With BBL06 now just hours away from beginning, we at Zero Wicket have dived into each squad to pick out the best XI from each team on the eve of the tournament.

Some players are away on international duty while others are still getting over injuries, so here is how we predict every side will line up in their first matches of the season.

7Sydney Sixers

Sixers players celebrate during the Big Bash League match between the Sydney Sixers and the Hobart Hurricanes at Sydney Cricket Ground on December 20, 2015 in Sydney, Australia.

Roy
Hughes
Billings
Haddin (wk)
Silk
Carters
Botha
Abbott
Mennie
O'Keefe
Bollinger

The Sixers will be without Test quartet Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson and Jackson Bird, but the remainder of their squad will be fit for the opening match.