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Adam Gilchrist believes it would be “commercial suicide” for Cricket Australia to allow their contracted players to play in the UAE or South Africa T20 Leagues that will clash with the BBL in January. Speaking on SEN Radio on Wednesday, Gilchrist was discussing a report on Australian who said David Warner was seeking an exemption from CA to play in the UAE league in January. Warner is contracted to CA, but Australia had no international cricket in the final three weeks of January following the completion of a three-Test series with South Africa on January 8. “It’s a big kicker, no, maybe a step towards being signed to a club before or over a country for the main amount of cricket you play,” Gilchrist said. “I think it’s almost commercial suicide for them to let a player like him go head-to-head with their own competitors. “They can’t force David Warner to play in the BBL. I understand that. But to let him go, or any other player, ...

Australian cricket is under greater pressure than ever to attract big overseas talent to the BBL due to the huge amount of money that may be offered in the new South African and UAE T20 leagues which will run at the same time of year. , according to Ricky Ponting and Usman Khawaja. Ponting has moved into a team role in the BBL for the first time since playing and commenting on the tournament for the first 11 years after being appointed chief strategist at Hobart Hurricanes. He made his first major appointment Friday announcing Jeff Vaughan as head coach for the next three years alongside new assistants James Hopes and Darren Berry. Ponting and his new coaching staff held a three-hour meeting on Thursday night where they discussed Hurricane’s plans for the upcoming overseas draft to be held on August 28. Hurricane will have the last (8th) pick in the first two rounds after being drawn out last in a weighted lottery. But following developments that South Africa’s new T20 le...

Draft explainer: How clubs will sign overseas stars in BBL|12 The Melbourne Renegades have earned the coveted first pick in the inaugural BBL overseas player draft after being drawn first in the league’s weighted lottery. Last season’s Wooden Spoon had a 50 per cent chance of getting the number one pick and holding off the Melbourne Stars and Brisbane Heat in the first of two lotteries held at Cricket Australia’s Melbourne headquarters on Wednesday. The Stars pulled out second leaving the Heat with a third pick. But the biggest surprise came in the second draw for picks four to eight, with the Sydney Sixers – who had just a 13 per cent chance of receiving the fourth pick after being runners-up last summer – pulled out next. The Adelaide Strikers received pick five, which looks set to be used to defend Afghan superstar Rashid Khan, with reigning champions Perth Scorchers – who have only one entry in the second lottery – taking pick six ahead of the Sydney Th...

Albury will host its first competitive men’s Big Bash match as the BBL expand to 17 places for the 12th edition of the tournament this summer. The full KFC BBL|12 schedule will be released on Thursday, but all clubs today have offered a glimpse into the upcoming season, which kicks off after Australia’s day-night Test against West Indies at the Adelaide Oval. The eight clubs will host seven home games this season, including reigning champions Perth Scorchers who will return triumphantly to the ‘Furnace’ (Optus Stadium) after one home game at BBL|11 due to West Australia’s COVID border restrictions. Tickets for all KFC BBL|12 matches will be available via pre-sale on 16 August and publicly available from 18 August. Ahead of the full reveal, which is expected to include some new spots, here’s what we know about BBL|12 so far: Adelaide striker The strikers won’t have to wait long to avenge Hayden Kerr and the Sydney Sixers for a thrilling final los...