Overview
- Cricket Australia approved Zampa's transfer on Thursday, July 30, 2026, allowing him to play for the Queensland Bulls in the 2026–27 domestic season.
- Zampa remains a centrally contracted Australian player whose move required CA sign‑off under national rules that let contracted players change state teams.
- Queensland described Zampa as a world‑class bowler who will add experience and leadership to a squad that already contains other CA‑contracted players.
- His on‑field contribution will be limited early in the season because Australia’s ODI tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa and a home white‑ball series with England overlap the opening domestic rounds.
- The transfer leaves Zampa's Big Bash future unclear because the BBL is operating under a contracting embargo and the league is finalizing new player rules, and the move follows a career that included seven seasons at South Australia, a return to New South Wales, strong white‑ball international numbers, and past selection tensions between CA and state selectors.