THEY are the latest young quicks to be plucked off the almighty NSW fast bowlers production line, ready to continue their red-hot form through the Big Bash League finals.

Sean Abbott and Ben Dwarshuis will take hold of the white ball and their nerves at a packed Gabba on Wednesday night as they try to help the Sydney Sixers advance to Saturday’s BBL final.

As NSW pacemen Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins sent down some thunderbolts at the SCG on Sunday during Australia’s fourth ODI, Abbott, 24, and Dwarshuis, 22, flew home after ensuring the Sixers scraped home against the Melbourne Stars.

Dwarshuis took three wickets, including the vital scalp of Stars danger man Kevin Pietersen, while Abbott made a matchwinning late cameo with the bat on Saturday night.

Together the pair have taken 26 wickets this campaign — nearly half of the Sixers’ 53 summer scalps — and are determined to take the fight to the Heat, including gun Kiwi batsman Brendon McCullum.

So impressive have the youngsters been they have upstaged Sixers’ Test seamer Jackson Bird, while another Test quick, Doug Bollinger, has been unable to force his way back into the attack.

They are grateful to have access to so many gun bowlers within the NSW system, even if it is only a case of Abbott communicating with Starc via a game of Call Of Duty on PlayStation.

In the past 20 years, 13 bowlers who played or hailed from the state played a Test for Australia.

Abbott leads the BBL with 16 wickets at 15.62, and believes the men in magenta can win up north and then go on to triumph in the final against Perth Scorchers or the Stars.

Victory would be the second straight time the BBL title heads to Sydney after ‘little brother’ the Thunder shocked everyone with their last-to-first heroics.

The frightening thing, Abbott said, was the Sixers were yet to produce the perfect performance.

“There have been games we’ve bowled well, games we’ve batted well, but we haven’t put a whole game together yet,’’ Abbott said.

“While it’s disappointing we haven’t done that, it’s also exciting we’ve made the finals without having played at our best.’’

Dwarshuis, who plays with the Sutherland club — the former grade cricket club of another brilliant Test quick, Glenn McGrath — said while he was fit he was happy to charge in and bowl as fast as possible. He’s nudged 140km/h plus on plenty of occasions.

“I’ve been getting the pace up there, my body feels good, so you tend to run in harder and let the ball go a bit freer without any injury worries,’’ Dwarshuis said.

“There’s pressure on you every game because having a player like Doug, there’s always a chance you could be out the door with one bad game.’’

Well aware of the bad sporting blood with our northern neighbours, Abbott and Dwarshuis said they would take extra delight breaking the hearts of the Queenslanders.

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FAST BOWLERS FROM NSW — to make Test debut during past 20 years.

Joe Mennie (Coffs Harbour — South Aus)

Jackson Bird (Manly — Tassie)

Pat Cummins

Trent Copeland

Josh Hazlewood

Mitch Starc

Matt Nicholson (from NSW — played for WA at one stage)

Doug Bollinger

Nathan Bracken

Stuart Clark

Brett Lee

John Hastings (Hawkesbury — Victoria)

Paul Wilson (Newcastle — South Australia)