Peter Forrest dropped and Ryan Harris rested by Queensland ahead of Ryobi Cup Rest ... Ryan Harris is set to miss the Bulls' first two Ryobi Cup games. FORMER Australian batsman Peter Forrest has been dropped from the Queensland squad for their Ryobi Cup campaign in Sydney. Forrest, who played 15 one-day games for Australia last year and scored a century against Sri Lanka, has lost the momentum which propelled him to national honours after he moved to Brisbane following limited opportunities in Sydney. Forrest last season averaged just 23 from eight 50-over games for the Bulls and failed twice for the Brisbane Heat in the recent Champions Trophy in India. He is one of a string of high-profile omissions from the squad including Test fast bowling ace Ryan Harris, emerging quicks Alister McDermott and Cameron Gannon and batsman Luke Pomersbach who has returned to training in Brisbane after battling private problems. The selectors have chosen a 13-man squad and may make changes at any time. Harris, who is being nursed towards this summer's Ashes after being injured on the recent Ashes tour, will play later in the tournament, which will feature six games in the new carnival-style format played exclusively in Sydney. Peter Forrest is struggling for form so far this season. Harris bowled for the first time since the last Ashes Test in England in August last weekend for club side Toombul, taking 1-42 off 12 overs. "Rhino will not play the first two games but he is slated to play the third, the fifth and sixth at this stage," Bulls captain James Hopes said. "I watched him play club cricket on Saturday and he was going 75 per cent and looked fine."" The Bulls play six matches in 12 days in the Ryobi Cup. Brisbane Heat's Champions League T20 tournament ends with a washout. Hopes admits he has mixed feelings about the new format, which is being played mainly on district grounds around Sydney with a next-to-invisible profile. It takes out home ground advantage and the opportunities for guys to play one-day cricket at the big stadiums around Australia. We are playing at Bankstown, Hurstville, and North Sydney. We are not even playing at the SCG. What I don't want to see is the first game guys play at the big stadiums is for Australia. That is one down side of it but I am happy guys can only bowl 10 overs and we have gone back to normal rules for the first time in five years. Initial Bulls squad: Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Luke Feldman, Jason Floros, Matthew Gale, Chris Hartley, Nathan Hauritz, James Hopes (captain), Chris Lynn, Greg Moller, Michael Neser, Nathan Reardon, Usman Khawaja.