BBL 12th edition champions Perth Scorchers has their eyes on the BBL’s first ever “THREE-PEAT” , Perth Scorchers With more than half of their players have experience of playing international cricket where they play across different teams and conditions and with this confidence and belief , they can win from anywhere and probably can bring the trophy back home.
Since winning their fifth Big Bash title last February, the Perth Scorchers have seen notable developments. Aaron Hardie, who was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, made his debut for Australia. Mitch Marsh, on his return to the Test side, scored a stunning century in the Ashes and also played a key role in winning a 50-over World Cup alongside Josh Inglis.
Jason Behrendorff and Ashton Turner earned recalls to the national side based on their impressive performances in another exciting BBL campaign for the Scorchers. Additionally, Lance Morris is in contention for an Australia debut after being named in the squad for the first Test against Pakistan in Perth.
Furthermore, the Scorchers’ top draft pick, Zak Crawley, will miss the first two matches against the Renegades and Stars due to England’s ODI tour of the Caribbean.Star all-rounder Cameron Green opted out of a BBL|13 contract to focus on rediscovering his best red-ball form, 22-year-old yound and quick Liam Haskett and 24-year-old left-arm wrist-spinner Hamish McKenzie have got their first BIg Bash League deals.
Perth Scorchers Squad , Playing XI
Perth Scorchers Squad: Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Liam Haskett, Nick Hobson, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitch Marsh, Hamish McKenzie, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Sam Whiteman, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye.
BBL|13 Draft picks: Zak Crawley (16th – Gold), Laurie Evans (17th – Sliver)
Ins: Liam Haskett, Hamish McKenzie, Sam Whiteman
Outs: Cameron Green, Cameron Bancroft (Thunder), Peter Hatzoglou (Hurricanes)
Perth Scorchers Playing XI (first game) – Possible best XI for first game: Stephen Eskinazi, Sam Whiteman, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Laurie Evans, Ashton Turner, Cooper Connolly, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Andrew Tye, Matthew Kelly
Player to watch , Perth Scorchers.
Aaron Hardie
“Aaron Hardie is going from strength to strength. He’s had a bit more of a taste of international cricket in the recent T20 series in India and was the leading run-scorer last year.
“He had that breakout season and he’s going to be a really important part of our setup. Hopefully we’ll see a bit more of him with the ball in hand as well this season, which we didn’t see a lot of last year.”
Jhye Richardson
“I think we were all really pleased to see Jhye back on the park and playing cricket and I think he’s physically in great shape and hopefully that means that we’ll consistently see him out on the park. We saw the impact that he had at the start of the BBL last season and we’re hopeful to see more of that and hopefully for longer.
“We all just want to see Jhye consistently play some cricket and if he’s able to do that, then we know that from a skill perspective, that’s never really been an issue. So if he can string together consistent games and performances then I think he’ll always be on the (Australian) selectors’ minds.”
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