New South Wales looks set to give young fast bowler Chris Tremain his first-class debut against Victoria in its final Sheffield Shield match of the season starting on Thursday.
The fifth-placed Blues have endured a dismal season, but picked up first innings points during their draw with potential finalists Queensland this week.
Tremain, 20, made his domestic one-day debut for the Blues last month, taking 2-32 against Western Australia at the WACA ground in Perth.
He is in line to add to that performance with an appearance in the longer form of the game, after being named in a 12-man squad alongside fellow youngster David Dawson.
All-rounder Stephen O'Keefe will captain the squad containing former five Test representatives as the Blues look to deny traditional rivals Bushrangers a place in the top two at the MCG.
Victoria's win over Shield leaders Western Australia put the state level on points with the second-place Bulls and third-place Tasmania, as the race for a place in the final goes down to the last round of matches.
Blues squad: Stephen O'Keefe (captain), Trent Copeland, Scott Coyte, David Dawson, Phil Hughes, Simon Katich, Usman Khawaja, Nic Maddinson, Peter Nevill, Ben Rohrer, Steven Smith, Chris Tremain
AAP
Tags: cricket, sport, nsw, vic First posted March 05, 2012 13:12:53
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