Just working out what my best XI's for each of the BBL teams will be, excluding injuries that I know of and almost certain international duties.
Hobart Hurricanes
Paine wk/c
Jaques
Cosgrove
Shah
Birt
Gulbis
Lockyear
Naved-ul-Hasan
Doherty
Hogan
Hilfenhaus
Melbourne Renegades
A. McDonald (c)
Finch
Hodge
Reardon
Maxwell
Razzaq
Afridi
Carters (wk)
Harwood
Tait
Nannes
Sydney Thunder
Warner/Hughes (whoever isn't playing for aus)
Gayle
D. Smith
Dunk (wk)
Cruickshank
Phillipson
Armstrong
Butterworth
Edwards
Bollinger
Doran
Sydney Sixers
Lumb
Maddinson
Bravo
Smith
Henriques
Rohrer
Nevill wk
O'Keefe
Starc
Lee
Hazlewood
Adelaide Strikers
Harris
Klinger
Blizzard
Ferguson
Cooper
Pollard
Crosthwaite wk
O'Brien
Richardson
Drew
Putland
Brisbane Heat
Broad
Hayden
Hopes
Forrest
Lynn
Christian
Hartley we
Cutting
Neser
Swan
Hauritz
Melbourne Stars
Simpson
Bailey
Hussey
Voges
White
Quiney
Wade wk
Faulkner
Pattinson
McKay
Warne
Perth Scorchers
Gibbs
Katich
North
Beaton
Collingwood
Ronchi wk
M. Marsh
Rimmington
Hogg
Beer
Edmonson
What I've realised is that before the season starts, teams still have to stock up on back up players. With injuries and national duties I was barely able to make a team with some of the players. Does anybody know when final squads will be announced?
Also a few of the teams look a bit ordinary and short on batting. The two Melbourne teams would be clear favourites. Sydney Thunder are capable of anything if Gayle and Warner get going.