ADELAIDE, Dec 18 AAP - South Australia plans to play three spinners to cope with an expected heat wave and a very flat Adelaide Oval pitch in the Pura Cup cricket match against Western Australia starting here tomorrow.

SA skipper Greg Blewett said all three slow bowlers in the Redbacks 12 - John Davison, Mark Higgs and Brad Young - were likely to be included in the final 11 tomorrow morning.

"That's a real possibility, we'll make the final decision tomorrow when we have another look at the wicket," Blewett said.

"But with the weather that's forecast, and as I can bowl a bit as well ... that's the way we're probably leaning at this stage."

SA has also included debutant Shaun Tait, a 20-year-old fast bowler who is the leading wicket-taker in the Adelaide club competition, and whom Blewett said had the ability to bowl dangerously quick.

"He's given me a couple sore toes in the nets, especially last season I got a couple on the feet," he said.

"He's sharp and he adds a new dimension to our bowling attack.

"This year we've been quite steady and just tried to keep it at two or three runs per over, but certainly with him coming in he is just raw pace and really lets them go.

"We're aiming to bowl him in fairly short bursts and just tell him to bowl as quick as he can."

Fellow SA paceman Paul Rofe said he was looking forward to bowling with Tait.

"He does bowl fast and he tries to scare a few blokes, so that should be exciting, I think," Rofe said.

But he said the pitch and weather conditions could make things difficult for pacemen.

With Test opener Justin Langer in the WA side, Rofe said dismissing him quickly would be crucial to SA's chances, as he has shown a strong liking for the Adelaide Oval pitch in the past.

"Hopefully we can get him out so he doesn't bat all day, because he can quite easily do that," Rofe said.

WA today lost Brad Hogg and Ryan Campbell, who were called up to the Australian one-day side, from its squad. All-rounder Kade Harvey is a late replacement for Hogg

while youngster Luke Ronchi, who impressed in his Pura Cup debut last week by scoring 90 and 33 against Tasmania, will replace Campbell in the Warriors team.

Teams:

SA: Greg Blewett (captain), Chris Davies, John Davison, Shane Deitz, David Fitzgerald, Ben Higgins, Mark Higgs, Paul Rofe, Mike Smith, Shaun Tait, Jeff Vaughan, Brad Young (12th man to be named).

WA: Justin Langer (c), Mike Hussey (VC), Jo Angel, Beau Casson, Michael Clark, Murray Goodwin, Kade Harvey, Chris Rogers, Luke Ronchi, Adam Voges, Brad Williams, Paul Wilson.

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