Australian pace bowler Andy Bichel will make his return to the XXXXQueensland Bulls playing ranks this week for the Pura Cup clash withTasmania at the Gabba starting Thursday.
Queensland Cricket10-Dec-2001Australian pace bowler Andy Bichel will make his return to the XXXXQueensland Bulls playing ranks this week for the Pura Cup clash withTasmania at the Gabba starting Thursday.Bichel was omitted from the Australian team named yesterday to playSouth Africa in the First Orange Test in Adelaide after being 12th manfor each of the three Tests against New Zealand.The right-arm speedster will relish his return to action after notplaying a first class match since October.Bichel replaces allrounder James Hopes in the only change to theQueensland twelve that defeated NSW outright at the Gabba two weeks ago.The match marks a milestone for Bulls captain Stuart Law, who willovertake Queensland great Sam Trimble’s record for the most first classgames for the State.Trimble, who played 133 games for Queensland and is the State’s leadingruns-scorer of all-time, will attend Bulls training tomorrow (Tuesday)at the Gabba from 2pm to meet with Law and pass on his best wishes.Both men will be available for interview. The Bulls will train from 3pm.Meanwhile Tasmania have called on former Queensland paceman MatthewPascoe to make his debut for the Tigers in the match.Pascoe, who moved to Tasmania in the off-season to seek moreopportunities in first class cricket, will join fellow ex-QueenslandersShane Watson and Shane Jurgensen in the Tigers line-up.Tasmania arrives tomorrow morning and will stay at the Sheraton Hotel.They are scheduled to train at Gabba from 12pm-2pm tomorrow and 11am-1pmon Wednesday.XXXX Queensland Bulls: Stuart Law (c), Jimmy Maher, Jerry Cassell,Martin Love, Clinton Perren, Andrew Symonds, Wade Seccombe, Andy Bichel,Michael Kasprowicz, Nathan Hauritz, Ashley Noffke, Joe Dawes (12th manto be named).Tasmanian Tigers: Jamie Cox (c), Dene Hills (v-c), Sean Clingeleffer, Michael Dighton, Michael Di Venuto, Xavier Doherty, Shane Jurgensen, Daniel Marsh,Matthew Pascoe, David Saker, Shane Watson, Damien Wright, Shaun Young (one to be omitted, 12th man to be named).