The manner in which the New South Wales Blues have entered the finals of the Champions League should make them the favorite to lift the trophy

Of course this is being written before the second semifinals between Cape Cobras arid the Trinidad and Tobago, so it's hard to preview without knowing who would be in the foals. If the winner of the second semifinal takes the momentum of their win in the finals then it could well be one of the best T20 contests that will be played.

Realistically the T20 matches should run Close and not be one-sided affairs. That can happen if a team batting first gets carried away and tries to hit every ball into the car park and lose their day and are dismissed for nothing. The match can also be one-sided if the team batting second gives up mentally while chasing a big total.

That happened to Victoria Bushrangers who having lost two wickets without a run on the board just seemed to drop their shoulders and look at a chartable total as too much. Their approach in the middle overs was disappointing, something expected from Australian teams.

The NSW blues certainly had as good game plan and perhaps that explains why they have been top dogs in Australian cricket for so long.

They have a strong batting line-up with the explosive Warner at the top of the order and bat deep so they seem to recover from early loss of wickets and still put up a tough target for the opposition to chase. Their bowling too has variety and Simon Katich is marshalling his resources brilliantly indeed