Pat Cummins will lead the Blues' strong squad at North Sydney Oval, which features a host of internationals including Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon, Big Bash League championship-winning Sydney Sixers' Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Moises Henriques, and Daniel Hughes, while Harry Conway (Adelaide Strikers), Liam Hatcher (Melbourne Stars) and Kurtis Patterson (Perth Scorchers) have also been selected.

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Sydney Thunder's dynamic 20-year-old rookie Oliver 'Ollie' Davies - who struck five consecutive sixes against the Melbourne Renegades - will join his Thunder teammate, and wicketkeeper, Gilkes in the 13-man squad.

Coach Phil Jaques said Australian fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood weren't named in the state's one-day squad due to heavy workloads in the Sheffield Shield.

"It's simply to do with managing our fast bowlers," said Jaques of the omissions.

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"We have a very hectic first three Sheffield Shield and one-day matches, so we have had to devise individual plans for them because it's a lot of games in a short period of time."

Unfortunately, Ulladulla High School alumnus Gilkes wasn't named in the Blues' Sheffield Shield squad to face Victoria at the SCG from February 17-20.