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Busy Hopes drops in on the Bulls

James Hopes faces another hectic week after being chosen for Queensland's opening match

Cricinfo staff
05-Oct-2009
James Hopes will play for Queensland on Sunday after being part of Australia's Champions Trophy campaign  •  AFP

James Hopes will play for Queensland on Sunday after being part of Australia's Champions Trophy campaign  •  AFP

James Hopes, Australia's one-day allrounder, faces another hectic week after being chosen for Queensland's opening match of the domestic season against Western Australia in Perth on Sunday. Hopes is part of the Champions Trophy squad in South Africa and will make an FR Cup appearance with the Bulls before rejoining the national side for their limited-overs tour of India.
Australia have seven one-dayers starting from October 25 and Hopes is expected to be part of that squad. He received limited opportunities in the Champions Trophy ahead of Monday night's final.
Queensland are also on the verge of handing debuts to Alister McDermott, the fast bowler, and the batsman Wade Townsend. Both players appeared in the Twenty20 tournament last summer and have been picked in a 13-man squad to face the Warriors, who should include Ashley Noffke, their former team-mate.
The Bulls are the defending champions after beating Victoria at the MCG in February and have 10 players from that game in this squad. McDermott and Townsend will also take part in the Futures League, the interstate youth tournament, from Tuesday when the QAS face the ACT.
Queensland squad Chris Simpson (capt), Glen Batticciotto, Ryan Broad, Lee Carseldine, Chris Hartley (wk), James Hopes, Ben Laughlin, Alister McDermott, Craig Philipson, Nathan Reardon, Nathan Rimmington, Chris Swan, Wade Townsend.