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Big Bash: 5th over: Melbourne Stars 27-2 (Cartwright 9, Maddinson 0) v Perth Scorchers And that good beginning by the Scorchers gets just a little bit better with Coulter-Nile attempting to up the run-rate but succeeding only in picking out Bancroft in the deep. That’s two strikes for Kelly and plenty to think about now for the table toppers.

Big Bash: 4th over: Melbourne Stars 23-1 (Cartwright 7, Coulter-Nile 5) v Perth Scorchers The Stars steady after that early, and untimely, loss of Stoinis, but the Scorchers will be happy with this start after losing the flip on what looks a good deck.

What’s that sound you hear, and hear all match, at the Big Bash? It might be deafening, it might be pervasive, for some it might be annoying, but it’s all about one word: entertainment. And plenty of thought goes into it. Check out this great yarn by Jonathan Howcroft about the importance cricket places on putting on a “damn good show”.

Big Bash: 2nd over: Melbourne Stars 10-1 (Cartwright 1, Coulter-Nile 1) v Perth Scorchers A relatively tame beginning to this match. Well, tame until, in the space of two balls, Stoinis hoicks Kelly over the deep square rope – just clearing the fielder – for six before finishing his brief stay in the middle courtesy of a catch at extra cover. Oddly, the initial call was not out but the man upstairs, with the benefit of time and replays, deemed no bump ball. And the BBL’s leading scorer is on his way for six.

Tennis: The Hobart International final has already been run and won. And, as AAP reports below, a young woman with plenty of upside is the event’s new champion.

Rising star Elena Rybakina has taken out the Hobart International with a 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 win over China’s Zhang Shaui.

Playing in her second WTA final from two tournament this year, the world No 30 and third seed had too much power from the back of the court.

It is the second career title for Rybakina – a 20-year-old from Kazakhstan who surged up the rankings from No 191 to 37 last year.

Big Bash: Melbourne Stars have won the coin flop – or is it a bat toss? – and will bat first at the ‘G.

Stars: Marcus Stoinis, Hilton Cartwright, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell (c), Seb Gotch (w), Nick Larkin, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Clint Hinchliffe, Daniel Worrall, Lance Morris, Sandeep Lamichhane.

Scorchers: Liam Livingstone, Josh Inglis (w), Cameron Bancroft, Mitch Marsh (c), Kurtis Patterson, Cameron Green, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Jhye Richardson, Matthew Kelly, Fawad Ahmed