Ahmed among players dropped from Matador Cup

Legspinner Fawad Ahmed is one of a number of state cricketers to have been axed from Matador Cup squads due to the influx of Australia's Test squad members following the cancellation of the Bangladesh tour. With the domestic one-day tournament to start on Monday, all seven teams have had to revise their 14-man squads to accommodate the returning Test players.

The most notable exclusions include fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, although New South Wales are only resting him and are expected to bring him in later in the tournament, and Ahmed, who was the backup spinner to Nathan Lyon in the recent Ashes campaign. Ahmed struggled in the tour matches in England and was not picked for the Bangladesh series, and now faces an uncertain start to the summer.

Glenn Maxwell and Peter Siddle are Victoria's two returning players, and Ahmed and uncapped allrounder Ian Holland have made way in the 14-man squad. Andrew Lynch, the Victorian chairman of selectors, said there was not room for Ahmed, Maxwell and left-arm spinner Jon Holland in the one-day squad.

"We've identified Jon Holland as our number one limited-overs spinner and with Maxwell in the side to provide a second-spin option, Fawad was unfortunately the man to miss out," Lynch said. "We still see Fawad as a key wicket taker for the Bushrangers in first-class cricket, as evidenced by his record tally last season, and he will now return to Melbourne to get ready for the Sheffield Shield season."

New South Wales had the largest influx of Test players with Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Peter Nevill, Nathan Lyon and Steve O'Keefe all joining the one-day squad. Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Josh Lalor and Ben Rohrer were cut to make way, while Hazlewood was also left out as he continues to build up his bowling loads after a busy few months, and Cricket NSW said he was "expected to be available for selection mid-tournament".

Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja will rejoin the Queensland squad, although Khawaja will miss the start of the tournament after injuring his hamstring while playing club cricket two weeks ago. Marnus Labuschagne remains in the squad as the temporary injury replacement for Khawaja, while Jimmy Peirson has been dropped.

Western Australia have made four changes with Adam Voges taking the captaincy back from stand-in Michael Klinger, and Cameron Bancroft, Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh also rejoining the squad. Will Bosisto, Marcus Harris, Tom Beaton and Jon Wells have been dropped from the 14-man group to make way. Mitchell Johnson is resting during the Matador Cup.

Tasmania will welcome back James Faulkner and Andrew Fekete, with young fast bowler Ryan Lees set to make way. The Tigers had not yet named a 14th squad member to replace Faulkner, who was a late addition to Australia's Test squad, so Lees is the only player to be axed.

South Australia did not have any player in the Test squad and their Matador Cup group therefore remains the same. The changes have also had a flow-on effect for the seventh team in this year's tournament, the Cricket Australia XI, made up of fringe players who did not make their state squads.

Joining the CA XI squad will be Harris and Bosisto from Western Australia, Peirson from Queensland and Lees from Tasmania. They will replace Queensland's Sam Heazlett, Western Australia's Josh Inglis and Tasmania's Ben McDermott, while fast bowler Jhye Richardson also leaves the squad to join Western Australia as an injury replacement for Nathan Rimmington.

New South Wales squad Steven Smith (capt), Sean Abbott, Doug Bollinger, Ryan Carters, Moises Henriques, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson, Peter Nevill, Steve O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Gurinder Sandhu, Mitchell Starc, Shane Watson. In: Smith, Starc, Nevill, Lyon, O'Keefe. Out: Josh Hazlewood, Ben Rohrer, Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Josh Lalor.

Queensland squad Peter Forrest (capt), Cameron Boyce, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Luke Feldman, Chris Hartley, Charlie Hemphrey, James Hopes, Usman Khawaja*, Simon Milenko, Michael Neser, Nathan Reardon, Billy Stanlake, Mark Steketee. In: Khawaja, Burns. Out: Marnus Labuschagne, Jimmy Peirson. * Labuschagne is a temporary injury replacement for Khawaja

South Australia squad Travis Head (capt), Tom Andrews, Tom Cooper, Callum Ferguson, Jake Lehmann, Tim Ludeman, Joe Mennie, Gary Putland, Kane Richardson, Sam Raphael, Alex Ross, Daniel Worrall, Nick Winter, Adam Zampa. No change

Tasmania squad George Bailey (capt), Jackson Bird, Xavier Doherty, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, Ben Dunk, James Faulkner, Andrew Fekete, Evan Gulbis, Hamish Kingston, Dominic Michael, Tim Paine, Sam Rainbird, Clive Rose. In: Faulkner, Fekete. Out: Ryan Lees.

Victoria squad Matthew Wade (capt), Scott Boland, Daniel Christian, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, John Hastings, Jon Holland, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, James Pattinson, Rob Quiney, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis, Cameron White. In: Maxwell, Siddle. Out: Fawad Ahmed, Ian Holland.

Western Australia squad Adam Voges (capt), Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Michael Klinger, Simon Mackin, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Joel Paris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman. In: Voges, Bancroft, M Marsh, S Marsh. Out: Will Bosisto, Marcus Harris, Tom Beaton, Jonathan Wells.

Cricket Australia XI squad Will Bosisto (capt), Alex Gregory (vice-capt), Jimmy Peirson, Ryan Lees, Marcus Harris, Seb Gotch, Matthew Short, Jack Wildermuth, James Bazley, Liam Hatcher, Mitch Swepson, Hilton Cartwright, Riley Ayre, Matthew Dixon. In: Harris, Bosisto, Peirson, Lees. Out: Sam Heazlett, Josh Inglis, Ben McDermott, Jhye Richardson.