MELBOURNE - Victoria will go into this first-class cricket season with a bowling attack short on experience but big on ambition.

The new-look Bushrangers will start their season in Adelaide tomorrow against the similarly revamped Redbacks.

Paul Reiffel's retirement, Damien Fleming's move to South Australia and the extended absence of Shane Warne means left-armer Mathew Inness and second-season paceman Will Carr will be the main strike bowlers for Victoria.

After fellow pacemen Mick Lewis and Shane Harwood, Ian Harvey will operate at first change with his tricky medium pace and highly-rated youngster Cameron White will provide the spin option.

Inness, 24, said the young fast bowlers showed towards the end of last season they could damage opposition lineups.

"When 'Pistol' (Reiffel) retired and Fleming was injured, we had a pretty inexperienced side for the last three or four games as well," he said.

"But we bowled out Queensland for a hundred (107), New South Wales for a hundred (109) and Western Australia for a low score (175).

"We're all of similar ages and it's a big opportunity for us."

Inness led the Victorian bowling last season with 31 wickets in seven Pura Cup games at 19.26.

He had an off-season stint at English county side Northamptonshire and showed the potential benefits of that trip with a five-wicket haul against WA earlier this month in a pre-season game.

"I usually start the year off pretty slow, it's the first time I've played in England," he said.

Harwood will make his Victorian debut tomorrow, as will former New South Wales batsman Graeme Rummans.

Mark Higgs (New South Wales) and former Victorian off-spinner John Davison were new players named in the South Australian squad of 14.

Fleming is not yet available for SA because of a neck muscle injury. But the biggest name debuting tomorrow will not be on the field - Victorian coach David Hookes.

The former Australian batsman and SA captain has put his squad through a thorough pre-season and is impressed with its attitude after last season's disappointments.

The Bushrangers finished second-bottom in the Pura and ING Cups.

Squads (12th men to be named):

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Greg Blewett (capt), Nathan Adcock, Chris Davies, John Davison, Shane Deitz, David Fitzgerald, Ryan Harris, Mark Harrity, Mark Higgs, Ben Johnson, Graham Manou, Michael Miller, Paul Rofe, Michael Smith.

VICTORIA: Matthew Elliott (capt), Jason Arnberger, Darren Berry, Will Carr, Ian Harvey, Shane Harwood, Brad Hodge, Mathew Inness, Nick Jewell, Mick Lewis, Graeme Rummans, Cameron White.

© 2002 AAP

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