Just a little bit of an upgrade on the 4 Stards missing out.
If I was CA, I'd play it up for the benefit of Eddie.
"Oh, it's what the fans, sponsors, broadcasters and CA really want to see. The
best in the final."
TBH, if those players are contracted to the Sixers, and they are free of the schedule for Australia, then they play.
As for the Stards, of the 8 teams I enjoy watching 7 of them play and compete. Of those 8 teams, I enjoy watching one choke every year and always hope their opposition beat them. LOL.