding youth. And when they do they only give them a few pissweak matches to suddenly become first class cricketers. I now follow Tassie and WA.
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Further to my earlier point, case in point Henry Hunt, the SA opener. The bloke was born and raised in country NSW, his sister played soccer for Western Sydney before going to play for the famous Tottenham Hotspur in England and Australia yet he's opening the batting for South Australia. What are the NSW selectors and coaching on?
 
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, case in point Henry Hunt,
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Ditto Tim Ward, Nathan Ellis, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Iain Carlisle. Most recent '23 U19 off spinning all rounder Raf MacMillan. He along with Sam Konstas were part of the Junior Ashes winning X1. I was so pissed off when I heard this. He was definitely my breaking point. All those guys (bold) now play for Tassie Tigers.
 
Richie said:
Ditto Tim Ward, Nathan Ellis, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Iain Carlisle. Most recent '23 U19 off spinning all rounder Raf MacMillan. He along with Sam Konstas were part of the '23 Junior Ashes winning X1. I was so pissed off when I heard he had been poached. He was definitely my breaking point. All those guys (bold) now play for Tassie Tigers.
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While I'm no fan of the BBL and T20 in general but in the case of Nathan Ellis that's where NSW dropped the ball. The Sixers or the Thunder should've picked him up in the first place.
 
Sharkman84 said:
While I'm no fan of the BBL and T20 in general but in the case of Nathan Ellis that's where NSW dropped the ball. The Sixers or the Thunder should've picked him up in the first place.
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Without doubt. The guy was so shattered he was denied a career in his home state that he packed his bags and left for Tasmania at his own expense. That took guts. The rest is history.
 
Jake Lehmanns season back end has probably saved his career, unless he is retiring after this. Suggest he does as he must have been a coach killer over the years with so much promise wasted. 90 – @33 – 10 tons. Three of those coming this season, by far his best over a decade.
 
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