{"id":394026,"date":"2026-01-05T22:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T22:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:29:12","slug":"agar-scans-jhye-released-heat-signing-strikers-thunder-squads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/394026\/","title":{"rendered":"Agar scans, Jhye released, Heat signing, Strikers &#038; Thunder squads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The squads for Tuesday\u2019s Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder game were confirmed, while there was plenty of player movement with Ashton Agar undergoing scans and the Brisbane Heat revealing a new signing.<\/p>\n<p>SQUAD NEWS<\/p>\n<p>The Adelaide Strikers have selected a 13-man squad to face the Sydney Thunder at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, with South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi dropping out as they juggle their imports. Pakistani paceman Hassan Ali returns.<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide Strikers<br \/>Ins: Hassan Ali \/ Outs: Shamsi (omitted)<br \/>Strikers squad: Short (c), Hassan Ali, Harvey, Lynn, Manenti, Overton, Pope, Ross, Sangha, Scott, Thornton, Wadia, Wood<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder named their 14-man squad to face the Strikers, with English all-rounder David Willey selected for his club debut. Shadab Khan is unavailable for their next three games on Pakistan T20I duty.<\/p>\n<p>Thunder spinner Chris Green said: \u201cDavid Willey is an awesome allrounder, with the ball, bat and in the field.\u00a0Very much the same to Shadab except he bowls left arm pace instead of right arm spin, so looking forward to running out with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Thunder<br \/>Ins: Willey \/ Outs: Shadab Khan (Pakistan)<br \/>Thunder squad: Warner (c), Agar, Andrews, Bancroft, \u2060Billings, Gilkes, Green, Hadley, , Konstas, McAndrew, Maddinson, Sams, Sangha, Willey<\/p>\n<p>UPDATES<\/p>\n<p>The Brisbane Heat have locked in a replacement for Shaheen Afridi with the addition of Pakistani fast bowler Zaman Khan, who previously played BBL 2 years ago with the Sydney Thunder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonusbank.com.au?aff=Honeyball&amp;p=102575\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bonusbank.com.au\/728x90\/\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zaman will be available from Round 7 when the Heat take on the Sydney Thunder. Brisbane Heat coach Johan Botha said: \u201cHe\u2019s a genuine wicket-taker up front but he can also control an over with his variations and pace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sydney Sixers will be boosted by Sam Curran for the second game of their Round 6 double after he was Player of the Match in the ILT20 Final where he led Desert Vipers to the title. Curran batted at 4, scoring 74* from 51 and bowled 2 overs, 0-24.<\/p>\n<p>Perth Scorchers fast bowler David Payne was also part of the triumphant Vipers\u2019 side, taking 3-42 from 4 overs. He\u2019ll likely be available for their midweek game against the Melbourne Renegades.<\/p>\n<p>The Scorchers will also be bolstered by Jhye Richardson\u2019s availability for Wednesday\u2019s game with the Gades, after being released from the Test squad.<\/p>\n<p>Perth assistant coach Beau Casson offered some updates on the injury front, revealing Ashton Agar has gone for scans.<\/p>\n<p>He told 91.3 Sport FM: \u201cHe had some awareness in a calf. I think it\u2019s pretty similar to Laurie (Evans). We\u2019re awaiting some results later on today, he\u2019s going to get some scans just to be sure. With an unfortunate history with some issues in that area, we want to make sure that he\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casson also updated on Laurie Evans\u2019 absence with a minor hamstring strain. He said: \u201cSad to see Laurie not out there. He had a little bit of a hammy in the Hobart game. Hitting balls to him in the warm-ups, he just felt something.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the nature of bouncing out of games back-to-back, heavy travel schedule, if you do something like that a bad injury, you\u2019re probably out of the tournament. I wouldn\u2019t say we\u2019re nursing him through.\u00a0 He was incredibly keen to play last night. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s too far away, so that certainly helps our ability in the middle order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonusbank.com.au?aff=Honeyball&amp;p=102575\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bonusbank.com.au\/728x90\/\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GameDay Squad is an Australian owned fantasy sports platform that was made by fantasy sports fans, for fantasy sports fans. We\u2019ve combined the excitement of player card collecting and pack opening with building your dream squad through digital player cards. Our coaches are competing for some of the best prizes in Australian fantasy sports with weekly prizes, seasonal awards, and in season competitions. It\u2019s the perfect alternative for fans tired of finishing most seasons with nothing to show for their effort. 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