Queensland suffer from late Tait blast

South Australia relied on their walking wounded to take first-innings points against Queensland before Shaun Tait floored them with three wickets in four overs. The visitors finished day two on a high after reducing the Bulls to 4 for 24 and holding a 34-run lead.

Tait, who picked up 3 for 69 in the first innings, showed his elbow problem had well and truly healed by removing Nick Kruger (0), Jimmy Maher (1) and the nightwatchman Daniel Doran (4) in a brutal short spell. He was backed up by Ryan Harris, who claimed Shane Watson for 15 - he edged to first slip - after avoiding consecutive pairs.

The flurry of wickets rewarded the gutsy South Australians after Graham Manou started the acts of bravery by striking 43 with a broken finger. Mark Cosgrove, who was batting at No. 8 due to illness, then added late impetus with 54 off 52 balls.

The visitors were dismissed for 366 after Andy Delmont chipped in with a career-high 64 and the middle and lower orders built on the work done by the openers. They began the day strongly with Matthew Elliott and Shane Deitz recording half-centuries, but Queensland hit back through Ashely Noffke, who finished with 4 for 73.

The pair had put on 141 when Elliott slashed at Noffke shortly before lunch, edging behind for 78, while Deitz followed for 58. Mitchell Johnson dismissed Callum Ferguson for 20 before Noffke captured Nathan Adcock, leaving South Australia at 4 for 184. Manou started the revival until he struck a catch back to the legspinner Doran, who hit again after tea when he had Harris caught for 6.

Cosgrove's innings was ended by Johnson, who did not have a fun day in collecting 2 for 127 off 26 overs, while Delmont became Michael Kasprowicz's 950th first-class victim. Noffke returned to finish the innings with the wicket of Tait, who quickly gained revenge.