Stars back for NSW in Shield final

Published March 11, 2008

SYDNEY, March 10: New South Wales (NSW) will be boosted by the return of four Australian Test and One-day Internationals for the Sheffield Shield final against Victoria starting at the SCG here on Saturday.

Nathan Bracken, Michael Clarke, Stuart Clark and Brett Lee were Monday named in a 13-man NSW squad after playing for Australia in this month’s tri one-day series loss to India.

Making way for their return are Peter Forrest, Usman Khawaja and Matthew Nicholson.

NSW squad: Simon Katich (captain), Nathan Bracken, Beau Casson, Mark Cameron, Michael Clarke, Stuart Clark, Phillip Hughes, Phil Jaques, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Grant Lambert, Stuart MacGill, Dominic Thornely.—AFP

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