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Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc in the New South Wales Sheffield Shield team
Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc will play for New South Wales against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield at the MCG from Sunday as they round up preparations for the international summer.
Sean Abbott will return to NSW after sitting out the opening round after picking up a minor injury late in the England tour and Nathan Lyon, who took eight wickets against South Australia, will also feature.
Victoria is set to team up with Scott Boland in a thrilling contest with 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas who was called up to the Australia A squad earlier this week after his double century against South Australia.
Starc last played a Shield match in the 2020-21 final against Queensland while Smith’s last appearance was against Victoria in February 2021.
Matthew Gilkes, Ryan Hadley and Liam Hatcher are out of the squad that played against South Australia at Cricket Central earlier this month.
Other groups will be called in the coming days.
New South Wales team Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Ollie Davies, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, Sam Konstas, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson, Jack Nisbet, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc
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