Warriors take first-innings points

Western Australia 3 for 160 (Langer 91, Rogers 54*) lead South Australia 114 (Magoffin 3-18, Dorey 3-41, Edmondson 3-48) by 46 runs
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Western Australia showed there is no substitute for quality and experience, demoralising a young South Australia team and taking first-innings points within a day at Perth. Justin Langer led the Warriors to 3 for 160 at stumps after the Redbacks chose to bat and collapsed to be all out for 114.

Langer fell for 91 late in the final session but the damage had been done as he and Chris Rogers added 146 for the second wicket. Rogers, who could be Langer's replacement in the Australia Test team, passed fifty for the seventh time in his outstanding Pura Cup season and finished unbeaten on 54. Marcus North (12) edged Shaun Tait to the wicketkeeper in the final over but with Adam Voges, Luke Pomersbach and Luke Ronchi still to bat, the visitors will face an uphill battle to avoid an innings defeat.

Steve Magoffin, Brett Dorey and Ben Edmondson claimed three victims each as Matthew Elliott's decision to bat on a green pitch backfired. Mark Cosgrove's 32 was the top score as the inexperienced South Australia top order - three players were in the side for the first time this season - failed to cope. The tail fared no better and they lost 6 for 26 to crash to one of the most disappointing totals of their dismal year.