The only notable omission from the team to shape up at the WACA Ground is paceman Douglas Hondo, who has a thigh strain.

His non-selection almost certainly means the 24-year-old right-arm operator will not come into consideration for the Test, getting under way next Thursday.

The three-day outing gives the Zimbabwe batsmen a valuable opportunity to adjust to the pace of the Perth wicket, considered one of the bounciest and fastest in the world.

They will be tested by veteran former Test fast bowlers Jo Angel and Paul Wilson, both past their best but still formidable on their home turf.

Zimbabwe go into the game in buoyant mood after a morale-boosting seven-wicket victory over a Cricket Australia Chairman's XI in a one-day match at Lilac Hill Park, Caversham, near here, Wednesday.

Zimbabwe coach Geoff Marsh said Thursday he was pleased batsmen Mark Vermeulen, Craig Wishart and Stuart Carlisle found their touch against the Chairman's side to build on the early form shown by captain and fast bowler Heath Streak.

"But we're not losing reality about where we're at," he said.

"We know what we're going to come up against in the Tests and we know it's going to get tougher, but the nice thing is the guys have come here and played some pretty good cricket.

"A lot of teams come here and lose the first couple of games and for us it's so important we play well in the first few games, because we don't get a lot of opportunities to play in three or four-day matches." Zimbabwe's recent international schedules have been heavily slanted towards one-dayers.

The state side will be without Australian stars Adam Gilchrist, Justin Langer and Damien Martyn, all involved in a pre-Test training camp over the weekend.

TEAMS

ZIMBABWE (from): Heath Streak (captain), Tatenda Taibu (vice-captain), Andy Blignaut, Stuart Carlisle, Dion Ebrahim, Craig Evans, Trevor Gripper, Sean Ervine, Ray Price, Mark Vermeulen, Craig Wishart (no 12th man named).

WESTERN AUSTRALIA (from): Michael Hussey (captain), Jo Angel, Ryan Campbell, Beau Casson, Shaun Marsh, Scott Meuleman, Marcus North, Chris Rogers, Adam Voges, Darren Wates, Paul Wilson, Peter Worthington (12th man to be determined).