BBL10: How to watch, schedule, squads, odds, news

After one of the most successful years of Big Bash cricket to date, the BBL will return this year in a completely different world. 

With COVID-19 causing havoc on the world's sporting calendar, cricket certainly hasn't been immune. 

But rest assured, the cricket is still going to be of a high standard, well at least if the broadcasters have their way. 

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Here at  Sporting News  we've got you covered with all the latest details surrounding BBL10. 

And we'll be keeping you up to date with rolling coverage throughout the season as we get closer to the Big Bash kicking off. 

For all the latest news, scores and information on the Sheffield Shield and WNCL, head over here . 

WHO IS PLAYING IN THE BBL?

The BBL is an eight-team tournament. 

The teams are the Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder.

BBL FIXTURES

In July, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for both BBL10 and WBBL06 . 

BBL10 is scheduled to begin on Thursday, December 10 . The Hurricanes will take on the defending champion Sixers at Blundstone Arena in the opening game of the tournament. 

The BBL won't change to a one-city hub, but modifications will be made to reduce travel as much as possible. 

FULL BBL 10 FIXTURES

The schedule for the upcoming Big Bash season has been confirmed, with the 10th edition of the T20 format to get underway on December 10.

Border restrictions and biosecurity protocols have forced a reshuffle to the format, with games to be played in a limited number of cities initially.

NOTE: All times are AEDT. 

BBL 10 SQUADS

*BBL teams are permitted to sign local replacement players to cover injured players, International players or those on International duties prior to the start of the season.

ADELAIDE STRIKERS

FULL SQUAD: Travis Head (c), Wes Agar, Danny Briggs, Alex Carey, Harry Conway, Spencer Johnson, Rashid Khan, Michael Neser, Harry Nielsen, Liam O'Connor, Matt Renshaw, Phil Salt, Liam Scott, Matt Short, Peter Siddle, Cameron Valente, Jake Weatherald, Jono Wells, Daniel Worrall. 

REPLACEMENT PLAYERS: Ryan Gibson (Travis Head)

IN: Daniel Worrall (Stars), Matt Renshaw (Heat), Danny Briggs (UK), Spencer Johnson, Liam Scott

OUT: Billy Stanlake (Stars)

Coach: Jason Gillespie

BRISBANE HEAT

FULL SQUAD: Chris Lynn (c), Xavier Bartlett, James Bazley, Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Tom Cooper, Lewis Gregory, Sam Heazlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Laughlin, Dan Lawrence, Morne Morkel, Jimmy Peirson, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman*, Jack Wildermuth, Matthew Willans. 

REPLACEMENT PLAYERS: Simon Milenko (Marnus Labuschagne), Jack Wood (Mitch Swepson),  Lachy Pfeffer (Joe Burns), Jack Sinfield (Lewis Gregory)

*Ur Rahman has tested positive for COVID, and will miss at least the first two games. 

IN: Tom Cooper and Jack Wildermuth (Renegades), Morne Morkel (South Africa), Lewis Gregory and Dan Lawrence (England), Matthew Willans

OUT: Matt Renshaw (Heat), Ben Cutting (Thunder), James Pattinson (Renegades), Tom Banton, 

Coach: Darren Lehmann

HOBART HURRICANES

FULL SQUAD: Matthew Wade (c), Scott Boland, Tim David, Jake Doran, Nathan Ellis, James Faulkner, Peter Handscomb, Colin Ingram, Will Jacks, Sandeep Lamichane, Dawid Malan, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, David Moody, Mitch Owen, Wil Parker, Keemo Paul, D'Arcy Short, Nick Winter, Mac Wright.

REPLACEMENT PLAYERS: Johan Botha (Matthew Wade), Charlie Wakim (Tim Paine), Caleb Jewell (Mitch Owen)

IN: Johan Botha, Peter Handscomb (Stars), Dawid Malan and Will Jacks (England), Colin Ingram (South Africa), Sandeep Lamichane (Nepal), Keemo Paul (West Indies), Wil Parker. 

OUT: Clive Rose. 

Coach: Adam Griffith

MELBOURNE RENEGADES

FULL SQUAD: Aaron Finch (c), Noor Ahmad, Cameron Boyce, Zak Evans, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Mackenzie Harvey, Jon Holland, Josh Lalor, Shaun Marsh, Mohammad Nabi, James Pattinson, Mitch Perry, Jack Prestwidge, Kane Richardson, Riley Russouw, Will Sutherland, Imran Tahir,  Imad Wasim, Beau Webster. 

REPLACEMENT PLAYERS: Benny Howell (Mohammad Nabi),  Brody Couch (Marcus Harris), Peter Hatzoglou (Will Sutherland)

IN: James Pattinson, Josh Lalor and Jack Prestwidge (Heat),  Imad Wasim (Pakistan), Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan), Imran Tahir and Riley Russouw (South Africa), Benny Howell (England)

OUT: Dan Christian (Sixers), Tom Cooper (Strikers), Jack Wildermuth (Heat), Harry Gurney, Richard Gleeson, Samit Patel, Andrew Fekete, Tom Andrews, Brayden Stepien, Nathan McSweeney. 

Coach: Michael Klinger

MELBOURNE STARS

FULL SQUAD: Glenn Maxwell (C), Hilton Cartwright, Jackson Coleman, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Dunk, Andre Fletcher, Seb Gotch, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Dilbar Hussain, Zahir Khan, Nick Larkin, Nic Maddinson, Jon Merlo, Lance Morris, Tom O'Connell, Nicholas Pooran, Will Pucovski, Haris Rauf, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa. 

IN: Billy Stanlake (Strikers), Will Pucovski, Andre Fletcher (West Indies), Zahir Khan (Afghanistan), Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Liam Hatcher (Thunder)

OUT: Daniel Worrall (Strikers), Peter Handscomb and Sandeep Lamichhane (Hurricanes),  

Coach: David Hussey

PERTH SCORCHERS

FULL SQUAD: Mitchell Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Fawad Ahmed, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Joe Clarke, Cameron Gannon, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Liam Livingstone, Colin Munro, Joel Paris, Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman.

REPLACEMENT PLAYERS: Liam Guthrie (Cameron Green), Corey Rocchiccioli (Ashton Agar)

IN: Jason Roy and Joe Clarke (England), Cameron Gannon (Heat), Colin Munro (New Zealand)

OUT: Morne Morkel (Heat)

Coach: Adam Voges

SYDNEY SIXERS

FULL SQUAD: Moises Henriques (c), Sean Abbott,  Jackson Bird, Carlos Braithwaite, Dan Christian, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Jason Holder, Daniel Hughes, Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Ben Manenti, Steve O’Keefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk, Mitchell Starc, James Vince.

REPLACEMENT PLAYERS: Justin Avendano (Mickey Edwards), Nic Bertus (Nathan Lyon), Lawrence Neil-Smith (Jackson Bird), Tom Rogers (Sean Abbott), Gurinder Sandhu (Mitchell Starc)

IN: Dan Christian (Renegades), Mitchell Starc, Tom Rogers, Gurinder Sandhu (Thunder), Carlos Braithwaite and Jason Holder (WI). 

OUT: Tom Curran (personal reasons)

Coach: Greg Sheppard

SYDNEY THUNDER

FULL SQUAD: Callum Ferguson (c), Sam Billings, Jonathan Cook, Ben Cutting, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales, Baxter Holt, Usman Khawaja, Nathan McAndrew, Adam Milne, Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain

REPLACEMENT PLAYERS: 

IN: Ben Cutting (Heat), Adam Milne (New Zealand), Sam Billings (England)

OUT: Liam Bowe, Jay Lenton, Gurinder Sandhu (Sixers), Chris Morris, Liam Hatcher 

Coach: Shane Bond

BBL10 ODDS

According to Sportsbet, the Melbourne Stars are the current favourites for BBL10. 

Last year's champions the Sydney Sixers are not far behind. 

While their cross-town rivals the Thunder are at the bottom. 

Odds correct as of 7th December. 

2019-20 BIG BASH RESULTS

BBL09 SEASON

The  Sydney Sixers won the 2019-2020 BBL season in a rain-soaked affair at the Sydney Cricket Ground . 

The Sixers finished second on the ladder and defeated the table-topping Melbourne Stars in the final. 

Sydney won the hosting rights for the final after defeating the Stars in a qualifier at the MCG. 

PREVIOUS BIG BASH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

BBL

2011/12: Sydney Sixers

2012/13: Brisbane Heat

2013/14: Perth Scorchers

2014/15: Perth Scorchers

2015/16: Sydney Thunder

2016/17: Perth Scorchers

2017/18: Adelaide Strikers

2018/19: Melbourne Renegades

2019/20: Sydney Sixers