Follow how the action unfolds at Allan Border Field
Welcome to our live report for the opening day of the Sheffield Shield final between Queensland and defending champions New South Wales at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Join us for updates throughout the day.
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9.30am: New South Wales must strike early
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Neser delighted with Queensland’s opening day performance
Welcome back to coverage of the Sheffield Shield final. It was all Queensland on the opening day and they are in a very strong position. There is some help in the surface for pace and spin – the turn Nathan Lyon got yesterday evening suggested a chase could be tricky – but New South Wales have to keep any deficit manageable. Bryce Street, who had a lively contest with Mitchell Starc, and Marnus Labuschagne did a very good job to get through to the close and Queensland will have visions of only batting once. That, though, is still a long way off against a strong NSW attack.
You can catch up with how the first day played out here.
Andrew McGlashan is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo
Source: ESPN Crickinfo