Pattinson skips BBL clash due to wedding

Brisbane Heat paceman James Pattinson will miss Saturday night's KFC BBL clash against Hobart on the Gold Coast due to best-man commitments at the wedding of a close friend.

Pattinson made his Heat debut in their loss to the Strikers on Wednesday night but will miss Brisbane's second match of the season, with left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann coming into the squad.

"James let us know immediately that there was a clash and we were comfortable with him fulfilling his personal commitment," said Heat General Manager Andrew McShea.

"As a club we do our utmost to ensure that the players and coaches who are with us during the BBL and WBBL feel supported and happy. They are highly professional individuals and we look to back them in the same fashion.

"Our next game is on New Year's Day at Metricon Stadium so James and the others will benefit from some time to reconnect with family and friend as well as maintain their preparations."

The Hurricanes will also be without their big-name paceman Tymal Mills after the Englishman injured his hamstring in a warm-up match on Thursday.

Kuhnemann made his one-day debut for Queensland earlier this year and joins a squad that already features leg-spinners Mitchell Swepson and Mujeeb Ur Rahman for a match that's expected to favour the slow bowlers.

"The Metricon Stadium wicket will play differently to the Gabba and so it will benefit Chris (Lynn) to have that option when we have a good look at the pitch in the lead-up to the match," said Heat coach Daniel Vettori.

The Hurricanes have two spinners, Johan Botha and Clive Rose, in their 13-man squad.

Meanwhile, Perth Scorchers have brought Will Bosisto into their squad to face the Sixers in Sydney on Saturday, the right-hander taking the place of skipper Mitchell Marsh.

Marsh will link up with Australia's Test squad in Melbourne as he looks to force his way into the XI for the Boxing Day Test.

Bosisto wasn't orginally in the Scorchers 18-player squad, but T20 scores of 111 and 83 in Western Australia's Premier Cricket competition last weekend saw him signed as a replacment player for Shaun Marsh.

The Sixers have named a squad featuring six potential debutants including Englishman Tom Curran, WA wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Philippe and young leg-spinner Lloyd Pope.

Saturday Dec 22

Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers, SCG, 3.30pm AEDT

Sydney Sixers: Sean Abbott, Justin Avendano, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Dan Fallins, Moises Henriques, Dan Hughes, Steve O'Keefe, Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk

Perth Scorchers: Ashton Turner (c), Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff,  Will Bosisto, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter Nile, Josh Inglis, Michael Klinger, Usman Qadir, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman, David Willey

Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes, Metricon Stadium, 7pm AEDT

Brisbane Heat: Chris Lynn (c), Max Bryant, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Brendan Doggett, Sam Heazlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Lalor, Brendon McCullum, James Peirson, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Hobart Hurricanes: Matthew Wade (c), Jofra Archer, George Bailey, Johan Botha, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, James Faulkner, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, David Moody, Clive Rose, D'Arcy Short