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HOW TO WATCH<\/p>\n
Every match of the Sheffield Shield will be streamed live on streaming platform Kayo Sports. Additionally, the following games will be shown live on Fox Cricket (Channel 501):<\/p>\n
4-7 October: Western Australia vs NSW <\/p>\n
15-18 October: South Australia vs Queensland Bulls <\/p>\n
28-31 October: Victoria vs Tasmania <\/p>\n
10-13 November: NSW vs Victoria<\/p>\n
FIXTURES<\/p>\n
Round 1<\/p>\n
October 4 \u2013 7: Queensland vs Tasmania | Allan Border Field<\/p>\n
October 4 \u2013 7: South Australia vs Victoria | Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n
October 4 \u2013 7: Western Australia vs New South Wales | WACA Ground<\/p>\n
Round 2<\/p>\n
October 15 \u2013 18: Victoria vs New South Wales | CitiPower Centre<\/p>\n
October 15 \u2013 18: Tasmania vs Western Australia | Ninja Stadium<\/p>\n
October 15 \u2013 18: South Australia vs Queensland | Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n
Round 3<\/p>\n
October 28 \u2013 31: Queensland vs New South Wales | Gabba<\/p>\n
October 28 \u2013 31: Victoria vs Tasmania | CitiPower Centre<\/p>\n
October 28 \u2013 31: Western Australia vs South Australia | WACA Ground<\/p>\n
Round 4<\/p>\n
November 10 \u2013 13: New South Wales vs Victoria | SCG<\/p>\n
November 10 \u2013 13: Tasmania vs South Australia | Ninja Stadium<\/p>\n
November 11 \u2013 14: Western Australia vs Queensland | WACA Ground<\/p>\n
Round 5<\/p>\n
November 22 \u2013 25: Queensland vs Victoria | Gabba D\/N<\/p>\n
November 22 \u2013 25: New South Wales vs Tasmania | Cricket Central<\/p>\n
November 22 \u2013 25: South Australia vs Western Australia | Adelaide Oval D\/N<\/p>\n
Round 6<\/p>\n
December 4 \u2013 7: Victoria vs Western Australia | MCG<\/p>\n
December 5 \u2013 8: New South Wales vs Queensland | SCG<\/p>\n
December 5 \u2013 8: South Australia vs Tasmania | Adelaide Oval<\/p>\n
Round 7<\/p>\n
February 5 \u2013 8: New South Wales vs South Australia | SCG<\/p>\n
February 5 \u2013 8: Victoria vs Queensland | MCG<\/p>\n
February 5 \u2013 8: Western Australia vs Tasmania | WACA Ground<\/p>\n
Round 8<\/p>\n
February 16 \u2013 19: Queensland vs South Australia | Gabba<\/p>\n
February 16 \u2013 19: Tasmania vs New South Wales | Ninja Stadium D\/N<\/p>\n
February 16 \u2013 19: Western Australia vs Victoria | WACA Ground<\/p>\n
Round 9<\/p>\n
March 5 \u2013 8: Queensland vs Western Australia | TBC<\/p>\n
March 5 \u2013 8: Tasmania vs Victoria | Ninja Stadium<\/p>\n
March 5 \u2013 8: South Australia vs New South Wales | Karen Rolton Oval<\/p>\n
Round 10<\/p>\n
March 14 \u2013 17: New South Wales vs Western Australia | Cricket Central<\/p>\n
March 14 \u2013 17: Victoria vs South Australia | CitiPower Centre<\/p>\n
March 14 \u2013 17: Tasmania vs Queensland | Ninja Stadium<\/p>\n
Final<\/p>\n
March 26 \u2013 30<\/p>\n
PREVIOUS WINNERS<\/p>\n
2008\/09 \u2014 Victoria<\/p>\n
2009\/10 \u2014 Victoria<\/p>\n
2010\/11 \u2014 Tasmania<\/p>\n
2011\/12 \u2014 Queensland<\/p>\n
2012\/13 \u2014 Tasmania<\/p>\n
2013\/14 \u2014 New South Wales<\/p>\n
2014\/15 \u2014 Victoria<\/p>\n
2015\/16 \u2014 Victoria<\/p>\n
2016\/17 \u2014 Victoria<\/p>\n
2017\/18 \u2014 Queensland<\/p>\n
2018\/19 \u2014 Victoria<\/p>\n
2019\/20 \u2014 New South Wales (final cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)<\/p>\n
2020\/21 \u2014 Queensland<\/p>\n
2021\/22 \u2014 Western Australia<\/p>\n
2022\/23 \u2014 Western Australia<\/p>\n
2023\/24 \u2014 Western Australia<\/p>\n
2024\/25 \u2014 South Australia<\/p>\n
Aussie batters lining up for Ashes spot | 02:12<\/p>\n
SQUADS<\/p>\n
NEW SOUTH WALES<\/p>\n
Sean Abbott, Charlie Anderson (rookie), Pat Cummins (CA), Joel Davies, Oliver Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Matt Gilkes, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Josh Hazlewood (CA), Ryan Hicks (rookie), Riley Kingsell (rookie), Sam Konstas (CA), Nathan Lyon (CA), Nic Maddinson, Blake Nikitaras, Jack Nisbet, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, William Salzmann, Tanveer Sangha, Jake Scott (rookie), Lachlan Shaw, Steven Smith (CA), Mitchell Starc (CA), Charlie Stobo, Chris Tremain, Adam Zampa (CA)<\/p>\n
Seamer Charlie Stobo returns to the Blues from Western Australia having made his first-class debut for New South Wales back in 2016.<\/p>\n
Veteran bowler Jackson Bird, who claimed 34 wickets at 17.20 last season, has moved states yet again and signed for Tasmania, while all-rounder Hayden Kerr has joined Queensland.<\/p>\n
Former Blues captain Moises Henriques has retired from first-class cricket, but remains available for One-Day Cup games.<\/p>\n
Ashes hopeful: Despite a forgettable tour of the West Indies, incumbent Test opener Sam Konstas has made a promising start to his home summer<\/a> and will be desperate to prove his worth ahead of the Ashes.<\/p>\n Player to Watch: Blues captain Jack Edwards, a powerful batter and talented swing bowler, was one of the Sheffield Shield\u2019s best all-rounders last summer, while he smacked a rapid half-century during the recent Australia A tour of India.<\/p>\n QUEENSLAND<\/p>\n Lachy Aitken (rookie), Tom Balkin (rookie), Xavier Bartlett (CA), Max Bryant, Hugo Burdon, Jack Clayton, Lachlan Hearne, Usman Khawaja (CA), Marnus Labuschagne (CA), Angus Lovell, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Jem Ryan (rookie), Matthew Renshaw, Gurinder Sandhu, Jack Sinfield, Mark Steketee, Tom Straker, Mitch Swepson, Callum Vidler, Hugh Weibgen, Tom Whitney, Jack Wildermuth<\/p>\n Seamer Liam Guthrie has switched allegiances, signing for Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom, while former Australian batter Ben McDermott requested to leave Queensland to return to Tasmania.<\/p>\n Former Bulls opener Bruce Street has lost his state contract, while teenage quick Callum Vidler has been ruled out of the start of the Sheffield Shield with a back injury. However, Queensland has been boosted by the signing of talented all-rounder Hayden Kerr.<\/p>\n Ashes hopeful: With Pat Cummins nursing a sore back, two-Test bowler Michael Neser could come into consideration for the pink-ball Ashes Test at the Gabba if he gets his Sheffield Shield campaign off to a flying start.<\/p>\n Player to Watch: Former Australia Under-19 captain Hugh Weibgan cemented his status as a future superstar of the game<\/a> last month by clobbering his maiden List A hundred against Western Australia in the One-Day Cup.<\/p>\n SOUTH AUSTRALIA<\/p>\n Wes Agar, Jordan Buckingham, Aidan Cahill (rookie), Alex Carey (CA), Brendan Doggett, Daniel Drew, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Travis Head (CA), Douwtjie Hoogenboezem (rookie), Henry Hunt, Hanno Jacobs, Spencer Johnson, Thomas Kelly, Jake Lehmann, Ben Manenti, Harry Matthias (rookie), Nathan McAndrew, Conor McInerney, Nathan McSweeney, Harry Nielsen, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Campbell Thompson (rookie), Henry Thornton<\/p>\n The defending champions understandably haven\u2019t made too many changes to their squad since last summer.<\/p>\n Former Australia A bowler Harry Conway has lost his contract, while left-armed speedster Spencer Johnson is expected to miss the first half of the Sheffield Shield season with a back complaint.<\/p>\n Ashes hopeful: Named as the reserve player in Australia\u2019s World Test Championship squad, seamer Brendan Doggett is seemingly the next in line<\/a> in the national side\u2019s bowling ranks. However, the 31-year-old is expected to miss South Australia\u2019s season opener with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n Player to Watch: Following his successful move from New South Wales to South Australia, Sheffield Shield final hero Jason Sangha<\/a> will get an opportunity to press his case for higher honours after starting last summer outside the state\u2019s first-choice starting XI.<\/p>\n TASMANIA<\/p>\n Marcus Bean, Gabe Bell, Jackson Bird, Iain Carlisle, Nick Davis (rookie), Jake Doran, Kieran Elliott, Nathan Ellis (CA), Bradley Hope, Matt Kuhnemann (CA), Caleb Jewell, Raf MacMillan (rookie), Riley Meredith, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Aidan O\u2019Connor (rookie), Mitch Owen, Will Prestwidge, Nivethan Radhakrishnan, Jordan Silk, Billy Stanlake, Charlie Wakim, Tim Ward, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster (CA), Mac Wright<\/p>\n Veteran seamer Jackson Bird returns to Tasmania following a two-year stint at New South Wales, while spinner Jarrod Freeman remains unavailable due to mental health concerns.<\/p>\n The Tigers have elsewhere signed exciting young quick Marcus Bean, who stands at 210cm.<\/p>\n Ashes hopeful: The leading run-scorer from last summer\u2019s Sheffield Shield, Tasmanian opener Jake Weatherald is seemingly a couple of big scores away<\/a> from becoming Australia\u2019s next Test cricketer.<\/p>\n Player to Watch: Nobody managed more 50+ scores in last summer\u2019s Sheffield Shield than Tim Ward, who will be hoping to convert more of his starts into triple figures this season.<\/p>\n VICTORIA<\/p>\n Austin Anlezark (rookie), Liam Blackford, Scott Boland (CA), Dylan Brasher, Ashley Chandrasinghe, Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, Sam Elliott, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Jai Lemire, Blake Macdonald, Glenn Maxwell (CA), Cam McClure, David Moody, Todd Murphy, Fergus O\u2019Neill, Oliver Peake (rookie), Tyler Pearson (rookie), Mitch Perry, Tom Rogers, Matt Short (CA), Callum Stow (rookie), Will Sutherland, Doug Warren <\/p>\n The Victorians will be without a couple of superstars this season following the retirements of veteran seamer Peter Siddle and concussion-prone opener Will Pucovski.<\/p>\n Batter Blake Macdonald has moved down from New South Wales, while teenage phenom Oliver Peake has earned a full contract after making his first-class debut in March.<\/p>\n