Find out everything you need to know about each of the eight sides in this year's competition

05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Big Bash |

BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - MELBOURNE STARS: A batting line-up featuring Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dunk, Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell as a strong core, even if Stars fans will bemoan the withdrawal of Jonny Bairstow

05/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Melbourne Stars | Global Game | Big Bash |

BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - SYDNEY SIXERS: The absence this year of Steve Smith, who has said he won’t play in the Big Bash this year due to a crowded schedule and bubble-to-bubble life, is offset by the potential availability of Mitchell Starc

05/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | Global Game | Big Bash |

BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - SYDNEY THUNDER: The productivity of Thunder’s batting line-up last year was a major reason that they were able to drag themselves into the play-off phase of the competition, but only three bowlers claimed more than nine wickets

05/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Sydney Thunder | Global Game | Big Bash |

BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - PERTH SCORCHERS: Between them, the big-hitting duo smashed 42 sixes and 830 runs in BBL9. Lancashire batsman Livingstone has signed on for a second successive year as a result

05/12/2020 | Nick Friend | Perth Scorchers | Global Game | Big Bash |

MEN'S BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - ADELAIDE STRIKERS: There is more than enough quality within Jason Gillespie's squad to make the 2020-21 campaign a successful one

05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Big Bash | Adelaide Strikers |

MEN'S BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - BRISBANE HEAT: A squad which has suffered from heavy disruption will rely on some unknown quantities to help them progress

05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |

MEN'S BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - HOBART HURRICANES: T20 international cricket's No.1 batsman might be a late arrival but he could be the consistent performer Adam Griffth has been searching for

05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Hobart Hurricanes | Global Game | Big Bash |

MEN'S BIG BASH TEAM GUIDE - MELBOURNE RENEGADES: Last term's nine-game losing run at the start of the competition is firmly behind them, but is it too soon for another title tilt?

05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | Melbourne Renegades | Global Game | Big Bash |

Anderson, 29, represented his country 93 times across all formats and made the second-fastest century in ODI history against West Indies in 2014, a feat that led to an IPL stint with Mumbai Indians

05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | New Zealand | News | Global Game |

SAM DALLING: It is refreshing to hear McDermott speak about the importance of friendship. The modern game offers riches and glory like never before. And so, remembering why you play the game is a vital attribute

05/12/2020 | Sam Dalling | News | Hobart Hurricanes | Features | Derbyshire Men | Big Bash |

The Somerset and England batsman admits "it has been harder than I thought" spending time in bio-secure bubbles

05/12/2020 | Nick Howson | News | Global Game | Brisbane Heat | Big Bash |

All Proteas players have tested negative for Covid-19 - meaning the series will begin in Paarl on Sunday (November 6)

05/12/2020 | The Cricketer | South Africa | News | International | England |

SIMON HUGHES: Swann, England’s most successful off-spinner of all time, says that the coaching of England’s spinners is all wrong and they are using the wrong strategies. He is keen to help and mystified that his knowledge has never been utilised

05/12/2020 | Simon Hughes | News | England |