Clarke is fit to pay apparently. I guess NSW will be:
Carter, Maddinson, Smith, Clarke, Patterson, Neville,Copeland, Abbott, O'Keeffe, Lyon, Hazlewood.
Honestly I wouldn't be sure about that pace attack without Bollinger, Copeland just does not have the penetration for me and both Lyon and O'Keeffe can play a holding role. Would possibly be inclined to play Sandhu if available.
LINKScans have revealed that Michael Clarke suffered a fractured shoulder during his gutsy century in the Cape Town Test, an innings that featured a sustained bouncer barrage from Morne Morkel.
Cricket Australia's physio Alex Kountouris has said that Clarke's injury will heal "with a period of rest", although it was not confirmed how long that lay-off would be. Australia are fortunate that they have no Tests or one-day internationals coming up in the immediate future.
However, the injury means Clarke will be unavailable to play for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield final against Western Australia, which starts at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Friday. Clarke had returned from the South Africa tour hoping that he would be able to take the field for his state in the decider but instead he will embark upon a recovery period.
"Michael Clarke was injured as a result of being struck on the left shoulder during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town," Kountouris said. "We have since done a series of scans that have demonstrated a fracture near his shoulder joint. We expect that this will heal with a period of rest. Michael is therefore unavailable for the Sheffield Shield final to be played later this week."
Copeland's fine , this is shield cricket after all.
And okeefe & Lyon are more than holding bowlers at this level too.
The weak link is Abbott.