BRISBANE HEAT
AZZA AND DAMO’S PREDICTED XI
Colin Munro
Max Bryant
Matt Renshaw
Sam Billings
Ross Whiteley
Jimmy Pierson
James Bazley
Michael Neser/Matthew Kuhnemann
Xavier Bartlett
Mark Steketee
Mitchell Swepson
THE BIG QUESTION: Michael Neser – will he or won’t he? Time will tell if Neser is available for Round 1, with a place in the test squad for South Africa all but guaranteed. It’s just a matter of CA releasing him if he doesn’t make the starting XI
TIM MICHELL SAYS: Most interest at the Heat is how their top-order shapes up. Max Bryant has shifted into the middle-order for Queensland, possibly hinting at a change for the Heat. If not Bryant, then Sam Heazlett and Colin Munro might get first crack. KFC SuperCoaches would love Josh Brown to open but I think we’ll have to wait a while to see the biggest hitter in Queensland. Sam Billings at four, Ross Whiteley at five or six and James Bazley in as the first-choice all-rounder. Michael Neser might miss Round 1 if he has Test duties. If he does, that could mean Xavier Bartlett, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson are joined by Jack Wildermuth. Don’t rule out Matt Kuhnemann in a dual-spin attack though. Jimmy Peirson is set to keep and Billings will field.
AZZA AND DAMO’S PREDICTED XI
Colin Munro
Max Bryant
Matt Renshaw
Sam Billings
Ross Whiteley
Jimmy Pierson
James Bazley
Michael Neser/Matthew Kuhnemann
Xavier Bartlett
Mark Steketee
Mitchell Swepson
THE BIG QUESTION: Michael Neser – will he or won’t he? Time will tell if Neser is available for Round 1, with a place in the test squad for South Africa all but guaranteed. It’s just a matter of CA releasing him if he doesn’t make the starting XI
TIM MICHELL SAYS: Most interest at the Heat is how their top-order shapes up. Max Bryant has shifted into the middle-order for Queensland, possibly hinting at a change for the Heat. If not Bryant, then Sam Heazlett and Colin Munro might get first crack. KFC SuperCoaches would love Josh Brown to open but I think we’ll have to wait a while to see the biggest hitter in Queensland. Sam Billings at four, Ross Whiteley at five or six and James Bazley in as the first-choice all-rounder. Michael Neser might miss Round 1 if he has Test duties. If he does, that could mean Xavier Bartlett, Mark Steketee, Mitch Swepson are joined by Jack Wildermuth. Don’t rule out Matt Kuhnemann in a dual-spin attack though. Jimmy Peirson is set to keep and Billings will field.