Ervine closes on first match for Western Australia

Sean Ervine, the former Zimbabwe allrounder, is eyeing a long-awaited debut for Western Australia after he was picked in the Ford Ranger Cup squad for the one-day game against Victoria at the WACA on Friday. Ervine moved to Perth to escape the problems of his national team and was unable to earn a starting spot over the past two seasons.

However, he has performed strongly in two warm-up matches, scoring 122 in the WACA zone competition and 127 in the Retravision Shield, and received a call-up to the 12-man outfit. Ervine, who performed solidly for Hampshire in the off-season, appeared in five Tests and 42 one-day internationals for Zimbabwe during a three-year career. Justin Langer will lead the Warriors and his squad also includes Brett Dorey and Shaun Marsh.

Western Australia FR Cup squad Justin Langer (capt), Marcus North, Luke Ronchi (wk), Shaun Marsh, Adam Voges, Chris Rogers, Sean Ervine, Peter Worthington, Brett Dorey, Ben Edmondson, Steve Magoffin, Aaron Heal.