The Melbourne Stars have announced a 13-man squad for their sixth BBL match against the Brisbane Heat on Saturday night at the GABBA.
With the Stars’ Australian ODI contingent now unavailable, they bring in batsman Rob Quiney, paceman Scott Boland and all-rounder Alex Keath.
Last night the Stars cemented their position at the top of the BBL ladder with a comprehensive 8-wicket victory over the Adelaide Strikers with a mammoth 12.5 overs to spare.
Luke Wright was again brutal with the bat smashing 49 from 20 balls, while the Stars pace attack set the platform to restrict the Strikers to 9/90, Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga took 2/8 from his four allotted overs.
The Stars will be looking to continue their winning form with a sixth straight victory tomorrow night.
The Melbourne Stars 13-man squad V Heat: Cameron White ©, Scott Boland, Jackson Bird, John Hastings, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Alex Keath, Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), James Muirhead, Marcus Stoinis, Rob Quiney, Matthew Wade and Luke Wright (England).
Current Standings (9 January 2014)
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melb Stars | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +3.274 |
| Scorchers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.051 |
| Syd Sixers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.654 |
| Strikers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1.167 |
| Melb Reneg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.068 |
| Heat | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.158 |
| Hurricanes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.846 |
| Syd Thunder | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.862 |
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