Australia’s upcoming Sheffield Shield round will witness the return of several white-ball stars, including Matthew Wade, Spencer Johnson, Josh Inglis, and , for their respective states. However, Glenn Maxwell will not feature for Victoria.
Wade will open the batting for ladder-leading Tasmania against Victoria, while Short returns to Victoria’s side after the New Zealand series.
Johnson and Inglis will also make their first Shield appearances of the season for South Australia and Western Australia, respectively. Unfortunately, Aaron Hardie has been ruled out due to ongoing calf issues.
Wade, who played two Shield games earlier this season, will replace the struggling Tim Ward at the top of Tasmania’s order. Maxwell, who harbors Test cricket ambitions, will not play for Victoria this week despite being on the radar for the Sri Lanka tour next year.
Inglis returns for WA against Queensland at the WACA ground after missing the first seven Shield games due to international commitments. Hardie’s calf troubles persist, ruling him out of contention even as a batter only.
Johnson, included in South Australia’s squad to face New South Wales in Sydney, eyes his first match of the season and fifth overall in first-class cricket. New South Wales includes uncapped leg-spinner Smit Raval in their squad.
Excitingly, under-19 World Cup star Callum Vidler may debut for Queensland, showcasing his talent after a stellar performance in South Africa.
Tasmania Squad: Jordan Silk (capt), Gabe Bell, Iain Carlisle, Jake Doran, Jarrod Freeman, Bradley Hope, Caleb Jewell, Riley Meredith, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Wade, Charlie Wakim, Beau Webster
Victoria Squad: Will Sutherland (capt), Xavier Crone, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Nic Maddinson, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Mitch Perry, Will Pucovski, Matt Short, Peter Siddle
Western Australia Squad: TBC
New South Wales Squad: Ollie Davies, Jack Edwards, Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Moises Henriques (capt), Daniel Hughes, Sam Konstas, Blake Nikitaras, Jack Nisbet, Smit Raval, Chris Tremain
Queensland Squad: Jimmy Peirson (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Max Bryant, Jack Clayton, Angus Lovell, Ben McDermott, Gurinder Sandhu, Mark Steketee, Bryce Street, Mitchell Swepson, Callum Vidler, Jack Wildermuth
South Australia Squad: Wes Agar, Kyle Brazell, Jordan Buckingham, Brendan Doggett, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, Thomas Kelly, Jake Lehmann (capt), Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Nathan McSweeney, Harry Nielsen
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