Scorchers star Roy ruled out for BBL Challenger final
Perth s star England opener misses crunch game after training ground mishap as Brisbane Heat win bat flip and opt to chase in Manuka Oval showdown
Louis Cameronat Manuka Oval, Canberra
4 February 2021, 07:04 PM AEST
The Perth Scorchers have suffered a huge blow for their KFC BBL Challenger final with Jason Roy to miss the knockout clash with the Brisbane Heat after rolling his ankle.
Roy will be under a cloud for the Final if the Scorchers win on Thursday evening in Canberra after suffering the injury to his right ankle while fielding at training during the week.
The Sydney Sixers will not have the services of Australia left-arm spearhead Mitchell Starc for the KFC BBL|10 Final after the club and player agreed there was no need for him to return.
Starc signed for the Sixers last November with the aim of playing the final games of the regular season in his first BBL stint since 2014.
But hamstring and knee issues after an arduous Vodafone Test Series against India put those plans on hold while the Sixers advanced to a second successive BBL Final. The guys have done so well this year and I think it s in everyone s best interests to stick with the guys that have worked so hard to get to this point, Starc said in a statement today.
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AFLW, BBL seasons impacted as Western Australia s sports teams respond to five-day Perth lockdown
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Perth Scorchers have had to forgo home advantage and play its BBL final in Canberra.
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Western Australia s move to a snap five-day lockdown, and the procession of states declaring Perth, the Peel Region and the south-west as hotspots, has thrown the state s sporting teams into a scramble to ensure their seasons can continue.
Those teams currently on the road are being forced to stay living out of suitcases for their immediate futures.
For those teams currently in Western Australia, the issue is getting out of the state especially when they have matches fixtured and potential quarantines to contend with.