{"id":743860,"date":"2026-02-05T11:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/743860\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:09:15","slug":"victoria-and-queensland-lose-17-wickets-on-day-one-of-mcg-sheffield-shield-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/743860\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria and Queensland lose 17 wickets on day one of MCG Sheffield Shield game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Test quick Michael Neser has ripped through Victoria’s top order, with Queensland making a huge statement on day one of their Sheffield Shield clash.<\/p>\n

In the first red-ball match at the MCG since the Boxing Day Test debacle<\/a>, bowlers again dominated proceedings in Thursday’s first-class fixture.<\/p>\n

Neser, who shone in three Ashes Tests this summer, took 3-3 in his scintillating opening spell and was on a hat-trick as table-topping Victoria were reduced to 5-11 in the 12th over.<\/p>\n

The hosts steadied a little to reach 7-61 at stumps in reply to Queensland’s first-innings total of 149, with stand-in captain Peter Handscomb (25) and Sam Elliott (7) the not-out batsmen.<\/p>\n

Neser ended the day with figures of 3-9 from nine overs with four maidens.<\/p>\n

Tom Straker (2-24), Jem Ryan (1-9) and Hayden Kerr (1-13) also did some damage as Queensland took the points on day one.<\/p>\n

In a further blow for Victoria, who were already without Test quick Scott Boland and rested captain Will Sutherland, they lost top-order batter Tom Rogers to a broken finger.<\/p>\n

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Michael Neser finished day one with 3-9 off nine overs. (Getty images: Josh Chadwick)<\/p>\n

Rogers took three catches in the field on Thursday \u2014 two days after his spectacular one-handed effort in the 50-over clash between the same teams \u2014 but was unable to bat and was substituted out of the game.<\/p>\n

Victoria had looked on top when they sent Queensland in and bowled out the visitors in 60 overs.<\/p>\n

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Test stars Usman Khawaja (19) and Marnus Labuschagne (10) were both out before lunch, when Queensland were 2-77.<\/p>\n

Elliott (4-43) channelled Steve Smith’s quirky hand gestures when he dismissed Labuschagne, turning to celebrate the wicket in the Queensland captain’s direction.<\/p>\n

The remaining eight Queensland wickets tumbled for just 72 runs in an action-packed second session, as Khawaja’s opening partner Hugo Burdon top-scored with 43.<\/p>\n

David Moody (3-24) and Fergus O’Neill (2-25) were Victoria’s other multiple wicket-takers.<\/p>\n

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