NEWCASTLE'S Jason Sangha has suffered an early-season setback after being omitted from the NSW Sheffield Shield squad for the round-two clash with Queensland, starting on Friday at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide.
The 21-year-old has made way for the return of Test paceman Mitchell Starc in the Blues' XII.
Sangha, the former Australian under-19 captain, played only one Shield game last season after he was a regular in 2018-19.
He was recalled for round one of this campaign, scoring seven batting at No.6 and finishing with 0-73 from 13 overs of leg spin.
He spent 85.5 overs padded up as the next man in after Moises Henriques (167) and Daniel Solway (86) shared a 244-run partnership.
Sangha's absence against Queensland means the Blues could go into the game with only five specialist batsmen, followed by wicket-keeper Peter Neville and a bowling attack comprising Starc, Trent Copeland, Sean Abbott, Nathan Lyon and Harry Conway.
Internationals Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, David Warner and Adam Zampa are all unavailable because of IPL commitments.
NSW SQUAD
Peter Nevill (c), Sean Abbott, Trent Copeland, Harry Conway, Liam Hatcher, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Nick Larkin, Nathan Lyon, Kurtis Patterson, Daniel Solway, Mitchell Starc
