{"id":191089,"date":"2022-01-26T03:12:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T04:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=191089"},"modified":"2022-01-27T03:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T03:59:18","slug":"sixers-farce-reaches-new-level-with-coach-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=191089","title":{"rendered":"Sixers farce reaches new level with coach to play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/sydney-sixers\" title=\"Sydney Sixers\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sydney Sixers<\/a> will be without Josh Philippe for their <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/bbl\" title=\"Big Bash\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Bash<\/a> grand final qualifier tonight, after he tested positive to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant coach Jay Lenton has been called into the squad, but don&#x27;t be fooled &#8211; the 31-year-old is no slouch, serving as the Sydney Thunder&#x27;s back-up keeper for several seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Sixers will go into tonight&#x27;s game against the Adelaide Strikers as outsiders, the latter earning their way into this game with back-to-back finals wins over the Hurricanes and Thunder. <\/p>\n<p><strong>LIVE UPDATES:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/australian-open-2022-live-results-scores-day-10-daniil-medvedev-alize-cornet-stefanos-tsitsipas\/0eebb43a-82a3-42ab-ab01-600a36b7b1ae\" target=\"\" title=\"Huge call to move &#x27;Special ks&#x27; for semi-final\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Huge call to move &#x27;Special ks&#x27; for semi-final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/news\/ufc-271-israel-adesanya-speaks-ahead-of-fight-with-robert-whittaker\/a936bb5e-821b-44f2-b21d-f1176977ff2a\" title=\"How despised UFC star made Aussie champ slip\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>How despised UFC star made Aussie champ slip<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-news-the-mole-newcastle-knights-reece-walsh-curtis-scott\/c8fe8c5b-1b0b-4bdc-8fd8-35d176b0f980\" title=\"\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Junior boxing champ shock contender for Newcastle Knights<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It must be frustrating for the defending champions, however, that Steve Smith remains sidelined due to red tape.<\/p>\n<p>The other five states (exclusing NSW) voted to enforce a rule that would see teams allocated random players from a Melbourne club cricket pool if they need replacements, rather than allowing Smith to play &#8211; a move which drew the ire of most in the cricketing community, including Smith&#x27;s teammate Nathan Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think it&#x27;s ridiculous if I&#x27;m being honest with you,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/bbl-2022-sydney-sixers-lose-to-perth-scorchers-as-nathan-lyon-blasts-steve-smith-decision\/a15bdd78-8687-4826-8d44-4f2c2c965cd0\" title=\"Lyon said before Sydney&#x27;s loss to Perth last week\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lyon said before Sydney&#x27;s loss to Perth last week<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think it&#x27;s an absolute joke that our best players in Australian cricket have been ruled out of not playing ODIs so they should be available to play Big Bash.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think it&#x27;s ridiculous and I&#x27;m happy to say that. We&#x27;ll see what happens with repercussions.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Members of the replacement pool remain on standby in case Daniel Hughes is unable to play.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes missed the last game after spraining his ankle when he tripped on the boundary rope during warm-ups.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><strong><em>clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Sydney Sixers will be without Josh Philippe for their Big Bash grand final qualifier tonight, after he tested positive to COVID-19. 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