He spent six seasons playing for Victoria but Yeoval product Chris Tremain will return to NSW cricket this summer after being named in the Blues' 17-man squad that's set to compete in the Marsh Sheffield Shield in Adelaide.
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Tremain's return home was confirmed during the winter and after settling back in during the pre-season the former Western Zone quick will now form part of a lethal bowling unit.
Joining Tremain will be familiar faces Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Sean Abbott, who have completed their two weeks COVID-19 quarantine after arriving home from Australia's T20 and One-Day tour of England.
Wicketkeeper Peter Nevill will again lead NSW as they begin their Shield defence. Leg spinning 18-year-old Tanveer Sangha is the squad's only uncapped Blue.
Cricket Australia announced in late September that due to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, all six states would begin the tournament in South Australia.
The Blues will start their campaign against Victoria from October 22.
The Blues have played a number of intra-squad trial matches in preparation for the start of the Shield season with stand-out centuries to Kurtis Patterson and Nick Larkin the highlights.
Blues head coach Phil Jaques said the willingness to get better throughout the squad was the most impressive part of a pre-season that was like no other.
"At times when you win a Shield, there can be a little bit of complacency within the camp, I've seen it in teams I've played in.
"But I certainly haven't seen it at all through this whole off-season," Jaques said.
There continues to be a real hunger to keep improving and take our cricket to the next level.
- Phil Jaques.
"There continues to be a real hunger to keep improving and take our cricket to the next level.
