MacGill and Bollinger give New South Wales a chance

New South Wales 304 (Jaques 163, Cowan 49, Tait 4-70) and 0 for 13 need 281 runs to beat South Australia 9 for 399 dec and 198 (Deitz 50, MacGill 4-46, Bollinger 4-55)
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New South Wales will chase a further 281 for victory after Doug Bollinger and Stuart MacGill dragged the Blues back into the match against South Australia at the SCG. On a day for the bowlers, Shaun Tait provided the early fireworks as the home side lost 6 for 37 to be all out for 304, giving the Redbacks a first-innings advantage of 95.

However, Bollinger, the left-arm fast man, quickly made things difficult for the visitors with three wickets and MacGill chipped in with four of the last five as South Australia were dismissed for 198. Set 294, the Blues were 0 for 13 at stumps.

South Australia were not allowed to escape for long once Bollinger dropped them to 3 for 33, picking up Daniel Harris (9) and Cameron Borgas (0) in consecutive balls before adding Nathan Adcock before lunch and Callum Ferguson after the break. The middle order also had to fight but Mark Cosgrove, who became MacGill's first victim on 43, Darren Lehmann (23) and Shane Deitz (50) could not take the game away from their opponents. MacGill then demolished the tail as the last four batsmen fell for seven runs.

Tait's morning included a burst of 3 for 1 as he took care of Moises Henriques, Beau Casson and Matthew Nicholson in two overs. Reverse-swing was a feature of the spell, which was a mix of accuracy and waywardness, and he finished with 4 for 70. The end was so swift that Brad Haddin, the No. 6, was stranded on 11 not out and faced only 26 balls as his partners disappeared. Phil Jaques, who added one to his overnight 162, was the first to depart when run out by a clever flick from the wicketkeeper Deitz.