Strikers 'humiliated' by Stars: Berry

Adelaide Strikers coach Darren Berry says he was embarrassed by his team's performance against Melbourne Stars. Picture: Wayne Ludbey. Source: Wayne Ludbey / News Limited

COACH Darren Berry launched a scathing attack on his Adelaide Strikers on Thursday night, saying they'd been "humiliated".

After an eight-wicket drubbing at the hands of the Melbourne Stars with 12.3 overs to spare, Berry said he'd rarely been more embarrassed after a match.

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"I've been around cricket for a long, long time and rarely have I walked from the field humiliated," Berry said after his team was held to a ground record low 9/90.

"But our group tonight, we were humiliated on the MCG - we had our arses hanging out.

"We were just humiliated on international television.

Melbourne Stars batsman Glenn Maxwell plays another big shot on his way to a quick 25 runs. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images.

"We came here tonight with an expectation that we could knock them off, so I'm a little bit gobsmacked.

"From a coach's point of view, I'm now looking for a response from our playing group.

"I haven't for a minute lost faith in our playing group.

"We assembled this list and I think we've got a really good list, but what we displayed tonight was pitiful, humiliating and now, in elite sport, you're looking for a response."

Berry said he'd given the Strikers three days away from cricket before next week's match against the Perth Scorchers.

Adelaide Strikers fast bowler Shaun Tait was unable to make much impression defending such a low total. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images.

"We've got a lot of good players (but) we've had a shocking night," he said.

"But purely and simply we've got three matches remaining.

"If we win two we play in the finals and I think we're good enough to play in the finals."

Berry took in an extra bowler to face the Stars, resting Callum Ferguson in a plan that backfired spectacularly in the face of some extraordinarily tight bowling by the league leaders who took five top-order wickets in quick order.

"Clearly it killed the plan but I'm not looking for excuses. I'm not looking for scapegoats," Berry said.

"It's better in life to have a plan than not to have one.

"We felt we needed an extra bowler against the Melbourne Stars and we thought the plan was sound.

"(But) with 90 runs on the board, you can have all the plans you like, it ain't gonna work."

Berry said the brief history of Twenty20 cricket was full of aberrations and that he hoped Adelaide's collapse was temporary.

"My experience tells me that it can change really quickly.

"From my point of view, whilst I'm really disappointed tonight - and we've been humiliated tonight, absolutely smacked to the bottom of the barrel - we've got three or four days to freshen up and we'll come again."

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