Manuka Oval in Canberra hosts the Sheffield Shield final with New South Wales having to play their home final in the ACT with the Sydney Cricket Ground unavailable.
Michael Clarke was available for this game but recently withdrew after suffering a shoulder fracture in the final test against South Africa. Doug Bollinger is also out after being called up for the Australia T20 squad playing in the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. Moises Henriques and Gurinder Sandhu replace those two in the squad.
For the Warriors, Mitch Marsh has been declared fit to play after overcoming a side injury he picked up against XXXX Queensland Bulls and pace bowler Simon Mackin has also been called up to the squad. The Warriors flirted with including Subiaco-Floreat batsman Alex Malcolm into the squad after hitting three consecutive WACA first grade centuries but decided to back out of form opener Cameron Bancroft.
Squads
New South Wales Blues: *Steve Smith, Sean Abbott, +Ryan Carters, Trent Copeland, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson, +Peter Nevill, Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Ben Rohrer, Gurinder Sandhu
Alcohol. Think Again WA Warriors: *Adam Voges, Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Ryan Duffield, Marcus Harris, Michael Hogan, Simon Mackin, Mitch Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Marcus North, Nathan Rimmington, Ashton Turner, +Sam Whiteman
Weather
Forecast isn't too great for the five days with some showers about on Friday and a possible storm on Saturday. Things look better from Monday with only a possible early shower expected then.
Friday: Shower or two developing, 27
Saturday: Chance of a storm, 29
Sunday: Shower or two, 25
Monday: Possible shower, 22
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, 22
Game begins at 10:30am AEDST Friday 21 March 2014 (11:30pm previous day GMT)
Cricket Australia's website cricket.com.au will be streaming the game live and also providing text commentary. You can also follow the game on ABC Grandstand radio.
Michael Clarke was available for this game but recently withdrew after suffering a shoulder fracture in the final test against South Africa. Doug Bollinger is also out after being called up for the Australia T20 squad playing in the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. Moises Henriques and Gurinder Sandhu replace those two in the squad.
For the Warriors, Mitch Marsh has been declared fit to play after overcoming a side injury he picked up against XXXX Queensland Bulls and pace bowler Simon Mackin has also been called up to the squad. The Warriors flirted with including Subiaco-Floreat batsman Alex Malcolm into the squad after hitting three consecutive WACA first grade centuries but decided to back out of form opener Cameron Bancroft.
Squads
New South Wales Blues: *Steve Smith, Sean Abbott, +Ryan Carters, Trent Copeland, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson, +Peter Nevill, Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Ben Rohrer, Gurinder Sandhu
Alcohol. Think Again WA Warriors: *Adam Voges, Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Ryan Duffield, Marcus Harris, Michael Hogan, Simon Mackin, Mitch Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Marcus North, Nathan Rimmington, Ashton Turner, +Sam Whiteman
Weather
Forecast isn't too great for the five days with some showers about on Friday and a possible storm on Saturday. Things look better from Monday with only a possible early shower expected then.
Friday: Shower or two developing, 27
Saturday: Chance of a storm, 29
Sunday: Shower or two, 25
Monday: Possible shower, 22
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, 22
Game begins at 10:30am AEDST Friday 21 March 2014 (11:30pm previous day GMT)
Cricket Australia's website cricket.com.au will be streaming the game live and also providing text commentary. You can also follow the game on ABC Grandstand radio.
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