Zampa last played a first-class match in February 2023, but has a window in his schedule before the BBL to make a rare outing in the Sheffield Shield. He has previously spoken of still having ambitions to play Test cricket with an eye on the tour of Sri Lanka early next year. Zampa replaces young Tanveer Sangha for the match at the SCG.
“Adam is a very experienced cricketer and is a great addition to our group,” cricket NSW head of cricket performance Greg Mail said. “Having Zampa, Sean Abbott and Josh Philippe returning to the team after a fantastic win over South Australia in the last round is a bonus.”
Meanwhile, Bartlett returned to action in the recent T20I series against Pakistan, where he took five wickets in three matches, after suffering a side strain on the tour of the United Kingdom in September. Queensland’s match against Victoria will be a day-night clash, along with South Australia and Western Australia in the same round starting on Saturday.
New South Wales team
Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Ollie Davies, Jack Edwards (captain), Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Ryan Hadley, Sam Konstas, Nic Maddinson, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Adam Zampa
queensland team
Mitchell Swepson (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Jack Clayton, Liam Guthrie, Lachlan Hearne, Angus Lovell, Ben McDermott, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mark Steketee, Bryce Street, Tom Whitney, Jack Wildermuth
victorian squad
Peter Handscomb (captain), Ash Chandrasinghe, Xavier Crone, Sam Elliott, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Cam McClure, Jon Merlo, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Tom Rogers, Matt Short, Peter Siddle
South Australia team
Ben Manenti (captain), Harry Conway, Brendan Doggett, Daniel Drew, Henry Hunt, Spencer Johnson, Thomas Kelly, Jake Lehmann, Conor McInerney, Henry Nielsen, Lloyd Pope, Liam Scott
