Set 270 to win,SA slumped to 3-28 before centuries from Jason Sangha and Alex Carey steered them to victory,prompting a celebratory pitch invasion at Karen Rolton Oval.
Marnus Labuschagne left the Australian selectors with much to ponder after an extremely fortunate innings of 61,as Queensland wrestled back into the fight in the Sheffield Shield final.
Marnus Labuschagne’s Test place is even more precarious after he was part of a rush of wickets on a lively day one of the Sheffield Shield final in Adelaide
The row between Usman Khawaja and the Queensland Cricket boss raised eyebrows around the country,in large part because it showed a rare level of infighting in the state that most likes to talk about its men’s team as a brotherhood.
Deadbacks,Jellybacks,SACA Spuds:South Australia’s Sheffield Shield team has been a “basket case” for nearly 30 years,but that may be about to end.
Khawaja has hit back at Queensland’s cricket boss Joe Dawes over claims he had lied about an injury to miss a vital Sheffield Shield game.
Save the final? Yes,no,whatever. The real challenge is to save the Shield.
Once viewed as the unofficial sixth Test of the summer,the final is coming off second-best in clashes with the behemoths of world cricket and Australian sport.
Usman Khawaja has been left upset by suggestions from Queensland Cricket’s boss that the state had no idea of his injury issues and that he didn’t want to play in the state’s last Sheffield Shield game.
A blinding catch by Campbell Kellaway may help ensure Marnus Labuschagne is still batting at No.3 for Australia in the Ashes.