BBL 08 | Semis, marquee madness, schedule debate, 'stars&sinners' of bottom 4 - a podcast by Fox Sports Australia

We preview the BBL Semi-Finals, plus look back at the tournament, going through what made the most sense around the scheduling and tournament length debate.

Foxsports.com.au cricket journalists Matt Balmer and Jacob Polychronis join host Phil Prior to talk all things Big Bash.

Matt and 'Poly' nominate a 'star' and 'sinner' for each of the four eliminated franchises, as well as offer their thoughts on how the two Semis will play out.

Here are more details on today's show:

BBL season length and scheduling debate (1:30)

Brisbane Heat's studs and duds (7:30)

The 'potentially concerning' international recruiting trend (12:00)

Sydney Thunder season review (14:30)

What went wrong for the Adelaide Strikers? (19:00)

Why the Scorchers were ice cold (22:00)

Time to adjust this finals format? (27:00)

Previewing both Semi-Finals (30:30)