All the Sheffield Shield squads for round eight

What better way to start a new week than with a new round of the Sheffield Shield? 

Victoria have a nice buffer in first spot at the moment, but there are still spots up for grabs in the Shield final at the end of March. Check out the lay of the land as it stands here:

Queensland v South Australia, Gabba, February 16-19

Queenland squad: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Hugo Burdon, Lachlan Hearne, Hayden Kerr, Usman Khawaja, Angus Lovell, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Jem Ryan, Sam Skelly, Tom Straker, Mitchell Swepson, Hugh Weibgen

 

Ins: Angus Lovell, Sam Skelly; Outs: Jack Clayton, Tom Whitney

Right-arm quick Sam Skelly returns to the squad after taking 13 wickets (6-62 and 7-47) against Tasmania in the second XI during the week. Skelly made his Sheffield Shield debut earlier in the season and comes in for the injured Tom Whitney (foot stress fracture). Top-order batter Jack Clayton sits out with a knee complaint with Angus Lovell coming into the squad.

SA squad: Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Mackenzie Harvey, Henry Hunt, Hanno Jacobs, Jake Lehmann, Nathan McAndrew, Nathan McSweeney, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott and Campbell Thompson

 

Ins: Campbell Thompson; Outs: Brendan Doggett

Just the one change for the reigning champions as they head north to Queensland with Test quick Brendan Doggett out with a hamstring injury. Left-arm quick Campbell Thompson made his state debut in the One-Day Cup clash with NSW last week and is now in the frame to earn his first Shield cap as well.

WA v Victoria, WACA Ground, February 16-19

Western Australia squad: Sam Whiteman (c), Cameron Bancroft, Brody Couch, Joel Curtis, Albert Esterhuysen, Sam Fanning, Cameron Gannon, Jayden Goodwin, Kade Povey, Jhye Richardson, Corey Rocchiccioli, Ashton Turner, Teague Wyllie

 

Ins: Albert Esterhuysen, Kade Povey, Ashton Turner; Outs: Aaron Hardie, Hilton Cartwright, Liam Haskett

Western Australia desperately need a victory to move out of last position but will have to do so without two of their most reliable in Aaron Hardie and Hilton Cartwright, who have both picked up hamstring injuries. One-Day Cup and Big Bash captain Ashton Turner comes into the squad to potentially play his first Shield match of the season, while the uncapped pair of Albert Esterhuysen and Kade Povey also come in. 

Esterhuysen is a 19-year-old fast bowler who has already made his one-day debut for the state, playing five matches so far in his debut season. Kade Povey is an allrounder from Willetton who hit a century in his last start and has taken 41 wickets for the summer. Liam Haskett will miss with a side complaint. 

Victoria squad: Will Sutherland (c), Scott Boland, Dylan Brasher, Sam Elliott, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Campbell Kellaway, Blake MacDonald, Todd Murphy, Fergus O'Neill, Oliver Peake, Mitch Perry, Matt Short

 

Ins: Will Sutherland, Scott Boland, Oliver Peake, Matt Short; Outs: Xavier Crone, Harry Dixon, David Moody, Tom Rogers

Four massive inclusions for the ladder-leading Victoria which includes their captain Will Sutherland who was managed for last round's loss to Queensland. Ashes hero Scott Boland and dropped Australian T20 allrounder Matt Short also come back in, as does Oliver Peake after captaining Australia at the Under 19 World Cup. 

Tasmania v NSW, Bellerive Oval, February 16-19

Tasmania squad: Beau Webster (c), Gabe Bell, Jackson Bird, Nikhil Chaudhary, Jake Doran, Caleb Jewell, Raf MacMillan, Riley Meredith, Aidan O’Connor, Mitch Owen, Charlie Wakim, Tim Ward, Jake Weatherald

 

Ins: Meredith, Owen; Outs: Silk, Stanlake

Captain Jordan Silk (shoulder) misses due to injury which sees Beau Webster step up to lead the side, while allrounder Mitch Owen has returned from national duty in Pakistan. Billy Stanlake's workload has been managed with his spot in the squad taken by Riley Meredith, who would play his first Shield match of the season if selected. Veteran seamer Jackson Bird will play his 100th Shield match, with 15 for NSW and 84 (so far) with Tasmania. 

NSW squad: Jack Edwards (c), Charlie Anderson, Joel Davies, Peter Francis, Ryan Hadley, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Will Salzmann, Tanveer Sangha, Lachlan Shaw, Charlie Stobo

 

Ins: Charlie Anderson

No outs for NSW after they watched rain ruin their chances of taking full points against South Australia in round seven. Young quick Charlie Anderson comes into the squad to give the Blues another pace bowling option once they see the pitch at Bellerive. 

Sheffield Shield 2025-26 standings

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Drawn D	No results N/R	Deductions Ded.	Batting Bonus Bat	Bowling Bonus Bowl	Total points PTS
1 Victoria Men VIC	9	7	2	0	0	0	7.68	8.3	57.98
2 South Australia Men SA	9	4	2	3	0	0	6.56	8.6	42.16
3 Queensland Bulls QLD	8	3	3	2	0	0	8.18	6.2	34.38
4 NSW Men NSW	9	2	4	3	0	0	6.62	7.9	29.52
5 Tasmanian Tigers Men TAS	9	3	4	2	0	2	3.73	7.5	29.23
6 Western Australia Men WA	8	1	5	2	0	0	1.99	7.2	17.19

Legend

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

D: Drawn

N/R: No results

Ded.: Deductions

Bat: Batting Bonus

Bowl: Bowling Bonus

PTS: Total points