Sam Perry

Having secured fourth place in last-gasp style, the legspinner believes the pressure is off against the table-topping Hurricanes

The Brisbane Heat openers amassed a record-breaking 94 for no loss in the Powerplay, before powering on to seal the victory in commanding fashion

Adelaide Strikers crash out of the Big Bash League after sliding to six-wicket defeat

He has drifted out of the Australia set-up, but the Renegades pace bowler is the leading wicket-taker in the Big Bash and happy to do things his way

On a slow, grippy pitch where hardly anyone else got going, the allrounder smashed an unbeaten 51 off 22 to infuse life into a stuttering Renegades innings

They have been the standout side in the group stage of the Big Bash having largely trusted their own talent

The duo shared a 94-run stand for the fourth wicket to lift Sixers to 177 before Abbott and Curran sent Heat packing for 98

They are batsmen who easily mix classic red-ball technique with modern white-ball brute force

The two shared seven wickets to restrict the Sixers to 115, a total that proved inadequate in the face of some fine strokeplay from Tom Cooper and Sam Harper

It turned into a one-side encounter at Spotless Stadium with Sydney Thunder's attack sharing the success

Ingram combined with the Strikers' captain, Travis Head, to stabilise a slow start for the hosts, before a late-order flurry from Jonathan Wells closed the innings at 178

Australian cricket is an awfully serious place at the moment but the BBL can provide relief - for everyone

The seamer picked up 4 for 18 to restrict Melbourne Stars to a moderate total on a fine batting pitch before the opening batsmen struck a fifty to seal the chase

The Hurricanes easily accounted for the Scorchers, after a destructive first innings opening spell followed by a controlled hand from D'Arcy Short and Alex Doolan

After Sangha smashed an unbeaten 36-ball 63, Sams took 3 for 5 in the rain-affected game

A disciplined bowling effort followed by a middle-overs run surge helped Melbourne Renegades upset Perth Scorchers at the Marvel Stadium

Australia's finest limited-overs uniforms? We've got them right here

Australians' tendency to reject turning and seaming pitches as good ones says a lot about their own culture

Tours to Asia used to afford us the sight of exotic foliage on Australian players' faces and heads. Not anymore

Whether it's acceptable or not is another matter, but there's no denying that sledging works