Suffocating bowling from the Perth Scorchers has delivered them a brilliant Big Bash League win against the table-topping Brisbane Heat.
Just three days after the Heat brushed aside the Scorchers at the Gabba,the sides meet again in Perth although some headline names are missing for both teams.
The former Test opener arrived in style for the “Sydney Smash” match on Friday night after flying in from his brother’s wedding,but could not inspire the Sydney Thunder to victory in front of a record SCG crowd.
Stephen O’Keefe made his debut for NSW almost 20 years ago at the SCG. On Friday evening,it could be his last hurrah at the ground.
The veteran opener finally had a chance to showcase the dove and olive branch symbols of peace on his bat and shoes during a cameo for the Brisbane Heat.
Usman Khawaja is expected to wear his dove and olive branch logo in a match for the first time on Wednesday night.
Sydney Thunder skipper Chris Green has played almost 200 Twenty20 matches in 14 countries,but it’s one in India that he will cherish forever.
Melbourne Stars wicketkeeper Sam Harper has been cleared of major structural damage but is still being assessed by doctors after his history of concussion.
It was the Glenn Maxwell show at the MCG,with the Stars captain named man of the match after his side easily beat the Renegades in a rain-shortened Melbourne derby.
Young star Jake Fraser-McGurk opens up on his relationship with Glenn Maxwell,his baggy green aspirations,and his misadventure with a monkey.
David Warner is exploring taking a helicopter from his brother’s wedding so he can play for Sydney Thunder in the BBL,as club versus country flashpoint beckons.