Warne finds form as Victoria take control

Victoria 6 for 385 dec and 4 for 201 (Jewell 93*) lead South Australia 282 (Lehmann 136*, Borgas 66, Warne 5-103) by 304 runs
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Two of Australia's greatest modern players held their sides together in Adelaide today, but it was Shane Warne's Victoria who held the upper hand over Darren Lehmann's South Australia with a day to play. Lehmann turned his overnight 75 into 136 not out as the Redbacks reached 282, but Warne's 5 for 103 gave the Bushrangers a crucial first-innings lead of 103.

The mood of the visitors was helped further when Nick Jewell posted 93 not out to guide them to the comfort of 4 for 201 and a 304-run advantage at stumps. Brad Hodge also added 45 while Cullen Bailey picked up three wickets for South Australia with his developing legspin.

However, the country's No. 1 slow bowler had produced the more important performance and will be a threat again when Victoria declare for the second time on a wearing pitch. Warne started with the dismissal of Graham Manou in his first over but he was also responsible for giving Lehmann a chance at slip on 90. Lehmann went on to his 44th Australian domestic century and also passed 25,000 first-class runs during the innings.

Warne gave his young protégé Bailey a lesson by having him lbw and then delivered a flipper to remove Paul Rofe the same way. "A couple of [flippers], they came out pretty well, a couple of wrong'uns came out good, so I'm happy, happy with the way I'm bowling," Warne told AAP. "The figures are always nice as a reward, but I was just happy with the way I was bowling, I was getting the ball to turn and bounce."