OUR PREDICTIONS

WHY? The Strikers were worryingly obliterated after a promising surge to the finals last year, but under Gillespie, they’ll learn from it, and have the personnel to do something with that learning. Getting batsmen out is still the surest way to curtail runs, and the Strikers have a wicket-taking attack. But when they’re not getting wickets, they know how to put the brakes on batting opposition. Their batting is a great combination of level-headedness and rapid scoring. Like Perth Scorchers have been over the years, they also have a huge advantage: the stability of knowing most of their team is available for the entire tournament, and a coach who is extremely capable of pulling them together. WHY NOT? While they might not have many personnel in danger of a national…

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Inside Cricket (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2017

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