Western Australia have unveiled a debutant for their Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales, with young left-hander Sam Fanning coming in for the injured Shaun Marsh.
Marsh has been sidelined with a knee injury and while the 39-year-old isn't set to be out of action for too long, his absence has given an opportunity to Fanning to make his first class debut.
The 21-year-old started as a rookie for Western Australia in 2021-22, elevated to a full contract in 2022-23 after a strong rookie season scoring 867 runs.
Sam Whiteman has been named as captain for the match, with Kurtis Patterson leading the Blues.
Western Australia XI: Sam Whiteman (c), Cameron Bancroft, Sam Fanning, Hilton Cartwright, Teague Wyllie, Josh Philippe (wk), Aaron Hardie, Joel Paris, Matt Kelly, Corey Rocchiccioli, Lance Morris #SheffieldShield
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The Western Australians won the toss and elected to field, taking two early wickets as play continues at the WACA.
FULL SQUADS:
Western Australia XI: Sam Whiteman (c), Cameron Bancroft, Sam Fanning, Hilton Cartwright, Teague Wyllie, Josh Philippe (wk), Aaron Hardie, Joel Paris, Matt Kelly, Corey Rocchiccioli, Lance Morris
NSW XI: Daniel Hughes , Blake Nikitaras, Kurtis Patterson (c), Jason Sangha, Moises Henriques, Baxter Holt (wk), Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Tremain, Nathan Lyon, Liam Hatcher