Heat coach gives players a serve

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STUART Law wanted the Gabba to become a fortress. Instead it remains a torture chamber for the battling Brisbane Heat.

Despite the urgings of a record crowd, the Heat fell to their sixth loss from their past eight home matches spanning two summers on Saturday night to leave their hopes of defending the Big Bash title on the brink of extinction.

Modest batting gave the Heat a below par total of 7-144 which the Stars ran down in the last over.

The Heat, with just two wins from six games, finish the fixture rounds with away games against Adelaide on Saturday and the Hurricanes in Hobart five days later.

There is a chance that winning both games would allow them to sneak into the finals but that is far from certain.

"Our hopes of making the semis are pretty slim," Heat coach Law said.

"We are relying on other results and that is a horrible place to be. You never like to rely on other people to get you there.

"I wanted the Gabba to be a fortress but it has not turned out that way. We have played pretty timid cricket and have not executed well enough.

"There has been some mental blockages and we have probably got too funky at times and forgotten about the basics. That can happen when you get under pressure.

"Everyone has to look at themselves in the mirror. We are making the same mistakes over and over. We are going to have to sit down and discuss our options.

"I keep hearing that Ben Cutting should bat higher but if the top six are doing their jobs it would not be up to him.''

Test star Ryan Harris and experienced spin duo Dan Vettori and Nathan Hauritz are likely to be fit from injury for Saturday's match, and the Heat will hope their arrivals are not too late to make a difference.

Harris will have a medical on Wednesday and Cricket Australia will have the final say on whether he is available after battling a knee injury for most of the summer.

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