The Bushrangers have been bolstered by the return of four senior players - David Hussey, Clint McKay, Dirk Nannes and skipper Cameron White - for their Ryobi Cup match against the Bulls.
The quartet missed Victoria's most recent domestic one-day clash against Tasmania at home late last month while on national Twenty20 duty in Perth.
They've replaced Darren Pattinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jon Holland and the injured Andrew McDonald in Victoria's 13-man squad for Wednesday's day-night encounter at the MCG.
White, who's coming off a century for Australia A against England in Hobart, dismissed suggestions the Vics are on the slide after suffering successive Shield defeats for the first time in 15 years.
"There's a bit of transition in our team and we were coming up against a couple of good sides," said White.
"WA had a couple of good inclusions last week and Tassie we know are a good side
"We were probably just beaten by better sides in those two games."
"I wouldn-t read a helluva lot into it."
The Bulls are a better side, White believes, than their fifth-placing on the Ryobi Cup table, with one win from five matches, would suggest.
"They didn't start off too well but they always seem to be thereabouts," he said.
"They compete hard and we always have some good games against them."
White said the Bushrangers, who sit second on the Ryobi Cup table on 11 points, are desperate to bridge the 10-point gap between themselves and the competition leaders, Tasmania.
Meanwhile the Bulls have recalled pacemen Ryan Harris and Ben Cutting to their 13-man squad and are likely to give a start to 20-year-old all-rounder Michael Neser.
Ryan Broad and Lee Carseldine have been dropped and Chris Simpson ruled out with a side strain.
Neser, who moved with his family from South Africa at the age of 10, is coming off an unbeaten 116 for the Gold Coast Dolphins and recently took 4-33 to help the Queensland Academy of Sport to victory against the ACT.
A right-handed batsman and right-arm pace bowler, Neser is in his first season as a Bulls rookie-contracted player.
Bushrangers Ryobi Cup squad: Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Cameron White, Michael Hill, Rob Quiney, Will Sheridan, Mark Cleary, Clint McKay, Shane Harwood, Dirk Nannes, James Pattinson (12 to play, one to be omitted)
Queensland Bulls Ryobi Cup squad: Cameron Boyce, Ben Cutting, Ben Dunk, Luke Feldman, Jason Floros, Ryan Harris, Chris Hartley, Chris Lynn, Michael Neser, Craig Philipson, Nathan Reardon, Nathan Rimmington, Chris Swan (12 to play, one to be omitted)