The Queensland selectors have rushed axed Australian One Day player Andrew Symonds into the XXXX Queensland Bulls team for tomorrow night's ING Cup clash with the Victorian Bushrangers at the Gabba.

Symonds will replace Lee Carseldine in the Bulls team following the Australian selectors' decision to replace the Queensland allrounder with Southern Redbacks batsman Darren Lehmann for Sunday's VB Series match in Perth.

Symonds trained with the Bulls yesterday afternoon following his return from Melbourne along with Australian teammate Andy Bichel.

Bichel has been retained in the national squad for Sunday's match against South Africa which Australia must win.

The Bulls can extend their lead at the top of the ING Cup ladder and lay claims to hosting the Final on February 24 if they can defeat the Bushrangers tomorrow.

However with three games left, including next Friday's day/night match against the Redbacks at the Gabba, the Bulls must continue winning to be in with chance of hosting the Final at the Gabba.

Tomorrow's match starts at 2.30pm.

XXXX QUEENSLAND BULLS v Victorian Bushrangers, ING Cup, Friday, 2.30pm, The Gabba: Jimmy Maher (c), Matthew Hayden, Martin Love, Clinton Perren, Andrew Symonds, Brendan Nash, James Hopes, Wade Seccombe, Nathan Hauritz, Damien Mackenzie, Scott Muller, Joe Dawes (all 12 to play).

Victoria Bushrangers: Matthew Elliott (c), Rob Bartlett, Brad Hodge, Michael Klinger, Nick Jewell, Jon Moss, Andrew McDonald, Darren Berry, Ian Hewett, Damien Fleming, Michael Lewis, Mathew Inness.

© 2002 Queensland Cricket Association