da dobrowin： The XXXX Queensland Bulls have gained World Cup player Andrew Symondsfor tomorrow night’s ING Cup clash against the Southern Redbacks at theGabba
Queensland Cricket16-Jan-2003The XXXX Queensland Bulls have gained World Cup player Andrew Symondsfor tomorrow night’s ING Cup clash against the Southern Redbacks at theGabba.The Australian selectors’ decision to give Symonds the chance of somevaluable playing time after being twelfth man for the past two VB Seriesmatches has forced a change to the Bulls line-up for the day/nighter.Former captain Stuart Law, named in the original team yesterday, hasbeen omitted for Symonds, who will rejoin the Australian team inAdelaide on Saturday to prepare for the match against England on Sunday.Meanwhile pace spearhead Michael Kasprowicz is on the verge of twomilestones coming into the ING and Pura Cup matches against the SouthernRedbacks this week.Kasprowicz needs three wickets in the ING match to pass Scott Prestwidge(67 wickets) as Queensland’s all-time leading one-day wicket-taker andthree wickets in the Pura Cup starting on Sunday to record 400 firstclass wickets for Queensland.Kasprowicz has 65 one-day scalps and 397 first class dismissals for theBulls.Only Carl Rackemann (425 wickets) has more wickets for Queensland.Sunday is the Pura Milk Family Day with a special holiday price of $10for two adults and two children.South Australia have a fitness cloud over allrounder Mark Higgs (hip),with batsman Jeff Vaughan on stand-by to replace him for tomorrow’smatch.The Redbacks will have three players making their ING Cup debuts.Right-arm fas medium bowler Mark Cleary and Australian Under-19 duo MarkCosgrove, a right-hand batsman, and Trent Kelly, a right-arm pacebowler, are the new faces.Queensland will check the fitness of pace bowler Ashley Noffke onSaturday morning to see if he has recovered sufficiently from afractured right index finger to take his spot in the Bulls Pura Cupline-up.XXXX Queensland Bulls v South Australia, ING Cup, Friday (D/N): MartinLove (c), Daniel Payne, Lee Carseldine, Clinton Perren, Andrew Symonds,Brendan Nash, James Hopes, Wade Seccombe, Nathan Hauritz, MichaelKasprowicz, Scott Brant, Damien MacKenzie (all twelve to play).Southern Redbacks: Greg Blewett (c), Nathan Adcock, Mark Cleary, MarkCosgrove, David Fitzgerald, Mark Harrity, Mark Higgs, Ben Johnson, TrentKelly, Graham Manou, Paul Rofe, Shaun Tait, Brad Young.XXXX Queensland Bulls v South Australia, Pura Cup, Sunday – Wednesday:Martin Love (c), Brendan Nash, Daniel Payne, Clinton Perren, Stuart Law,Lee Carseldine, James Hopes, Wade Seccombe, Nathan Hauritz, AshleyNoffke, Michael Kasprowicz, Adam Dale, Joe Dawes (one to be omitted).