Earlier this week, Tait announced he would play for the Melbourne Renegades in this summer's Big Bash League.
In the latest local signings, seven players have joined the Adelaide Strikers, all of them members of the Redbacks side that won last season's Big Bash.
The group includes batsmen Callum Ferguson and Michael Klinger and all-rounder Aaron O'Brien.
Strikers coach Darren Berry says the team tried to persuade Tait to stay in Adelaide for the competition.
He says the Strikers were also unable to recruit all-rounder Dan Christian.
"Was Shaun Tait and Dan Christian a priority on my list? Absolutely they were. Did we try and keep them here? Absolutely we did," he said.
"The commercial reality is there is no way we were going to keep the entire team together."
Berry says the salary cap and competition from other clubs were major hurdles.
"Shaun and his management decided that I suppose a bird in the hand, and he jumped at that opportunity and I have no ill-feeling towards Taity," he said.
"He's going to play a significant role for us in the Champions League."
Tags: sport, cricket, twenty20, sa, adelaide-5000 First posted July 7, 2011 15:45:00
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