The Perth Scorchers will likely be with out prime bowling weapon Jason Behrendorff in a shock late change as they appear to tame David Warner in his long-awaited BBL return.
32-year-old Behrendorff has been rested for the conflict in opposition to Sydney Thunder, handing English import David Payne his first orange cap.
With three interstate contests within the area of 5 days, the reigning champions have rested the left-armer on the Sydney Showgrounds, setting their websites on one other BBL finals marketing campaign.
However, the tempo assault will likely be boosted by the return of Lance Morris’ fast tempo, chosen in favour of fringe leggie Peter Hatzoglou, because the guests look to avenge a lacklustre residence defeat of their final match with the Thunder.
Sydney have additionally acquired cavalry, with Test star David Warner making his long-awaited return on the prime of the innings as he pulls on the lime inexperienced for the primary time since BBL|03.
Payne is a like-for-like alternative for Behrendorff and made his England debut in 2022, boasting 155 wickets within the T20 format.
Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie and Cam Bancroft lead from the highest for the Scorchers after a stellar run of scores, whereas Andrew Tye will hope so as to add to his league-leading wicket tally of 17 after Perth elected to bowl first.
Perth at the moment sit a degree clear on prime of the desk with a recreation in hand on their two closest contenders, the Sydney Sixers and Adelaide Strikers, whereas the Thunder sit fourth.
