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Big Bash season eight promises to be bigger and better than ever, with a massive 59 games over two months and you can hear it all, live and free on Macquarie Sports Radio.
THE WAY IT WORKS
BBL|08 is a home-and-away round robin tournament. Everyone plays everyone twice, however, some of the return leg matches will be played at a regional venue in the home team’s state.
THE INTERNATIONAL RECRUITS
Every club has at least two international players:
Adelaide Strikers: Colin Ingram (South Africa), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
Brisbane Heat: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
Hobart Hurricanes: Jofra Archer (England), Tymal Mills (England)
Melbourne Renegades: Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Usman Khan Shinwari (Pakistan) Harry Gurney (England) joins halfway through the tournament
Melbourne Stars: Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal) Liam Plunkett (England) comes in later in the tournament
Perth Scorchers: Usman Qadir (Pakistan), David Willey (England)
Sydney Sixers: Joe Denly (England), Tom Curran (England)
Sydney Thunder: Joe Root (England), Jos Buttler (England) Chris Jordan (England) and Anton Devcich (New Zealand) who will join halfway through the season
THE FULL SQUADS
Adelaide Strikers: Wes Agar, Alex Carey, Michael Cormack,David Grant, Travis Head,Colin Ingram, Rashid Khan, Ben Laughlin, Jake Lehmann, Michael Neser, Liam O’Connor, Matthew Short, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald, Jon Wells, Nick Winter
Brisbane Heat: Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Sam Heazlett, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Lalor, Chris Lynn, Brendon McCullum, James Pattinson, James Peirson, Jack Prestwidge, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Matthew Renshaw, Alex Ross, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson
Hobart Hurricanes: Jofra Archer, George Bailey, Johan Botha, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, James Faulkner, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, Tymal Mills, David Moody, Tim Paine, Tom Rogers, Clive Rose, D’Arcy Short, Aaron Summers, Matthew Wade
Melbourne Renegades: Cameron Boyce, Dan Christian, Tom Cooper,Zak Evans, Aaron Finch, Harry Gurney, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Tim Ludeman, Joe Mennie, Mohammad Nabi, Kane Richardson, Usman Khan Shinwari, Will Sutherland, Christopher Tremain, Beau Webster, Cameron White, Jack Wildermuth
Melbourne Stars: Michael Beer, Jackson Bird, Scott Boland, Liam Bowe, Dwayne Bravo Jackson Coleman, Travis Dean, Ben Dunk, Sebastian Gotch, Evan Gulbis, Peter Handscomb, Sandeep Lamichhane, Nic Maddison, Glenn Maxwell, Jonathan Merlo, Liam Plunkett, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Worrall, Adam Zampa
Perth Scorchers: Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft (available from 29 Dec) Jason Behrendorff, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Michael Klinger, Shaun Marsh, Mitch Marsh, Joel Paris Usman Qadir, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, David Willey
Sydney Sixers: Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis, Joe Denly, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Dan Fallins, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Nathan Lyon, Peter Nevill, Stephen O’Keefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, Henry Thornton, Greg West
Sydney Thunder: Fawad Ahmed, Jos Buttler, Patrick Cummins, Callum Ferguson, Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Usman Khawaja, Jay Lenton, Nathan McAndrew, Arjun Nair, Kurtis Patterson, Sam Rainbird, Joe Root, Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Shane Watson, Chris Jordan, Anton Devcich
THE SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES AEDT
| December | |||
| Date | Time | Teams | Venue |
| Wed Dec 19 | 7:15 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers | The Gabba |
| Thu Dec 20 | 7:15 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers | Marvel Stadium |
| Fri Dec 21 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars | Manuka Oval |
| Sat Dec 22 | 3:30 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers | SCG |
| Sat Dec 22 | 7:00 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes | Metricon Stadium |
| Sun Dec 23 | 7:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Oval |
| Mon Dec 24 | 3:45 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Stars | Blundstone Arena |
| Mon Dec 24 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers | Spotless Stadium |
| Wed Dec 26 | 7:15 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers | Optus Stadium |
| Thu Dec 27 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars | SCG |
| Fri Dec 28 | 7:15 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder | Blundstone Arena |
| Sat Dec 29 | 7:00 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Sixers | Marvel Stadium |
| Sun Dec 30 | 7:15 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers | UTAS Stadium |
| Mon Dec 31 | 7:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder | Adelaide Oval |
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January |
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| Date | Time | Teams | Venue |
| Tue Jan 1 | 2:45 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers | Metricon Stadium |
| Tue Jan 1 | 7:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades | MCG |
| Wed Jan 2 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers | Spotless Stadium |
| Thu Jan 3 | 7:15 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers | TBC |
| Fri Jan 4 | 7:15 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers | Blundstone Arena |
| Sat Jan 5 | 6:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder | Metricon Stadium |
| Sat Jan 5 | 9:30 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat | Optus Stadium |
| Sun Jan 6 | 7:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers | Adelaide Oval |
| Mon Jan 7 | 7:15 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes | Marvel Stadium |
| Tue Jan 8 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat | Spotless Stadium |
| Wed Jan 9 | 7:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Perth Scorchers | MCG |
| Thu Jan 10 | 7:15 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Renegades | The Gabba |
| Fri Jan 11 | 7:00 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars | Adelaide Oval |
| Sun Jan 13 | 2:45 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers | Spotless Stadium |
| Sun Jan 13 | 6:35 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat | TBC |
| Sun Jan 13 | 9:35 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers | Optus Stadium |
| Mon Jan 14 | 7:15 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes | MCG |
| Wed Jan 16 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades | SCG |
| Thu Jan 17 | 7:15 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder | The Gabba |
| Fri Jan 18 | 9:30 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Optus Stadium |
| Sat Jan 19 | 6:45 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars | Marvel Stadium |
| Sun Jan 20 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Brisbane Heat | SCG |
| Mon Jan 21 | 7:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Oval |
| Tue Jan 22 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades | Spotless Stadium |
| Wed Jan 23 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers | TBC |
| Wed Jan 23 | 7:15 PM | Sydney Sixers Hobart Hurricanes | SCG |
| Thu Jan 24 | 9:40 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder | Optus Stadium |
| Sun Jan 27 | 7:40 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat | MCG |
| Mon Jan 28 | 9:15 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades | Optus Stadium |
| Tue Jan 29 | 4:00 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Brisbane Heat | Blundstone Arena |
| Tue Jan 29 | 7:00 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Adelaide Strikers | SCG |
| Wed Jan 30 | 7:15 PM | Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder | Marvel Stadium |
| Thu Jan 31 | 7:40 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers | UTAS Stadium |
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February |
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| Date | Time | Teams | Venue |
| Fri Feb 1 | 7:40 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers | The Gabba |
| Sat Feb 2 | 7:00 PM | Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder | SCG |
| Sun Feb 3 | 6:15 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat | Adelaide Oval |
| Sun Feb 3 | 9:15 PM | Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars | Optus Stadium |
| Thu Feb 7 | 7:40 PM | Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades | Blundstone Arena |
| Fri Feb 8 | 8:40 PM | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars | The Gabba |
| Sat Feb 9 | 2:45 PM | Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers | Traeger Park, Alice Springs |
| Sat Feb 9 | 6:15 PM | Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes | Manuka Oval |
| Sun Feb 10 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers | MCG |
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Semi-finals |
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| Date | Time | Teams | Venue |
| Thu Feb 14 | TBC | TBC vs TBC | TBC |
| Fri Feb 15 | TBC | TBC vs TBC | TBC |
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Final |
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| Date | Time | Teams | Venue |
| Sun Feb 17 | TBC | TBC vs TBC | TBC |