Inness ready to leave Victoria

Moving on? Mathew Inness in action for Victoria © Getty Images

Victoria's close-season problems grew with a report in the Melbourne Age that out-of-contract fast bowler Mathew Inness was considering a move to either Western Australia or Queensland.

The news comes in the aftermath of rumours that a number of players are looking to move on. Matthew Elliott, the former national opening batsman, is expected to switch to South Australia; allrounder Jon Moss has asked to be released from his contract so he can head back to NSW; and Ian Harvey is thought to be ready to leave if his contract demands are not met.

Inness struggled for a first-team place last season, playing six Pura Cup matches and no one-day games. Less than two years ago he was being talked of as a potential national player. The newspaper said that Cricket Victoria were not optimistic about retaining him.

"There's been nothing serious, no talk of contracts or anything like that," Inness said. "WA or Queensland would probably be two that suit my style of bowling. But I'll suppose I'll have to wait and see if there's an opportunity at one of those two states because if there was a good opportunity, I'd have to seriously consider it."