All-rounder Moises Henriques will lead the NSW Blues will open their campaign at Allan Border Oval, with a side that has been stripped of the availability of many players. Brad Haddin, Steven Smith, Stephen O’Keefe, Nathan Lyon, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc and David Warner are all in the UAE for the VB Tour of Pakistan, while Michael Clarke (hamstring) and Shane Watson (ankle) are still recovering from injury and the Doug Bollinger and Pat Cummins are also unavailable due to their involvement in the Champions League in India.
New South Wales Squad:
Moises Henriques(C)
Ryan Carters
Trent Copeland
Chris Green
Josh Hazlewood
Scott Henry
Josh Lalor
Nic Maddinson
Peter Nevill
Kurtis Patterson
Ben Rohrer
Gurinder Sandhu
Coaches: Trevor Bayliss, Anthony Stuart
