Squads named for Weekend Action

South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland have all made a number of changes to there sides for there Pura Cup battles beginning on Friday.

Matthew Elliot and Stuart Clark headline those returning for the second round of the Pura Cup which has already commenced in Perth, with the game between Tasmania and Western Australia.

Elliot and wicketkeeper Graham Manou return to the South Australian side for its clash in the Pura Cup up against Victoria at Adelaide Oval. Both players played in the opening Ford Ranger Cup match against New South Wales but were ruled out of the Pura Cup game due to injury.

Elliot is returning from injured ribs while Manou was forced out of the game due to suffering from stress fractures in his foot. Shane Deitz hands the gloves back to Manou while Nathan Adcock makes way at the top of the order for the former Australian opener.

The Redbacks opponents the Victorian Bushrangers have been forced to make one change to there side that lost to Western Australia in the opening round. In form fast bowler Shane Harwood is forced to miss due to injury and adds to the growing list of Bushrangers bowlers injured with Allan Wise, Peter Siddle and Dirk Nannes all out through injury. Clinton McKay has been named in the 12 man squad and will look to make his first class debut for the Vics.

The winner of the clash between Victoria and South Australia will gain points towards winning the David Hookes Memorial Trophy which South Australia won last season.

South Australia squad:
Darren Lehmann (c), Matthew Elliott, Graham Manou (v-c), Callum Ferguson, Cullen Bailey, Jason Gillespie, Cameron Borgas, Daniel Harris, Mark Cosgrove, Paul Rofe, Shane Deitz, Shaun Tait (12th man to be named).

Victoria squad:
Cameron White (c), Adam Crosthwaite, Gerard Denton, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Nick Jewell, Mick Lewis, Andrew McDonald, Clinton McKay, Lloyd Mash, Jonathon Moss, Shane Warne (12th man to be named).

Meanwhile, the New South Wales Blues have made a handy inclusion with the addition of Australian pace bowler Stuart Clark, however they will miss legspinner Stuart MacGill for the next two games who was suspended for misconduct following an incident playing grade cricket on the weekend.

Clark is returning from a thigh injury that kept him out of the ICC Champions Trophy, he is taking the place of MacGill whose appeal against his two match ban is heard on Monday by Cricket NSW. Clark was at first expected to miss six weeks but has made a quicker then expected recovery.

Clark is finding it hard watching from the sidelines as the Aussies bowling attack heading into the Ashes looks to be taking some structure, "I have always said that I am not guaranteed a spot for the Ashes. There are probably three options in front of the selectors: playing two spinners, going for more out-and-out pace, or playing someone who can bowl more of a Glenn McGrath line-and-length."

In the Ford Ranger Cup match against Queensland on Wednesday, NSW has left out Matthew Nicholson from the one day side as Aaron Bird comes into both teams and in the four day squad he replaces Scott Coyte.

Queensland have made just the one change to both of there side however with the Bulls adding Chris Swan at the expense of injured, Nathan Rimmington. Allrounder Swan is looking to make his first class debut versus the Blues.

The Bulls also made one change to there Ford Ranger Cup squad for Wednesday replacing Nathan Rimmington in the one day squad is Scott Brant who is looking for his first apearance for the Bulls since 2004.

The Bulls meet defending domestice one day chamions, New South Wales in a day-nighter at the Gabba on Wednesday.

Queensland Ford Ranger Cup team:
Jimmy Maher (c), Andy Bichel, Scott Brant, Michael Buchanan, Chris Hartley, James Hopes, Brendan Nash, Clinton Perren, Craig Philipson, Chris Simpson, Lachlan Stevens, Grant Sullivan. (12th man to be named).

NSW Ford Ranger One Day Cup squad:
Brad Haddin (c), Aaron Bird, Doug Bollinger, Daniel Christian, Ed Cowan, Stuart Clark, Nathan Hauritz, Moises Henriques, Phil Jaques, Aaron O'Brien, Craig Simmons, Dominic Thornely (12th man to be named).

Queensland Pura Cup team:
Jimmy Maher (c), Andy Bichel, Daniel Doran, Chris Hartley, James Hopes, Martin Love, Brendan Nash, Clinton Perren, Craig Philipson, Lachlan Stevens, Grant Sullivan, Chris Swan (12th man to be named).

NSW Pura Cup squad:
Brad Haddin (c), Aaron Bird, Doug Bollinger, Beau Casson, Ed Cowan, Stuart Clark, Moises Henriques, Phil Jaques, Greg Mail, Matthew Nicholson, Aaron O'Brien, Dominic Thornely (12th man to be named).

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