Sheffield Shield wrap, Mitch Swepson stars amid Queensland spin bowler dilemma, Nathan McSweeney century, 28-run over\u060c<\/p>\n
Mitch Swepson is frustrated with Queensland’s rotation between him and compatriot Matt Kuhnemann, but likes to focus on red-ball cricket after demolishing Victoria on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Swepson took the final two wickets on day four of the Sheffield Shield clash in Mackay to finish with a five-wicket haul as the Bulls beat Victoria by an innings and 104 runs.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old leg-spinner, who played four Tests but fell behind Kuhnemann in Australia’s pecking order in India earlier this year, has been confined to the Shield so far this season as the left-armer plays in the Marsh Cup<\/a>. .<\/p>\n Watch every match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup live ad-free on Kayo Sports. Join Kayo now and start<\/a> streaming instantly ><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Queensland have yet to meet the conditions for the duo to play together, opting instead to give each a format to ply their trade and stay in touch.<\/p>\n Swepson has made a good start to the Shield season with 10 wickets at 17 in his two matches, but is unlikely to replace Kuhnemann from the one-day squad against Victoria on Thursday after the spinner took 2- 39 in a narrow win<\/a> over NSW. last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n He said the Bulls were making the best of a difficult situation and were enjoying \u201cthrowing in\u201d the longer format after playing just five first-class matches last summer.<\/p>\n \u201cYou want to play as much cricket as possible, and the luxury we have at this stage is we have two spinners who have played for Australia, and juggling that can be difficult at times,\u201d Swepson said.<\/p>\n \u201cI couldn’t speak more highly of Kuhney, he’s a great bowler and it’s unfortunate for him that he’s not doing well in the Shield games and I’m sure he’s frustrated by that, as is me not being able to play cricket<\/a> one day.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m really enjoying being able to really concentrate and concentrate on my red ball game right now, and that seems to be helping. The ball is coming out well and the wickets are coming too.<\/p>\n Swepson was set to play on India’s February tour after serving as second spinner on previous trips to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, but was overtaken by Kuhnemann after returning home for the birth of his child ahead of the second Test in Delhi.<\/p>\n He said he hoped the two players could play together more during what is expected to be a hot, dry season across the country.<\/p>\n Peter Handscomb (43) and Todd Murphy (40) held off the Bulls for over an hour on day four in Mackay, before Jack Wildermuth took Handscomb behind and Swepson took the final two wickets in the next match .<\/p>\n Handscomb said there was no reason to panic for Victoria despite a second heavy defeat, with few changes from last season’s team which reached the Sheffield Shield final.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we change things now after only a short start without playing any home games, that\u2019s probably not the right way to go,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know they’ve been working over the last couple of years, so we don’t need to jump the gun.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will stay calm, we will continue to do what we are doing and trust this process, knowing that by doing this it will change and we will start to see results.\u201d<\/p>\n Twenty20 cricket showcased at LA 2028 | 00:53<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a destructive overrun from South Australian batter Nathan McSweeney put the Redbacks in the box to win in bowler-friendly conditions. <\/p>\n McSweeney, who made a dogged 72 from 153 balls as wickets fell around him at the Adelaide Oval, exploded with 28 runs against debutant Jack Nisbet to bring up his century and take SA from 9-182 to 9 -210. <\/p>\n The right-hander made 6, 6, 2, 6, 4 and 4 as he smashed through the leg-side and third-man boundaries to notch his third first-class hundred. <\/p>\n This follows a stellar season for the 24-year-old last summer, during which he made 492 runs including two centuries and was rewarded with the role of co-captain of the Australia A team<\/a> during of a tour in New Zealand. <\/p>\n NSW captain Moises Henriques backed Nisbet, a 20-year-old right-arm quick who played his first match for NSW in one day last week, to continue playing despite the onslaught, and the Shield debutant managed to beat McSweeney to claim an impressive 5-53. <\/p>\n \u201cThe gold standard\u201d | WBBL09 begins | 02:21<\/p>\n The Blues had 323 points to win, but started poorly, with debutant Ryan Hackney caught by Nathan McAndrew to leave the visitors 1-17. <\/p>\n A final wicket partnership of 56 runs between Nisbet (20 not out) and Matthew Gilkes (57) was crucial in keeping NSW in the match as they surrendered a 110-run first innings lead to the Redbacks. <\/p>\n McSweeney also top-scored in SA’s first innings with 64 as both batting line-ups struggled to deal with the new ball.<\/p>\n