ADELAIDE, Oct 18 AAP - Victorian coach David Hookes believes it's outrageous to play an early-starting limited overs match tomorrow, the day after Victoria lost a Pura Cup match to South Australia.

Hookes said the first-class game should have started a day earlier to allow players time to recover for their first ING Cup match of the season.

"The hardest thing is for everybody to come out tomorrow," Hookes said at Adelaide Oval today.

"I think it's just outrageous that the players' association allows the players to play for four days and then come out at 9.30am the next day, it's just ridiculous.

"At the very least you've got to have a night game, or with no television on Pura Cup cricket why couldn't this game have started on Monday? It's just ridiculous to me."

Hookes said he understood that the game needed to fit in with the requirements of television.

But he said the early start time could well assist whichever side bowled first and have a big bearing on the outcome.

"It is unfortunate that the toss, particularly if it's cloudy and overcast which it's supposed to be tomorrow, may well determine the first hour of the game," he said.

But upbeat SA skipper Greg Blewett, who scored a century in the Pura Cup match, said his men would have no problems backing up.

"I can't wait, I'm really looking forward to it and I know the boys are too," Blewett said.

"It's a good start to get off to in the Pura Cup, but importantly tomorrow we've got to back up again and make sure we get off to an equally good start there.

"It's always a bit tough with a 9.30am start, I'm not really a morning person so it's always a bit tough on me.

"But I don't think the boys at this stage of the year will have problems backing up from today."

Batsman David Plumpton, and all-rounders Ian Hewett and Andrew McDonald come into the side for Victoria, while opener Jason Arnberger, injured paceman Michael Lewis and Will Carr have been left out of the side that played in the Pura Cup match.

For SA, Graham Manou will take over the wicket-keeping duties from Shane Deitz and batsman Nathan Adcock replaces all-rounder Mike Smith, who has suffered a knee injury.

Teams:

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

VICTORIA: Darren Berry (capt), Matthew Elliott, Ian Hewett, Ian Harvey, Shane Harwood, Brad Hodge, Mathew Inness, Nick Jewell, Andrew McDonald, David Plumpton, Graeme Rummans, Cameron White, Will Carr (13th man).

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