Melbourne, Sep 3 (Ians) Rashid Khan, Harry Brook, Quinton De Kock and Tom Curran headline a list of 21 overseas players selected in the second edition of the Bbl overseas draft. Sunday’s draft saw 374 players from 29 countries put their names forward for selection in eight squads ahead of Bbl season 13.
Round one was full of excitement and key retention picks, with seven Clubs selecting Platinum players. Melbourne Stars attempted to use their first pick to recruit Rashid, the world’s best T20 bowler, from the Adelaide Strikers, before he was retained for a seventh straight season by the club in blue.
“I wouldn’t have been allowed back into South Australia (if we didn’t pick Rashid). It was a no-brainer for us. For any team, if Rash is available you would look to pick him… he is the best spinner in the world,” said Jason Gillespie, Strikers’ head coach, on buying back Rashid.
Round one was full of excitement and key retention picks, with seven Clubs selecting Platinum players. Melbourne Stars attempted to use their first pick to recruit Rashid, the world’s best T20 bowler, from the Adelaide Strikers, before he was retained for a seventh straight season by the club in blue.
“I wouldn’t have been allowed back into South Australia (if we didn’t pick Rashid). It was a no-brainer for us. For any team, if Rash is available you would look to pick him… he is the best spinner in the world,” said Jason Gillespie, Strikers’ head coach, on buying back Rashid.
- 9/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Aug 18 (Ians) Australia’s premier batter Steve Smith and left-arm pace spearhead Mitchell Starc have been ruled out of the white-ball tour of South Africa due to injuries to the wrist and groin, respectively.
A report in cricket.com.au said despite the duo missing the South Africa tour, they are expected to be fully fit for the Men’s Odi World Cup in India from October 5 to November 19. As a result, Mitchell Marsh will be taking over as Australia’s captain for both white-ball formats in South Africa.
Starc’s absence means uncapped left-arm quick Spencer Johnson will remain on for the Odi leg of the tour after being previously named in the T20I squad. Smith’s absence means Marnus Labuschagne is added to the Odi squad, with Ashton Turner called in as his replacement in the T20I squad.
It has been revealed that Smith is...
A report in cricket.com.au said despite the duo missing the South Africa tour, they are expected to be fully fit for the Men’s Odi World Cup in India from October 5 to November 19. As a result, Mitchell Marsh will be taking over as Australia’s captain for both white-ball formats in South Africa.
Starc’s absence means uncapped left-arm quick Spencer Johnson will remain on for the Odi leg of the tour after being previously named in the T20I squad. Smith’s absence means Marnus Labuschagne is added to the Odi squad, with Ashton Turner called in as his replacement in the T20I squad.
It has been revealed that Smith is...
- 8/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Melbourne, Aug 7 (Ians) All-rounder Mitch Marsh will get the first chance of becoming Aaron Finch’s successor as Australia’s T20 captain after he was announced as skipper for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa.
Finch retired from T20I cricket earlier this year after a successful 76-match stint as captain that was highlighted by guiding Australia to the Icc Men’s T20 World Cup title in Dubai in 2021 and selectors have taken their time on settling on his replacement, reports Icc.
Marsh will be given first crack on winning the top job, with the talented all-rounder named captain for the T20 component of Australia’s white-ball tour of South Africa that commences later this month.
While Marsh has only been named as skipper for the upcoming South Africa tour, chief selector George Bailey believes the 31-year-old is capable of holding the job on a full-time basis.
“Mitch...
Finch retired from T20I cricket earlier this year after a successful 76-match stint as captain that was highlighted by guiding Australia to the Icc Men’s T20 World Cup title in Dubai in 2021 and selectors have taken their time on settling on his replacement, reports Icc.
Marsh will be given first crack on winning the top job, with the talented all-rounder named captain for the T20 component of Australia’s white-ball tour of South Africa that commences later this month.
While Marsh has only been named as skipper for the upcoming South Africa tour, chief selector George Bailey believes the 31-year-old is capable of holding the job on a full-time basis.
“Mitch...
- 8/7/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Chennai, April 30 (Ians) Chennai Super Kings (Csk) won the toss and elected to bat first against Punjab Kings (Pbks) in the Ipl 2023 match here at Ma Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
While Csk are unchanged, Harpreet Brar being back in the line-up is the only change Pbks has made in their playing XI.
“We will bat first. Looks like a decent wicket. When you play a day game, the heat is a factor. The fast bowlers can get some rest. In the day game, few players are too early. It is important to be intelligent. Not to be exposed a lot under the sun,” said Csk captain Ms Dhoni at the toss.
On the other hand, Pbks skipper Shikhar Dhawan said: “We would have loved to bat first. It is a day game and a dry wicket. A new and a new beginning. We keep on learning from past games. Try to get better.
While Csk are unchanged, Harpreet Brar being back in the line-up is the only change Pbks has made in their playing XI.
“We will bat first. Looks like a decent wicket. When you play a day game, the heat is a factor. The fast bowlers can get some rest. In the day game, few players are too early. It is important to be intelligent. Not to be exposed a lot under the sun,” said Csk captain Ms Dhoni at the toss.
On the other hand, Pbks skipper Shikhar Dhawan said: “We would have loved to bat first. It is a day game and a dry wicket. A new and a new beginning. We keep on learning from past games. Try to get better.
- 4/30/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Lucknow, April 15 (Ians) Stand-in captain Sam Curran and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada picked 3-31 and 2-34 respectively as Punjab Kings restricted Lucknow Super Giants to 159/8 in 20 overs in Match 21 of Ipl 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
For Lucknow, captain K.L. Rahul top-scored with 74 off 56 balls in an innings during which he was unable to attack as wickets fell from the other end. Lucknow had 49/0 in Power-play but made only 62/4 in middle overs and faltered in the end as Punjab picked four wickets while conceding only 48 runs in the last five overs.
With dew setting in, Punjab are in an advantageous position at the halfway mark. On a greenish pitch with some bare patches, Kyle Mayers began by sweeping Matt Short for a six over deep backward square leg. Arshdeep Singh got some good bounce while Rabada hit Rahul on his gloves.
For Lucknow, captain K.L. Rahul top-scored with 74 off 56 balls in an innings during which he was unable to attack as wickets fell from the other end. Lucknow had 49/0 in Power-play but made only 62/4 in middle overs and faltered in the end as Punjab picked four wickets while conceding only 48 runs in the last five overs.
With dew setting in, Punjab are in an advantageous position at the halfway mark. On a greenish pitch with some bare patches, Kyle Mayers began by sweeping Matt Short for a six over deep backward square leg. Arshdeep Singh got some good bounce while Rabada hit Rahul on his gloves.
- 4/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Hyderabad, April 9 (Ians) Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field first against Punjab Kings in Match 14 of India Premier League (Ipl) 2023 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Sunday.
Sunrisers have made two changes in their squad with Heinrich Klaassen and Mayank Markande coming into the playing XI.
“We’ll bowl first. We are happy to chase. Looks like a good surface. Hopefully, we can bowl well upfront. To the eye, it looks a lot better. The atmosphere has been pretty calm, you can’t fix anything in a day technically. Hopefully, we can get our first win. Two new caps are Klaasen and Mayank Markande, excited for them,” said Srh skipper Aiden Markram at the toss.
Punjab Kings made one change, Matt Short coming in for Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
“We wanted to bat first. We’d like to put a big total. We have a good team environment.
Sunrisers have made two changes in their squad with Heinrich Klaassen and Mayank Markande coming into the playing XI.
“We’ll bowl first. We are happy to chase. Looks like a good surface. Hopefully, we can bowl well upfront. To the eye, it looks a lot better. The atmosphere has been pretty calm, you can’t fix anything in a day technically. Hopefully, we can get our first win. Two new caps are Klaasen and Mayank Markande, excited for them,” said Srh skipper Aiden Markram at the toss.
Punjab Kings made one change, Matt Short coming in for Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
“We wanted to bat first. We’d like to put a big total. We have a good team environment.
- 4/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 26 (Ians) Punjab Kings have picked an uncapped Australian player Matthew Short as a replacement for English star Jonny Bairstow, who withdrew from Indian Premier League (Ipl) 2023 due to an injury.
According to a report in the Australian media, the Mohali-based team has picked Matt Short. a white-ball expert considered to be on the fringes of the Australian team, on the recommendation of Punjab Kings’ Australian coach Trevor Bayliss.
Bairstow withdrew from the Ipl 2023 as he failed to recover from surgery in time for the two-month-long event which starts on March 31 in Ahmedabad.
“We regret to inform you that Jonny Bairstow will not be a part of the Ipl this season because of his injury. We wish him the best and look forward to seeing him next season,” Punjab said in a statement.
Short plays for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (Bbl) and was voted Player of...
According to a report in the Australian media, the Mohali-based team has picked Matt Short. a white-ball expert considered to be on the fringes of the Australian team, on the recommendation of Punjab Kings’ Australian coach Trevor Bayliss.
Bairstow withdrew from the Ipl 2023 as he failed to recover from surgery in time for the two-month-long event which starts on March 31 in Ahmedabad.
“We regret to inform you that Jonny Bairstow will not be a part of the Ipl this season because of his injury. We wish him the best and look forward to seeing him next season,” Punjab said in a statement.
Short plays for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (Bbl) and was voted Player of...
- 3/26/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Victoria (Australia), Feb 1 (Ians) Former Australia captain Steve Smith and T20 skipper Aaron Finch have earned selection in the Big Bash League (Bbl 12) Team of the Tournament, which was announced on Wednesday by the league.
The Team of the Tournament is selected at the conclusion of the regular season by the head coaches of each of the eight clubs.
Smith, 2022 Allan Border Medalist, has a short but impactful stint with the Sydney Sixers this season and scored 328 runs across four matches with two centuries.
Finch was instrumental in the Melbourne Renegades’ rise from the bottom of the table to their first finals appearance in three years. He led the Gades with the bat, hammering 428 runs across 15 matches, with an average of 38.9, including four half-centuries and a top score of 76 not out. The Renegades skipper also finished third in the Player of the Tournament voting, only finishing behind Matt Short and Josh Inglis.
The Team of the Tournament is selected at the conclusion of the regular season by the head coaches of each of the eight clubs.
Smith, 2022 Allan Border Medalist, has a short but impactful stint with the Sydney Sixers this season and scored 328 runs across four matches with two centuries.
Finch was instrumental in the Melbourne Renegades’ rise from the bottom of the table to their first finals appearance in three years. He led the Gades with the bat, hammering 428 runs across 15 matches, with an average of 38.9, including four half-centuries and a top score of 76 not out. The Renegades skipper also finished third in the Player of the Tournament voting, only finishing behind Matt Short and Josh Inglis.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Victoria (Australia), Feb 1 (Ians) Former Australia captain Steve Smith and T20 skipper Aaron Finch have earned selection in the Big Bash League (Bbl 12) Team of the Tournament, which was announced on Wednesday by the league.
The Team of the Tournament is selected at the conclusion of the regular season by the head coaches of each of the eight clubs.
Smith, 2022 Allan Border Medalist, has a short but impactful stint with the Sydney Sixers this season and scored 328 runs across four matches with two centuries.
Finch was instrumental in the Melbourne Renegades’ rise from the bottom of the table to their first finals appearance in three years. He led the Gades with the bat, hammering 428 runs across 15 matches, with an average of 38.9, including four half-centuries and a top score of 76 not out. The Renegades skipper also finished third in the Player of the Tournament voting, only finishing behind Matt Short and Josh Inglis.
The Team of the Tournament is selected at the conclusion of the regular season by the head coaches of each of the eight clubs.
Smith, 2022 Allan Border Medalist, has a short but impactful stint with the Sydney Sixers this season and scored 328 runs across four matches with two centuries.
Finch was instrumental in the Melbourne Renegades’ rise from the bottom of the table to their first finals appearance in three years. He led the Gades with the bat, hammering 428 runs across 15 matches, with an average of 38.9, including four half-centuries and a top score of 76 not out. The Renegades skipper also finished third in the Player of the Tournament voting, only finishing behind Matt Short and Josh Inglis.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Sydney, Jan 30 (Ians) Batters Beth Mooney and Steve Smith capped their prolific years with the bat to bag top honours at the Australian Cricket Awards held in Sydney on Monday. Beth claimed her second Belinda Clark Award, following a season where across three formats she amassed 976 runs at an average of 65.1 and a strike rate of 102.6.
Beth, the 29-year-old left-handed opener, also took out the Women’s Odi Player of the Year, which included Australia’s 2022 Women’s Odi World Cup triumph in New Zealand, where she scored an unbeaten 62 off 47 balls in the final. In the final Belinda Clark Medal tally, she got 129 votes, ahead of runner-up Meg Lanning (110) and Tahlia McGrath (95) in third place.
Smith joined Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting as the only players to win the Allan Border Medal four times, following a season in which the 33-year-old scored 1547 runs in 32 matches across all three formats...
Beth, the 29-year-old left-handed opener, also took out the Women’s Odi Player of the Year, which included Australia’s 2022 Women’s Odi World Cup triumph in New Zealand, where she scored an unbeaten 62 off 47 balls in the final. In the final Belinda Clark Medal tally, she got 129 votes, ahead of runner-up Meg Lanning (110) and Tahlia McGrath (95) in third place.
Smith joined Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting as the only players to win the Allan Border Medal four times, following a season in which the 33-year-old scored 1547 runs in 32 matches across all three formats...
- 1/30/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Adelaide, Nov 23 (Ians) Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey has signed a fresh deal with Adelaide Strikers which will see him at the club for at least next four Bbl seasons.
The 29-year-old had first joined the Strikers in 2017 ahead of sixth edition of the Big Bash League, and already sits third on the run-scorer tally with 1,163 runs from his 35 matches played, including one century and six half-centuries.
"I'm very happy to be staying at the Strikers for the next four years being my home team and it is an unbelievable feeling playing at Adelaide Oval in front of the fans, family and friends, and I really hope that can continue this season," Carey said in a statement.
"The Big Bash is a competition I have loved playing in each year since I first signed, and I can't wait for it all to get started," he added.
Carey will first take the gloves...
The 29-year-old had first joined the Strikers in 2017 ahead of sixth edition of the Big Bash League, and already sits third on the run-scorer tally with 1,163 runs from his 35 matches played, including one century and six half-centuries.
"I'm very happy to be staying at the Strikers for the next four years being my home team and it is an unbelievable feeling playing at Adelaide Oval in front of the fans, family and friends, and I really hope that can continue this season," Carey said in a statement.
"The Big Bash is a competition I have loved playing in each year since I first signed, and I can't wait for it all to get started," he added.
Carey will first take the gloves...
- 11/23/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Adelaide, Nov 20 (Ians) Young guns Liam Scott and Spencer Johnson have signed their first Big Bash deals, joining the Adelaide Strikers for the upcoming Bbl edition which starts from December 10.
Scott most recently featured in each of South Australia's four Marsh Sheffield Shield rounds in Adelaide this season, with a highest score of 61 which saved the game against Victoria.
The 20-year-old was also selected in Australia's U19 World Cup squad that went to South Africa in January, finishing the tournament with 107 runs including a half-century, and four wickets, from six matches.
On the other hand, Johnson's left-arm fast bowling will bring more firepower to the Strikers' attack, long touted to be in the Mitchell Starc mould, he even once body-doubled for the Australian quick in a promotional shoot.
The 24-year-old spent three seasons on the West End Redbacks rookie list off the back of a standout year with West Torrens...
Scott most recently featured in each of South Australia's four Marsh Sheffield Shield rounds in Adelaide this season, with a highest score of 61 which saved the game against Victoria.
The 20-year-old was also selected in Australia's U19 World Cup squad that went to South Africa in January, finishing the tournament with 107 runs including a half-century, and four wickets, from six matches.
On the other hand, Johnson's left-arm fast bowling will bring more firepower to the Strikers' attack, long touted to be in the Mitchell Starc mould, he even once body-doubled for the Australian quick in a promotional shoot.
The 24-year-old spent three seasons on the West End Redbacks rookie list off the back of a standout year with West Torrens...
- 11/20/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Adelaide, Nov 15 (Ians) Adelaide Strikers have finalised their international roster with the addition of left-arm England spinner Danny Briggs ahead of the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League .
Since his first-class debut in 2009, the 29-year-old has become a mainstay of English cricket, playing almost 400 fixtures across all formats.
"I'm really excited about joining the Strikers, the Bbl is one of the best competitions in world cricket and something I've wanted to be a part of for years," said Briggs.
"I really can't wait to get going," he added.
In domestic T20 cricket, Briggs has played more than 150 games and taken 172 wickets, the most of any player in the competition's history. Briggs has also represented England at both one day international and T20 level. In his Odi debut, the left-armer took 2/39 from his 10 overs, while his best figures in national T20I colours are 2/25.
Briggs had recently signed to play with Warwickshire in the UK,...
Since his first-class debut in 2009, the 29-year-old has become a mainstay of English cricket, playing almost 400 fixtures across all formats.
"I'm really excited about joining the Strikers, the Bbl is one of the best competitions in world cricket and something I've wanted to be a part of for years," said Briggs.
"I really can't wait to get going," he added.
In domestic T20 cricket, Briggs has played more than 150 games and taken 172 wickets, the most of any player in the competition's history. Briggs has also represented England at both one day international and T20 level. In his Odi debut, the left-armer took 2/39 from his 10 overs, while his best figures in national T20I colours are 2/25.
Briggs had recently signed to play with Warwickshire in the UK,...
- 11/15/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Adelaide, Nov 14 (Ians) England left-arm spinner Danny Briggs has signed up to play for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League that begins next month.
Briggs, who had played just one Odi and seven T20 Internationals for England picking two and five wickets respectively in the two formats, has had a very good T20 career.
The 29-year-old player has picked 186 wickets in 169 matches with three four-wicket hauls and a five-wicket haul.
This will be his first foray in competitive cricket for a team outside his country of birth.
Jason Gillespie, the former coach of Sussex where Briggs used to play, is the coach of Adelaide franchise and was all praise for him.
"Briggsy is a calm head, an experienced campaigner. He can bowl in every phase of a T20 game. He's very versatile and very adaptable. To have Briggsy to complement the leg-spin of Rashid Khan, plus we've got the...
Briggs, who had played just one Odi and seven T20 Internationals for England picking two and five wickets respectively in the two formats, has had a very good T20 career.
The 29-year-old player has picked 186 wickets in 169 matches with three four-wicket hauls and a five-wicket haul.
This will be his first foray in competitive cricket for a team outside his country of birth.
Jason Gillespie, the former coach of Sussex where Briggs used to play, is the coach of Adelaide franchise and was all praise for him.
"Briggsy is a calm head, an experienced campaigner. He can bowl in every phase of a T20 game. He's very versatile and very adaptable. To have Briggsy to complement the leg-spin of Rashid Khan, plus we've got the...
- 11/14/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has released the “Lucifer” Season 5 trailer, and HBO Max has acquired the rights to “Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness,” premiering Aug. 27.
Renewals
Umc has announced the renewal of four original series: “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy,” “A House Divided,” “Stuck With You” and “Double Cross.” “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy” and “A House Divided” will be returning for their third seasons, whereas “Stuck With You” and “Double Cross” have been renewed for second seasons. The renewals are due to the rapid growth of Umc, AMC Networks’ streaming service focusing on Black TV and film, which has seen a 200% increase in subscribers over the last year.
Dates
Logo has announced that “Canada’s Drag Race” will make its U.S. debut on July 27 at 8 p.m. The 10-episode series is the Canadian extension of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and is hosted by season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes.
Renewals
Umc has announced the renewal of four original series: “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy,” “A House Divided,” “Stuck With You” and “Double Cross.” “Craig Ross Jr.’s Monogamy” and “A House Divided” will be returning for their third seasons, whereas “Stuck With You” and “Double Cross” have been renewed for second seasons. The renewals are due to the rapid growth of Umc, AMC Networks’ streaming service focusing on Black TV and film, which has seen a 200% increase in subscribers over the last year.
Dates
Logo has announced that “Canada’s Drag Race” will make its U.S. debut on July 27 at 8 p.m. The 10-episode series is the Canadian extension of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and is hosted by season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes.
- 7/13/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max has acquired “Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness,” a four-part original series from CNN.
The buddy comedy docuseries will now become an HBO Max Original. It follows actor, documentarian and philanthropist Ravi Patel (“Meet the Patels”) as he “travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions,” according to the streaming service.
It is set to debut on August 27.
Here is the full synopsis:
“At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents to discuss retirement and aging; Japan with his wife to explore parenting and gender roles; Korea with his entrepreneur friend to confront their issues with work/life balance; Denmark with his Muslim friend to explore an immigration crisis not unlike ours here in America. Driven by an obsession to constantly learn and grow,...
The buddy comedy docuseries will now become an HBO Max Original. It follows actor, documentarian and philanthropist Ravi Patel (“Meet the Patels”) as he “travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions,” according to the streaming service.
It is set to debut on August 27.
Here is the full synopsis:
“At each stop throughout this comedically heartfelt journey, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents to discuss retirement and aging; Japan with his wife to explore parenting and gender roles; Korea with his entrepreneur friend to confront their issues with work/life balance; Denmark with his Muslim friend to explore an immigration crisis not unlike ours here in America. Driven by an obsession to constantly learn and grow,...
- 7/13/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
HBO Max has acquired the CNN four-part original series Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness for a August 27 premiere on the WarnerMedia streaming service. The buddy comedy docuseries follows actor/documentarian/philanthropist Ravi Patel (Meet the Patels) as he travels the world seeking answers surrounding life’s universal questions.
Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness had been produced for WarnerMedia’s CNN and was one of the top highlights of the cable news network’s March upfront presentation for advertisers. It will now become an HBO Max original. The strategy has been used between sibling linear networks and streaming platforms, including Nat Geo’s docuseries The World According To Jeff Goldblum moving to Disney+.
At each stop throughout his journey on the show, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents...
Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness had been produced for WarnerMedia’s CNN and was one of the top highlights of the cable news network’s March upfront presentation for advertisers. It will now become an HBO Max original. The strategy has been used between sibling linear networks and streaming platforms, including Nat Geo’s docuseries The World According To Jeff Goldblum moving to Disney+.
At each stop throughout his journey on the show, Patel is joined by a friend or family member, with whom he shares a big conflict or question about life. He travels to Mexico with his parents...
- 7/13/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Thomas Sadoski is staying at CBS. Less than three months after the network canceled praised family comedy series Life in Pieces after four seasons, one of its stars, Thomas Sadoski, has been tapped for a series-regular role opposite Edie Falco in the network’s upcoming midseason drama series Tommy in a recasting.
Sadoski will play the charming, seductive and morally complex second-term mayor of Los Angeles, who appoints Tommy (Falco) as the first female police chief in the city’s history, only to wonder what he’s gotten himself into. He takes over the role played by David Fierro in the pilot.
Tommy, from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV, stars Falco as Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. She uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social,...
Sadoski will play the charming, seductive and morally complex second-term mayor of Los Angeles, who appoints Tommy (Falco) as the first female police chief in the city’s history, only to wonder what he’s gotten himself into. He takes over the role played by David Fierro in the pilot.
Tommy, from the Bull team of co-creator Paul Attanasio and producer Amblin TV, stars Falco as Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. She uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social,...
- 8/5/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
If there’s a character or storyline in CBS’ Life In Pieces that you don’t love, good news: By the next commercial break, the ensemble comedy will have moved on.
I don’t mean to be flip — the structure of the new series (which debuted Monday night) focuses on the Short siblings and their families, as well as Mom and Dad Short. Each act of the half hour focuses on one of the kids, with everyone coming together at the end.
Colin Hanks (Fargo) and Zoe Lister Jones (New Girl) are Greg Short and Jen, a couple that makes...
I don’t mean to be flip — the structure of the new series (which debuted Monday night) focuses on the Short siblings and their families, as well as Mom and Dad Short. Each act of the half hour focuses on one of the kids, with everyone coming together at the end.
Colin Hanks (Fargo) and Zoe Lister Jones (New Girl) are Greg Short and Jen, a couple that makes...
- 9/22/2015
- TVLine.com
One episode was provided prior to broadcast.
Every fall, a handful of new sitcoms emerge, eager to bump out returning classics with a new slate of wacky, irreverent characters in wackier and more irreverent situations. Most are by-the-books takes on classic tropes that, if nothing else, abide so closely to formula they end up entertaining because of it (Fox’s Grandfathered, for example), but each year there’s usually one outlier. This show can be referred to as “the gimmick” – it’s a sitcom in which everything is by-and-large normal and traditional until the show’s candy-coated calling card is introduced, meant to upend expectations and revitalize the format (but that at the end of the day ends up doing neither).
Last year, we got Manhattan Love Story, which assumed the world wanted to know what two brain-dead twenty-somethings thought about everything. This year, we have Life in Pieces. The...
Every fall, a handful of new sitcoms emerge, eager to bump out returning classics with a new slate of wacky, irreverent characters in wackier and more irreverent situations. Most are by-the-books takes on classic tropes that, if nothing else, abide so closely to formula they end up entertaining because of it (Fox’s Grandfathered, for example), but each year there’s usually one outlier. This show can be referred to as “the gimmick” – it’s a sitcom in which everything is by-and-large normal and traditional until the show’s candy-coated calling card is introduced, meant to upend expectations and revitalize the format (but that at the end of the day ends up doing neither).
Last year, we got Manhattan Love Story, which assumed the world wanted to know what two brain-dead twenty-somethings thought about everything. This year, we have Life in Pieces. The...
- 9/16/2015
- by Mitchel Broussard
- We Got This Covered
The Newsroom‘s Thomas Sadoski has boarded CBS’ comedy pilot Life in Pieces, joining Colin Hanks (Fargo) and Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad), TVLine has learned.
Related Pilot Season ’15: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
The single-camera project tells the story of one family through the separate perspectives of its different members. Sadoski will play Matt Short, the middle sibling who can’t catch a break. Recently, a failed career has forced him back home with his parents.
Additionally, Angelique Cabral (Enlisted) has been cast as Colleen, the woman Matt has just fallen in...
Related Pilot Season ’15: Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) New Shows, Who’s In Them
The single-camera project tells the story of one family through the separate perspectives of its different members. Sadoski will play Matt Short, the middle sibling who can’t catch a break. Recently, a failed career has forced him back home with his parents.
Additionally, Angelique Cabral (Enlisted) has been cast as Colleen, the woman Matt has just fallen in...
- 2/20/2015
- TVLine.com
The Newsroom‘s Thomas Sadoski is set as a lead opposite Colin Hanks and Betsy Brandt in Life in Pieces, CBS' single-camera comedy pilot from 20th TV and Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment. Also cast in the pilot, written by Justin Adler, is Angelique Cabral (Enlisted). The project is about one family, the Shorts, as told through the separate stories of its different family members. Sadoski plays middle sibling Matt Short who can’t catch a break, the most recent being a…...
- 2/20/2015
- Deadline TV
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