Episodes

  • #225: Smith v Short, who's the priority purchase?
    Jan 12 2025

    Centurians Steve Smith and Matt Short go head-to-head this week in Adelaide, both obvious major trade targets, who's the priority if you can only have one?

    142nd placed Tim Williams and the SC Spy are on deck to chat all things Supercoach BBL ahead of round 8.

    06:00 Smith v Short: Pick one

    13:50 Hurricanes double game week: Top five targets ranked

    25:00 Single game week targets: Top five ranked

    29:00 Trade and skipper plans: Chaudhary hits the radar


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    32 mins
  • Listener Q+A: Rain threatens as Canes' hit the radar
    Jan 10 2025

    Attention turns to the Hobart Hurricanes who have the final double game week of the Supercoach season, with plenty questioning which of Matty Wade or Ben McDermott is the better play ahead of a likely rain impacted round 7.

    In our question and answer podcast, 124th ranked overall Tim Williams gives his thoughts on all the major subscriber dilemmas heading into Supercoach Big Bash round 7 and drops his trade and captaincy plans.


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    28 mins
  • #224: Point of difference plays, Hurricanes double analysis
    Jan 9 2025

    It's getting to the business end of the Supercoach Big Bash season, so which low-ownership point of difference players have caught the crew's eye in a bid to charge up the final rankings?

    Cricket Australia commentator and the SC Spy are on deck to chat all things Supercoach BBL ahead of round 7.

    00:00 Spy heats up

    07:00 Captains: SOS skipper to save round 6?

    12:30 Availability update: Players arriving and exiting

    21:00 Hurricanes double game week analysis

    34:30 Point of difference picks: Abbott? Webster?

    47:30 Trade and skipper plans

    52:00 Listener questions: Is the flex a success?


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    54 mins
  • Cricketer's Playbook: Webster v Green, did Bumrah injury cost India victory?
    Jan 7 2025

    Australia's Border-Gavaskar series victory has created selection headaches for the World Test Championships final, including Beau Webster v Cam Green and Scott Boland v Josh Hazlewood, and did Jasprit Bumrah's injury cost India the win at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

    The Cricketer's Playbook podcast features SC Playbook's Tim Williams, Cricket Australia commentator Max Bryden and Random Stats Guy as they recap the key talking points from the Australia v India Test series, including India's antics towards Sam Konstas and Beau Webster's incredible debut.

    They also partake in cricket trivia and track all the major tournament's in world cricket to announce their World Team of the Week.

    04:10 Webster v Green for World Test Championships final?

    24:00 Did Bumrah injury cost India victory?

    36:30 Cricket trivia: Dominant Australian teams

    39:30 World team of the week voting


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    51 mins
  • Listener Q+A: Player availability, Overton/Ferguson book flights
    Jan 5 2025

    As we enter the business end of the season, several key Supercoach BBL players are set to arrive and leave the tournament including Strikers gun Jamie Overton.

    In our question and answer podcast, former 41st placed Supercoach Big Bash finisher Tim Williams gives his thoughts on all the major subscriber dilemmas heading into round 6, while also touching on recent Big Bash availability news including Lockie Ferguson and Jamie Overton.


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    33 mins
  • Listener Q+A: Keeping Overton and planning for Single Game Weeks
    Jan 2 2025
    Heading into the first single game week of the BBL14 SuperCoach Season, Max Bryden previews all the big questions from the SC Playbook subscribers. Do we sell Overton? Are we loading up on Sydney Thunder players ahead of their double game week? How does our strategy change for the Single Game Weeks? It's all about all-rounders, all-rounders, death bowlers and all-rounders!

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    34 mins
  • #223: Run home targets, farewell Maxwell for BBL14?
    Jan 2 2025

    Supercoach star Glenn Maxwell may for the first time in his career be on the verge of being irrelevant in Supercoach circles, so it time to look elsewhere or do we keep faith?

    Multiple top 50 finisher Tim Williams, the SC Spy and former 9th placed finisher Michael Fisher are on deck to chat all things Supercoach BBL ahead of round 5 and 6.

    00:00 Spy starts his charge

    07:00 Thunder preview: Is Warner a must-have?

    19:00 Final team targets: Run home starts now

    49:00 Trade and skipper plans: Maxy v Edwards

    56:30 Listener questions: Swoop on Neser?


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Cricketer's Playbook: King Konstas, should India axe Rohit?
    Dec 31 2024

    Sam Konstas produces a Boxing Day miracle for Australia, while India face a brutal selection call to potentially axe captain Rohit Sharma for the series deciding Test in Sydney.

    The Cricketer's Playbook podcast features SC Playbook's Tim Williams and Cricket Australia commentator Max Bryden as they recap the key talking points from the Australia v India fourth Test, including Konstas' remarkable debut and India tough call around captain Rohit Sharma.

    They also partake in cricket trivia and track all the major tournament's in world cricket to announce their World Team of the Week.

    06:10 Australia v India: How far can Konstas go?

    14:00 Was Jaiswal out or not out? Rohit headache

    24:00 Big Bash: What's wrong with the Melbourne Stars?

    29:00 Cricket trivia: MCG centurians

    33:00 World team of the week voting


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    41 mins