Zampa final performed a first-class match in February 2023 however has a window in his schedule earlier than the BBL to make a uncommon Sheffield Defend outing. He has beforehand spoken of nonetheless having ambitions to play Check cricket with an eye fixed on the tour of Sri Lanka early subsequent 12 months. Zampa takes the place of younger legspinner Tanveer Sangha for the sport on the SCG.
“Adam is a really skilled cricketer who is a superb addition to our group,” Greg Mail, the Cricket NSW chief of cricket efficiency, stated. “To have Zampa, Sean Abbott and Josh Philippe come again into the aspect after a implausible win over South Australia within the final spherical is a bonus.”
Bartlett, in the meantime, returned to motion within the current T20I collection towards Pakistan, the place he took 5 wickets in three matches, after selecting up a aspect pressure on the UK tour in September. Queensland’s recreation towards Victoria will likely be a day-night contest, alongside the South Australia-Western Australia fixture in the identical spherical which begins on Saturday.
New South Wales squad
Sean Abbott, Jackson Fowl, Ollie Davies, Jack Edwards (capt), Matt Gilkes, Chris Inexperienced, Ryan Hadley, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Adam Zampa
Queensland squad
Mitchell Swepson (capt), Xavier Bartlett, Jack Clayton, Liam Guthrie, Lachlan Hearne, Angus Lovell, Ben McDermott, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Bryce Road, Tom Whitney, Jack Wildermuth
Victoria squad
Peter Handscomb (capt), Ash Chandrasinghe, Xavier Crone, Sam Elliott, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Cam McClure, Jon Merlo, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Tom Rogers, Matt Brief, Peter Siddle
South Australia squad
Ben Manenti (capt), Harry Conway, Brendan Doggett, Daniel Drew, Henry Hunt, Spencer Johnson, Thomas Kelly, Jake Lehmann, Conor McInerney, Henry Nielsen, Lloyd Pope, Liam Scott
