Ford Ranger Cup Final: Victoria vs Queensland at MCG
With no significant international cricket on at the moment, all interest turns to the Ford Ranger Cup one-day final which will be played between Victoria and Queensland at the MCG.
Victoria earned the right to host the final after finishing top of the ladder with Queensland winning through due to their second place finish. The Vics have won their last five games while Queensland have been struggling as of late losing two out of their last three matches.
Fortunately for Queensland, they have won the the two previous encounters against the hosts.
Cricket Australia have decided to rest all World Cup participants from this game leaving Victoria without Brad Hodge and Queensland will not have Mitchell Johnson or Shane Watson in the team. Matthew Hayden won't play for Queensland either because of his toe injury. Queensland captain Jimmy Maher criticised this move by CA stating that Johnson and Watson lack match practice and this game represents an ideal opportunity for them to gain more match fitness.
Scott Brant and Nathan Reardon come into the Queensland squad with Brant to make his One-day Domestic (ODD) debut should he play in this match. Brant played in all of Queensland's Twenty20 Big Bash matches earlier in the season.
This game promises to be a cracker. Both teams have done very well in the one-day arena and it all comes down to this game to see who will be the Ford Ranger Cup champions.
Victoria XI: Michael Klinger, Jon Moss, Cameron White*, David Hussey, Rob Quiney, Aiden Blizzard, Andrew McDonald, Adam Crosthwaite+, Shane Harwood, Mick Lewis, Darren Pattinson
Queensland XII: Jimmy Maher*, Andy Bichel, Scott Brant, Michael Buchanan, Chris Hartley+, James Hopes, Ashley Noffke, Aaron Nye, Clinton Perren, Craig Philipson, Nathan Reardon, Chris Simpson
Umpires: TBA
3rd Umpire: TBA
Weather:
(All Temperatures in Degrees Celcius)
Becoming fine, 24.
Game starts at 12:15pm AWDT (2:15pm local time, 3:15am GMT).
With no significant international cricket on at the moment, all interest turns to the Ford Ranger Cup one-day final which will be played between Victoria and Queensland at the MCG.
Victoria earned the right to host the final after finishing top of the ladder with Queensland winning through due to their second place finish. The Vics have won their last five games while Queensland have been struggling as of late losing two out of their last three matches.
Fortunately for Queensland, they have won the the two previous encounters against the hosts.
Cricket Australia have decided to rest all World Cup participants from this game leaving Victoria without Brad Hodge and Queensland will not have Mitchell Johnson or Shane Watson in the team. Matthew Hayden won't play for Queensland either because of his toe injury. Queensland captain Jimmy Maher criticised this move by CA stating that Johnson and Watson lack match practice and this game represents an ideal opportunity for them to gain more match fitness.
Scott Brant and Nathan Reardon come into the Queensland squad with Brant to make his One-day Domestic (ODD) debut should he play in this match. Brant played in all of Queensland's Twenty20 Big Bash matches earlier in the season.
This game promises to be a cracker. Both teams have done very well in the one-day arena and it all comes down to this game to see who will be the Ford Ranger Cup champions.
Victoria XI: Michael Klinger, Jon Moss, Cameron White*, David Hussey, Rob Quiney, Aiden Blizzard, Andrew McDonald, Adam Crosthwaite+, Shane Harwood, Mick Lewis, Darren Pattinson
Queensland XII: Jimmy Maher*, Andy Bichel, Scott Brant, Michael Buchanan, Chris Hartley+, James Hopes, Ashley Noffke, Aaron Nye, Clinton Perren, Craig Philipson, Nathan Reardon, Chris Simpson
Umpires: TBA
3rd Umpire: TBA
Weather:
(All Temperatures in Degrees Celcius)
Becoming fine, 24.
Game starts at 12:15pm AWDT (2:15pm local time, 3:15am GMT).