Australian pace bowler Andy Bichel will make his return to the XXXX Queensland Bulls playing ranks this week for the Pura Cup clash with Tasmania at the Gabba starting Thursday.

Bichel was omitted from the Australian team named yesterday to play South Africa in the First Orange Test in Adelaide after being 12th man for each of the three Tests against New Zealand.

The right-arm speedster will relish his return to action after not playing a first class match since October.

Bichel replaces allrounder James Hopes in the only change to the Queensland twelve that defeated NSW outright at the Gabba two weeks ago.

The match marks a milestone for Bulls captain Stuart Law, who will overtake Queensland great Sam Trimble's record for the most first class games for the State.

Trimble, who played 133 games for Queensland and is the State's leading runs-scorer of all-time, will attend Bulls training tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Gabba from 2pm to meet with Law and pass on his best wishes.

Both men will be available for interview. The Bulls will train from 3pm.

Meanwhile Tasmania have called on former Queensland paceman Matthew Pascoe to make his debut for the Tigers in the match.

Pascoe, who moved to Tasmania in the off-season to seek more opportunities in first class cricket, will join fellow ex-Queenslanders Shane Watson and Shane Jurgensen in the Tigers line-up.

Tasmania arrives tomorrow morning and will stay at the Sheraton Hotel. They are scheduled to train at Gabba from 12pm-2pm tomorrow and 11am-1pm on Wednesday.

XXXX Queensland Bulls: Stuart Law (c), Jimmy Maher, Jerry Cassell, Martin Love, Clinton Perren, Andrew Symonds, Wade Seccombe, Andy Bichel, Michael Kasprowicz, Nathan Hauritz, Ashley Noffke, Joe Dawes (12th man to be named).

Tasmanian Tigers: Jamie Cox (c), Dene Hills (v-c), Sean Clingeleffer, Michael Dighton, Michael Di Venuto, Xavier Doherty, Shane Jurgensen, Daniel Marsh, Matthew Pascoe, David Saker, Shane Watson, Damien Wright, Shaun Young (one to be omitted, 12th man to be named).

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