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The sixth edition of Australias Big Bash gets underway tomorrow, and as the tournaments profile has grown exponentially in recent years, so too has the involvement of England players, thanks in no small part to the ECBs reinvigorated interest in white-ball cricket.So, if you fancy a midwinter flutter, and want an extra reason to pay heed to the contests (which for the most part will be taking place in a very palatable breakfast-time window), then why not lay down a few quid on some of the roving Englishmen in the BBL ranks?Leading the field is the Big Beast of Melbourne Stars, Kevin Pietersen. Long since banished from Englands thoughts, the 36-year-old remains nonetheless one of the drawcards of the world T20 scene, and at 9/1 with Bet365, he is the second favourite, behind Chris Lynn-sanity Lynn, to be the tournaments top-scorer.Another England old-stager, and Pietersens long-standing middle-order ally, Ian Bell, is set to make his tournament for Perth Scorchers this month. And at 24/1, he perhaps represents better value in the leading run-scorers stakes - he will be available for the whole tournament, and at 34, he is still a class act on the worlds domestic circuits.Some of Englands younger guns will also be on parade - Jason Roy and Sam Billings perhaps the most notable of the batsmen. However, both will find their odds of 33/1 and 50/1 respectively hard to stand up, seeing as theyll be out in India in mid-January ahead of the one-day series.The English bowlers in Australia include David Willey and Stuart Broad, but keep an eye on Chris Jordan at Adelaide Strikers. Hes not involved in Englands one-day plans, but he has a T20 pedigree - he was an integral part of the World T20 squad that reached the final in Kolkata in April - and he is likely to be entrusted with several death overs. At 28/1 with Bet365, hes a decent shout to get in among the wickets. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Rosse . 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Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State executed its plan against Wake Forest: get a fast start, play from in front, force the Demon Deacons out of what they do best.The only hiccup? Penalties -- a lot of them.Still, N.C. State won an Atlantic Coast Conference opener under fourth-year coach Dave Doeren for the first time, beating Wake Forest 33-16 on Saturday.Ryan Finley threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns for the Wolfpack (3-1), while Matt Dayes ran for 125 yards and a score. Dayes 6-yard TD started a run of four straight scoring drives by the Wolfpack, who led 17-0 after the first quarter and 23-3 early in the second.It was good just for us to hop on them early, said Jaylen Samuels, who had a TD catch for the Wolfpack. The offense, we did our job, we started fast.The Wolfpack finished with 527 yards against a defense ranked 12th nationally against the run and 20th in scoring defense (16.5).We talked about it all week: Wakes a team that wants to play a four-quarter game, Doeren said. We didnt feel like they were built offensively to catch up. We felt like they were built to control the ball, keep their defense off the field and grind you out.The biggest flaw? Thirteen penalties for 144 yards, both season highs.John Wolford threw for 263 yards and a touchdown for the Demon Deacons (4-1, 1-1), who got as close as 26-16 entering the final quarter but never seriously threatened to wrestle control away from the Wolfpack.Wake Forest was going for its first 5-0 start since 2006, which was also the last time it won in Raleigh as part of a surprise run to the ACC title.But the Demon Deacons did themselves no favors in the red zone. Twice they settled for field goals, while another drive that reached the Wolfpack 23 also stalled and ended with a field goal.Wolfords 9-yard throw to Tabari Hines late in the third was the only time the Demon Deacons reached the end zone.Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson called it a just awful red-zone performance.For us to beat N.C. State, Clawson said, we have to score moree touchdowns.dddddddddddd ... They stopped us when they had to. They are a good football team.THE TAKEAWAYWAKE FOREST: The Demon Deacons defense can keep them in games, but there are days when the offense has to work awfully hard for its production and struggles to dig out of holes. This game only reinforced little margin for error Wake Forest has when it falls behind early and Wolford -- or injured fellow starter Kendall Hinton -- face steady pressure.N.C. STATE: Does N.C. State have a penalty problem or was this one bad outing? The flags mounted for things unnecessary roughness and chop blocks -- the kind of things that cant happen as the Wolfpack go deeper into ACC play in pursuit of a bowl bid.HITTING WOLFORDThe Wolfpack finished with four sacks and has nine in the past two games dating to a win against Old Dominion before last weeks bye.ONE-SIDED OF LATEThis marked the third straight season that the Wolfpack beat the Demon Deacons by double-digit margins. Two years ago, N.C. State won 42-13 here. Last year, the Wolfpack scored four 50-yard touchdowns in a put-the-game-away opening quarter of a 35-17 road win.HINES BIG DAYHines, a sophomore from Florence, South Carolina, entered with eight catches for 101 yards this year. He finished career highs of nine catches for 125 yards in this one.PROTESTTwo members of N.C. States band took a knee on the field and didnt play during the national anthem.UP NEXTWAKE FOREST: The Demon Deacons stay in Atlantic Division play by hosting Syracuse, who has won four straight meetings dating to the 2011 season.N.C. STATE: N.C. State hosts Notre Dame in the second meeting between the schools, the other one coming in the Gator Bowl to end the 2002 season when Philip Rivers was the Wolfpack quarterback.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '