Scammell, back in Cricket Albury-Wodonga with St Pat's after a successful stint in Melbourne, will also captain the rep side which has been led by Daryl Tuffey for the past three years.

Both men have represented the association at the SCG in the past, Ball captaining the victorious Bullets side of 2015/16, and are determined to bring the glory days back to border cricket.

"I was so excited Liam was moving home because he's a good mate and cricket-wise, he's the perfect bloke for this," Ball said.

"It's pretty exciting for our rep cricket, for someone like that to come back to town, a local who most people will know anyway.

"He's a better cricketer now than when he left - and he was pretty good back then!"

The pair are thrilled to be working together.

"I've been away for eight or nine years but I've had a lot to do with Trent," Scammell said.

"We played some club cricket together and formed a very close mateship through rep cricket when I was in my early twenties.

"Trent has spent part of Christmas Day at our house for the last five or six years and that's all been off the back of rep cricket. We had some awesome trips to Melbourne for Country Week and we lost a final on the SCG in my time.

"It's about forming mateships with guys from other clubs, bus trips and fancy dress, all that sort of stuff."

Ball and Scammell mean business, though, and will soon sit down to pick their squad.

"There's a group of 20 to 25 that we'll be looking at for this," Ball said.

"To narrow that down to a team of 12 is going to be hard. I'm mates with most of those guys as well but I'll have to put that aside because we're selecting a team to win.

"We made it to the SCG in 15/16 and won but we haven't been back since so it's going to be pretty cut-throat and ruthless when it comes to selection.

"It's a great problem to have. Any of those 20 guys are good enough but the top 10 or 12 that we get into the team, we've shown before, and even those guys who play Riverina or when we've been in the Konica Cup, we could beat ACT, Wagga and those teams no worries.

"We'll get a different mix involved this year and it'll be more T20-specific.

"We knew Liam was moving back to town after spending a few years in Melbourne. I've been wanting to get back involved with the Bullets for the last few years but Daryl has done a good job.

"It just worked out well, the timing of it."

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The Bullets, who were knocked out in the first round last season, have three pool matches scheduled this month.

They're due to face Murrumbidgee Rangers in Griffith on October 24 before home games against Wagga Sloggers and ACT Aces at Lavington Sports Ground on October 31.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how far we can take the boys," Scammell said. "There's some quality top-end talent here.

"The year I was involved (2012/13) and we lost at Sydney, we had a hell of a team and you form great mateships. It's the best part of 10 years ago now but we still talk about it all the time.

"There are stories that last a lifetime, especially if you have success.

"I firmly believe there's enough talent and ability to get back there and compete with the best teams in the state."

Ball's experience in the role as non-playing coach will be vital.

"It'll be good to have eyes off the ground," Scammell added.

"When you're on the ground, you can often get caught up in what's going on but to have that helicopter view of the contest and what's happening, it's a bit easier."

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