The news comes amid a superb start to the domestic season, which saw the 20-year-old make 243 last week.
While a spate of injuries have pushed Pattinson in the ‘what-could-have-been’ category, the 28-year-old, after a major back surgery, is once again up and running and one thing that is fuelling his need to wear the baggy green, is the Ashes.
Defending 274, Victoria found telling contributions from each of the bowlers used to surge to their sixth domestic one-day trophy.
CA termed the event a ‘pre-season’ tournament that will help players raise their stakes ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
Victoria moved on to the JLT One-Day Cup semi-finals by virtue of finishing higher than their opponents New South Wales by just 0.02 Net Run Rate margin in the league stages, after the teams qualifying final was washed out without a ball being bowled.
Ferguson received good support at the other end from captain Jake Lehmann (44) and Tom Cooper (37).
Pacer Andrew Tye and Umsan Qadir, son of Pakistan legend Abdul Qadir, starred in the win claiming three wickets each as Victoria were bowled out for 200.
Wade was the second wicket to fall, before compiling the fastest century for Tasmania in domestic one-day cricket, reaching three figures off just 65 deliveries.
Sutherland took 5/27. Maxwell smashed 80, and Tremain, another Test reject, snared 3/47.
In his first match since being dropped, Maxwell scored 80 off 91 balls to set up a 13-run win over Queensland.