The Scorchers' success in previous seasons has been based primarily on loyalty from Western Australian locals, combined with shrewd overseas signings. Strengths: Rashid Khan is one of the best spinners in the world and his return for a third campaign with the Strikers will be welcomed greatly. Possible ADELAIDE STRIKERS XI for their first game (which is in Round 2 of SuperCoach): Some believe that - as per his position in the Australian XI at both ODI and T20 level - the Strikers’ skipper and ‘keeper Alex Carey will bat significantly lower down the order than he has in previous seasons for his Big Bash side, but there’s others who simply can’t see coach Jason Gillespie ‘wasting’ his arguably best player so far down the order, meaning that he might come in first-drop. First of All, Let us know your Favorite Player and favorite BBL Team in the Comment Section below. If they can get things going the Heat will be hard to contain, especially on their home track at the Gabba. Now, the English youngster is hot property in franchise cricket and already has three appearances for England. Possible BRISBANE HEAT XI for their first game: Currently the most popular player in SuperCoach BBL, Jimmy Peirson will either take the gloves or has earned a spot in the top 6 regardless due to his excellent domestic batting form. He also covers AFL and has won awards for his cricket and basketball writing. The Stars should not count on having player-of-the-tournament Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell available for the whole campaign again, like they did last summer. Tom Curran and James Vince could also depart on the eve of the finals if selected for England's one-day tour of South Africa. Later, he played for England’s Under-19s team, and in 2017-18 season, Tom scored 451 runs in 18 Youth ODI matches. But Ben Dunk and Nic Maddinson, both proven match-winners coming off poor seasons with the bat, are capable of making up at least some of that pair's output with the bat. To put it simply, Hobart has immense depth from first to arguably fourth drop. "I think it’s a lot about the audience, a big crowd.”. If he makes the trip over to the subcontinent, he could miss as many as four games for the Scorchers but would be back in time to feature in the finals should they qualify. Tom Banton Images HD Chris Tremain returns back from a stint with the Renegades and is one of the great economical bowlers while Brendan Doggett was picked in the Australian Test squad after just eight first-class games. Aaron Finch, pictured at the Twenty20 series against Pakistan, will captain the Melbourne Renegades. Here's a team-by-team look at how things are shaping up. Improvement from younger players like Billy Stanlake and Matt Short, who both underperformed last summer, will make them a more consistent force, as could the touted addition of Matthew Renshaw. > Warne is good on the lip, but is he ready to take on BJ? Daniel Sams showed last year just how lethal he could be with the bat and with a neat bag of tricks will swing at any lazy bowler and make them pay. The loss of Shane Watson's class and experience also cannot be underestimated given he was one of the greatest Twenty20 players in the world. Availability: There will be windows for Test players like Marnus Labuschagne and Joe Burns in and around the New Zealand series but most eyes will be on the international players and in particular, star signing AB de Villiers. This summer will see Banton wear the teal of Brisbane Heat and will, undoubtedly, trouble bowlers in the BBL. As would finding some pace reinforcements given Ben Laughlin remains the only fast bowler on their list. Not where you want long term players scoring, but it's acceptable for a cash cow or emergency player. “Obviously, the wickets out there are a bit different, so I’ll have to adapt quite quickly to that. Twelve months ago, the name Tom Banton would only have been known to fans of English county team Somerset.