Australian paceman James Pattinson will play his first match for Victoria in more than two years when he lines up for the Bushrangers in the Sheffield Shield against Queensland beginning on Saturday.
Pattinson, 24, played the most recent of his 13 Tests against South Africa in March last year before succumbing to another back injury.
Victoria will take a strong pace attack into the game at the Gabba, with fellow international star Peter Siddle also included in the 12-man squad.
Marcus Stoinis returns after missing the T20 Big Bash League with a hand injury, as does Test opener Chris Rogers.
Stoinis, Peter Handscomb and Rob Quiney are all playing in the first two days of the Victorian 2nd XI match against NSW which began on Monday.
Out of the Bushrangers’ team are World Cup squad members Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch, injured batsman David Hussey and Chris Tremain.
Victoria sit atop the Sheffield Shield table, with Queensland in last place.
Vic: Matthew Wade (capt), Fawad Ahmed, Scott Boland, Dan Christian, Peter Handscomb, John Hastings, James Pattinson, Rob Quiney, Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis, Cameron White (12th man to be named).
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