Victoria 3 for 43 (Doggett 2-13) trail Queensland 166 (Khawaja 40, Tremain 4-36, Boland 4-43) by 123 runs
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Queensland captain Usman Khawaja, who is likely to be Australia’s No. 3 batsman in the Ashes, managed only 40 as his side was dismissed for 166 at the Gabba. Peter Siddle, who bowled steadily in the JLT One-Day Cup, went wicketless, but Chris Tremain and Scott Boland claimed four wickets each. Queensland then hit back to reduce Victoria to 43 for 3 at stumps.
After choosing to bat, Queensland had lost both openers – Matt Renshaw and Joe Burns – quickly and the slide seeped into the middle order too. Khawaja resisted briefly before legspinner Fawad Ahmed had him caught by Peter Handscomb in the 26th over. Mitchell Swepson (29) and No. 11 Luke Feldman (16) later made useful contributions to haul the score beyond 150.
Debutant seamer Brendan Doggett removed Victoria’s openers in his first three overs, under lights, to give his side hope. Seamer Jack Wildermuth also struck, just before stumps, ensuring the game was left open. Glenn Maxwell and Peter Handscomb closed the day without any further damage.
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