Bailey edges shaky Tasmania in front

Tasmania 236 and 4 for 151 (Bailey 72*) lead South Australia 345 (Smith 116, Cosgrove 53, Krejza 4-70, Geeves 3-89) by 42 runs
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Tasmania's new captain George Bailey loomed as the key man for his team after three days in Adelaide, where Tasmania held a slender lead with six wickets in hand. The Tigers closed at 4 for 151, with Bailey unbeaten on 72 and Luke Butterworth on 23, and a 42-run advantage over South Australia.

However, Tasmania had little batting depth left in the pavilion and will need Bailey to kick on for a century on the final day. The Redbacks had already claimed first-innings points thanks largely to James Smith's second-day century and Graham Manou kept the lead ticking over.

Mark Cosgrove prodded a return catch to Daniel Marsh on 53, having added only seven to his overnight score, before Manou and Aaron O'Brien guided the lower-order effort. Manou played on for 40 and was one of three wickets for Brett Geeves, while Jason Krejza finished with 4 for 70.

In reply, Tasmania's second innings began shakily when they stumbled to 3 for 56. The run-out of Alex Doolan for 13 did not help matters and Peter George chipped in for two wickets but Bailey led by example and at stumps had put on 78 for the fifth wicket with Butterworth.