The Hobart Hurricanes have received the toss and can bowl first of their Big Bash League match in opposition to the Sydney Thunder, who’ve introduced former Australian consultant Ben Cutting in for his first likelihood of the summer time.
Coach Trevor Bayliss neglected Cutting for choice even after a collarbone damage to Jason Sangha and the termination of Fazalhaq Farooqi’s contract freed up spots within the XI.
The 35-year-old allrounder has been chosen for Saturday’s match forward of fellow paceman Gurinder Sandhu in the one change made to the facet the Thunder fielded of their last-start win.
For the Hurricanes, captain Matthew Wade returns from a one-match suspension incurred for utilizing audible obscenities and abusing cricket tools, pushing former Test captain Tim Paine out of the facet.
Saturday’s match is the primary at Lavington Sports Ground in Albury within the BBL’s 12-year historical past.
Hobart Hurricanes: D’Arcy Short, Caleb Jewell, Shadab Khan, Matthew Wade (capt), Tim David, Asif Ali, Jimmy Neesham, Joel Paris, Nathan Ellis, Paddy Dooley, Riley Meredith.
Sydney Thunder: Alex Hales, Matthew Gilkes, Rilee Rossouw, Oliver Davies, Daniel Sams, Alex Ross, Ben Cutting, Nathan McAndrew, Chris Green (capt), Brendan Doggett, Usman Qadir.
