Zero Wicket’s Best XI for your BBL06 side

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With BBL06 now just hours away from beginning, we at Zero Wicket have dived into each squad to pick out the best XI from each team on the eve of the tournament.

Some players are away on international duty while others are still getting over injuries, so here is how we predict every side will line up in their first matches of the season.

Adelaide Strikers

Adelaide Strikers players celebrate during the Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Renegades and the Adelaide Strikers at Etihad Stadium on January 18, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

Dunk
Ludeman (wk)
Dean
Head
Hodge
Pollard
Lehmann
Neser
Jordan
Laughlin
Richardson

Adelaide will be without Adil Rashid for their opening two matches of the season, as the Englishman is on tour with his country in India. Chris Jordan is his replacement.

Brisbane Heat

Chris Lynn during the Big Bash League match between the Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes at The Gabba on December 29, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia.

McCullum
Burns
Lynn
Labuschagne
Peirson (wk)
Reardon
Cutting
Floros
Swepson
Feteke
Badree

Brisbane will have almost a full squad to choose from, as former New Zealand captain and Heat skipper Brendon McCullum will look to lead the way for Brisbane this season.

Hobart Hurricanes

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Dan Christian of the Hurricanes celebrates with Kumar Sangakkara and George Bailey after running out Chris Hartley of the Thunder during the Big Bash League match between the Hobart Hurricanes and the Sydney Thunder at Blundstone Arena on January 1, 2016 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Paine (wk)
Sangakkara
Short
Bailey
Christian
Wells
Milenko
Boyce
Rainbird
Kingston
Tait

Stuart Broad is unavailable for Hobart as England conclude their five-Test tour of India, but should otherwise have a full squad to choose from.

Melbourne Renegades

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 30: Aaron Finch, captain of the Renegades leads his team onto the field during the Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Renegades and the Perth Scorchers at Etihad Stadium on December 30, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Finch
Harris
White
Beaton
Ferguson
Bravo
Nevill (wk)
Pattinson
Hogg
Rimmington
Narine

Melbourne will be missing only Matthew Wade for their opening match of the season, and will welcome newcomers Brad Hogg and Sunil Narine into the fold.

Melbourne Stars

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 06: James Faulkner of the Stars is congratulated by his teammates after a catch to dismiss Tim Paine of the Hurricanes during the Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Stars and the Hobart Hurricanes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 6, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Stoinis
Wright
Hussey
Maxwell
Quiney
Faulkner
Harper (wk)
Boland
Zampa
Worrall
Beer

The Stars were the only side to keep their same 18 players from last season, but Peter Handscomb, Kevin Pietersen and John Hastings will all be absent from selection for the first game.

Perth Scorchers

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 30: Jason Behrendorff of the Scorchers celebrates after dismissing Cameron White of the Renegades during the Big Bash League match between the Melbourne Renegades and the Perth Scorchers at Etihad Stadium on December 30, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Bancroft
Klinger
Voges
Bell
Cartwright
M Marsh
Whiteman (wk)
Johnson
Willey
Tye
Agar

Joel Paris' season may be over before it begins for Perth, as the fast bowler has succumb to a side strain. Shaun Marsh is also unavailable after failing to recover from a finger injury.

Sydney Sixers

Sixers players celebrate during the Big Bash League match between the Sydney Sixers and the Hobart Hurricanes at Sydney Cricket Ground on December 20, 2015 in Sydney, Australia.

Roy
Hughes
Billings
Haddin (wk)
Silk
Carters
Botha
Abbott
Mennie
O'Keefe
Bollinger

The Sixers will be without Test quartet Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson and Jackson Bird, but the remainder of their squad will be fit for the opening match.

Sydney Thunder

Sydney Thunder players celebrate winning the T20 Big Bash League cricket final between the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on January 24, 2016. THEO KARANIKOS/AFP/Getty Images

Patterson
Blizzard
Morgan
Russell
Rohrer
Gibson
Doran (wk)
Green
Cummins
McKay
Sandhu

Captain Shane Watson will miss the opening two matches of the season with a calf injury, while a major player for the Thunder during the title-winning BBL05 season, Usman Khawaja, is away on Test duty. Eoin Morgan will miss the last few matches of the season with his own international commitments.

Published by
Stephen Marson
7 years ago