MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 18: Aaron Finch poses for a photo with the T20 World Cup Trophy during an Australian T20 World Cup Media Opportunity at Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 18, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian T20 team won the World Cup Final, for the first time, on Sunday in Dubai in a match against New Zealand which they won by 8 wickets. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Aaron Finch was ruled out of the Melbourne Renegades’ Round 3 game while Nic Maddinson was confirmed to return and Mitch Marsh, Michael Neser and James Seymour found form too.
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The Renegades named their 15-man squad to play the Brisbane Heat on Monday, with Nic Maddinson ($115k BAT) back after Australia A duty.
Josh Lalor ($106k BWL) is also added, but Aaron Finch ($62k BAT) has not made the final squad as he continues to recover from a knee problem.
The Heat confirmed their 13-man squad on Monday around lunchtime Mark Steketee ($153k BWL) and Michael Neser ($127k BWL) unavailable after the Australia A tour game which finished on Sunday.
Brisbane’s update said: “Australia ‘A’ representatives Mark Steketee and Michael Neser were not considered for selection due to workload and national squad considerations.”
However, Mitch Swepson ($170k BWL), who bowled 46.2 overs in the second innings, has been included along with English batsman Tom Abell ($125k BAT).
Matt Kuhnemann ($80k BWL) and Nathan McSweeney ($42k BAT/BWL) drop out along with Jack Wildermuth ($141k BAT/BWL) who has a “minor back complaint”.
Heat: Peirson (c), Abell, Bartlett, Bazley, Bryant, Cooper, Duckett, Gannon, Guthrie, Heazlett, Lynn, Mujeeb, Swepson
Renegades: Maddinson (c), Fraser-McGurk, Harper, Harvey, Zahir Khan, Lalor, Merlo, Mohammad Nabi, Pattinson, Perry, Prestwidge, Richardson, Seymour, Sutherland, Topley
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The batting of Heat bowler Xavier Bartlett ($120k BWL) was recognised by coach Wade Seccombe who said: “When you’ve got someone who comes in at number eight who is batting as well as he is, it’s a bonus for us at this point in time.”
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Several Renegades played in Victorian Premier Cricket on Saturday, with James Seymour ($56k BAT/BWL) making 67 from 96 balls and taking 1-10 from five overs.
The aforementioned Neser ($127k BWL) was Player of the Match in that Australia A game with figures of 5-29 and 2-36. Mitch Marsh ($132k BAT/BWL) smashed 60* from 27 balls, while Maddinson ($115k BAT) went fast with 71 from 46.
