Gabba, Brisbane
6:45pm Friday January 9
The battle of the cellar dwellers - the two sides yet to play in a final of this tournament. Last year SA got their only point thanks to the weather in Brisbane, that looks an unlikely result this year. Top spot is out of reach of both teams but both sides are a chance to host the prelim if they win both their remaining games and a near certainty to play in it, lose either and the Bulls are gone, the Redbacks need the other three games to go their way. The Bulls finish off against the Warriors in Perth while the Redbacks head across Bass Strait.
The national selectors haven't been kind to the Bulls, taking James Hopes and Ryan Harris out of this game. Ryan Broad is the new player with Matthew Hayden unavailable, but returning Batticciotto to the top to partner Townsend and recalling Philipson seems more likely. With 8 overs needing to be bowled Ben Cutting seems certain to get a recall.
The Redbacks had Shaun Tait for a game but that's the last they'll see of him as he rejoins the national side. Gary Putland is also out due to injury, which team that benefits more is debatable. All rounder Matthew Weeks comes in to add to his 2 wickets at a cost of 230 in the other forms of the game, along with 17 year old quick Kane Richardson who has been picked ahead of fellow youngish quicks Peter George and Jake Haberfield who have debuted in the Shield and one day competitions respectively this year. Aaron O'Brien may also return to strengthen a tail that gave nothing against the Blues.
Queensland XII:
Wade Townsend
Ryan Broad
Glen Batticciotto
Lee Carseldine
Nathan Reardon
Craig Philipson
*Chris Simpson
+Chris Hartley
Ben Laughlin
Alister McDermott
Ben Cutting
Nathan Rimmington
In:
Ryan Broad
Craig Philipson
Ben Cutting
Out:
James Hopes (Australia)
Ryan Harris (Australia)
South Australia XII:
Daniel Harris
Michael Klinger
Tom Cooper
Callum Ferguson
Dan Christian
*+Graham Manou
Aaron O'Brien
Mark Cleary
Sohail Tanvir
Matthew Weeks (Twenty20 debut)
Dan Cullen
Kane Richardson (domestic debut)
In:
Aaron O'Brien
Matthew Weeks
Kane Richardson
Out:
Gary Putland (injured)
Shaun Tait (Australia)
Recent History:
January 4, 2008 @ Brisbane
Washout
January 10, 2007 @ Adelaide
South Australia won by 19 runs
South Australia 6/147 (20)
D Harris 59 (33)
Rimmington 2/13 (4)
Simpson 2/21 (3)
Queensland 128 (18.2)
Bichel 33 (15)
Tait 4/14 (3.2)
R Harris 2/20 (4)
Weather:
Few showers, 26 degrees
Session Times
First innings: 6:45-8pm
Second innings: 8:15-9:30pm
Points Table:
6 (4) Victoria
4 (4) Western Australia
4 (3) New South Wales
2 (3) Tasmania
2 (3) South Australia
2 (4) Queensland
Coverage:
Cricket Australia's scorecard and commentary or analysis
Tickets:
Adults - $18
Concession - $12
Pensioners/Children - $8
Family - $40
Curtain Raiser: Queensland Fire v Southern Scorpions
Qld XII: Melissa Bulow, Louise Broadfoot, Angela Murnane, Casey Reibelt, *+Jodie Fields, Jude Coleman, Jessica Jonassen, Nicole Curtis, Delissa Kimmince, Kirby Short, Selena Tainton, Linda Petherick
SA XII: *Karen Rolton, Shelley Nitschke, Kris Britt, Julie Woerner, Emma Sampson, Amy Jason-Jones, +Alicia Dean, Angela Moritz, Tamara Clapton, Neisha Iles, Stephanie Morrison, Sarah-Jane Jameson
Start Time: 2:30pm
(Gate 4 open 2pm, gates 2 & 9 5pm)
