Cooper and Cosgrove drive South Australia

A collective batting effort built on three fifties and two hundred-plus stands steered South Australia to 6 for 306 at Gliderol Stadium in Adelaide.

Electing to bat, South Australia had a fine start, courtesy Kelvin Smith (56) and Mark Cosgrove (74). They added 112 for the opening partnership, before Smith became Tom Beaton's second first-class wicket. Tom Cooper (83) then registered his 20th first-class fifty and shared 102 for the fifth wicket with Alex Ross (45) to fortify South Australia. They perished in successive overs, just before stumps, but the first day belonged to South Australia.

Ashton Agar took three wickets in 25 overs, but went at 3.64 runs an over.