Hogan back to bolster WA in Shield

Western Australia will be aiming to hold their spot at the top of the Sheffield Shield table when they take on Queensland this week.

Western Australia have regained key paceman Michael Hogan for their crunch Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at Allan Border Field, starting Thursday.

Hogan missed last week's seven-wicket win over NSW with a hamstring injury.

Spinner Michael Beer has been forced to make way in the only change to the 13-man squad.

Hogan has been one of WA's most consistent bowlers this season, and his return is a crucial bonus to an attack already missing star left-armer Jason Behrendorff and fellow paceman Ryan Duffield.

With just two rounds remaining, WA (41.21 points) sit on top of the table.

But with both Victoria (39.49) and NSW (37.01) within striking distance, the race for a top-two berth is set to go down to the wire.

The Bulls (30.61) are also a chance to sneak into the final, and they'll be aiming to bounce back from their innings loss to Victoria last week.

WA squad: Adam Voges (capt), Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Tom Beaton, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Marcus Harris, Michael Hogan, Michael Klinger, Shaun Marsh, David Moody, Nathan Rimmington, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman.


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