23/10/2008 19:11. WARRIOR Shaun Marsh will battle Tasmania at the crease in tomorrow's Ford Ranger Cup, says coach Tom Moody. After Marsh last night received a call-up to the Australia team in India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series - replacing injured opener Phil Jacques - it was uncertain if the WA batsman would be available for the one-day match at the WACA Ground tomorrow.

But Moody confirmed the Warriors' hitter would be in the team and would be critical in carrying the side's Sheffield Shield form over to the one-day format.

"(Shaun) Marsh will definitely be playing. We're not sure when he's heading off to India," said Moody. "We had a poor showing in our first Ford Ranger and we're looking at turning it around tomorrow."

"I think now that we've settled in to the beginning of the... // PerthNow