The Sydney Thunder has named a squad of thirteen for Sydney Smash 04 against the Sixers at the SCG on Saturday night (7-15pm start).
The side will be led by star batsman Mike Hussey and will include the tremendous hitting power of one of the most destructive batsman in world cricket in David Warner.
Warner, will be one of the main attractions for a team that has both class and experience.
In-form batsman Usman Khawaja, will be part of a strong batting unit that includes English Internationals Eoin Morgan and Chris Woakes, while former Australian T20 opening bowler Dirk Nannes leads an attack that contains former Sixer Luke Feldman and current NSW Blues Steve Waugh Medallist Gurinder Sandhu.
The two new additions to the squad are Blake Dean and Carl Sandri.
Both players have come into the squad at a late stage as temporary injury replacements for Andrew Tye and Luke Doran.
Blake Dean is a 26 year-old right-arm leg spinner from the ACT. He is currently on the Thunder supplementary List and has been upgraded to the main squad, while Doran is injured. He already has a link to the KFC T20 Big Bash, with his older brother Jono Dean being part of the Adelaide Strikers squad for this season’s competition.
30 year-old right-arm off spinner Carl Sandri is an exciting addition to the squad. The captain of the North Melbourne side in the Melbourne Grade competition, Carl recently represented Italy in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifying tournament in Abu Dhabi, where he had a strong tournament with both bat and ball. Sandri, will play as a local player due to the fact that he holds Australian Citizenship.
Sandri, will replace Andrew Tye while he remains injured.
Preceding the Sydney Smash 04, the incredibly successful Lend Lease Breakers will look to continue their winning habit with a curtain raiser match against the SA Scorpions. This game will start at 2-30pm.
The Thunder squad of 13 is :
Blake Dean
MATCH DETAILS
- The match will start at 7-15pm at the SCG
- The KFC T20 Big Bash League will be shown live on free-to-air for the first time on Network Ten and ball-by-ball commentary broadcast through Fairfax Radio Network.
- Thunder Fans can take advantage of the exceptional value on offer to see the big games, the big stars and the big hits throughout the summer holiday period. Ticket prices start at $20 for adults, $5 for kids and $42.50 for a family. All prices are inclusive of GST.
Thunder Fixtures
Dec 21, 2013 Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder, SCG – 7-15pm
Dec 27, 2013 Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers, ANZ Stadium – 7-40pm
Jan 1, 2014 Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars, ANZ Stadium – 7-40pm
Jan 3, 2014 Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder, WACA – 4-40pm
Jan 8, 2014 Sydney Thunder vs Brisbane Heat, ANZ Stadium – 7-40pm
Jan 11, 2014 Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder, Blundstone Arena – 1-45pm
Jan 14, 2014 Melbourne Renegades vs Sydney Thunder, Etihad Stadium – 7-40pm
Jan 25, 2014 Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers, ANZ Stadium – 7-15pm
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