World News – AU – Sticky tennis balls power Paine’s shield

Centuries of testing skipper Tim Paine and Jake Doran precede two late Redbacks wickets on day three in Adelaide

Tim Paine weathered a constant stream of bouncers and weird sledges of passing traffic as he prepared for the summer test with a ton of Marsh Sheffield Shield that left Tasmania in preparation for their first victory in the season

While the verdant surroundings of Karen Rolton Oval and the Arterial Road that runs perpendicular to its northern end are a long way from where Australians will be playing in the months to come, Paine’s Third Century First Class is the rationale of his tireless – and unusual – efforts to shape the world’s No1 test team, India

In addition to dealing with countless knockdowns in the net before, after and during the game before his innings on Wednesday, Paine has also used more unorthodox methods since arriving in Adelaide for a ‘bubble’ five week shield

The test skipper was confronted with taped tennis balls thrown by coach at Tigers batter Wade Townsend in their hotel yard, with teammates watching from their balconies

« He’s always working on things Right now he’s trying to play the ball late He’s working a lot with our batting coach, » said Jake Doran, who made a ton of breakthrough in a 153-point stand with his skipper

« Lots of glued tennis balls he uses for the swing Him and Marnus (Labuschagne) are quite close – we always send each other pictures going about their own business

« It was good fun watching (Paine and Townsend) from the balcony… Some of the basics like the one you learn a lot from

« He works extremely hard The way he does his training is what everyone admires and he really sets an example. He’s one of those people who always does the extra one percent things »

South Australia’s plan to bombard Paine with short bullets in hopes he would make one proved unsuccessful as their unbeaten 111 saw his team reach 8-493 before declaring, as Tasmania grabbed two wickets by stumps on day three

The Redbacks were 2-93 in their second fence dig, still 205 leaks to get visitors beat again, following twins Doran and Paine as well as 83 from Charlie Wakim and 90 from Ben McDermott the day before

Relentless paceman Chadd Sayers returned the remarkable numbers of 29 overs, 17 maidens, 3-27 and proved SA’s main threat with the ball

The only worry for Tasmania came when Wes Agar hit Paine with a nasty blow to the upper part of his right arm As he waved to the medical staff rushing into the field, he appeared to be in pain at times comfortable during his stay of 201 balls

« He probably could have taken it (short ball) but he knew there was risk for reward he knew he didn’t have to play it and he just played it safe, « said Doran, who added that Paine’s arm was fine at the end of the day

Paine hit the opening limit of the day with a clean drive, but balls in his half of the field became scarce as SA challenged him to crochet with several field players stationed instead. from the counter

He wasn’t the only one who found himself in some discomfort; Paine’s opposite Travis Head had to leave the field for a brief period in the opening session to freeze his left little finger after dislocating it, but was able to return soon after

Doran barely went wrong with his 229-ball shot and the 23-year-old, who offered only a glimpse of his immense potential in his previous 40 first-class matches, has put his ton back together with a draw by Kane Richardson

« I’ve failed in the 90s twice before (today) so it was a little scary, » said Doran. « It was nice to go over (100) and get that award »

Doran’s exit on a Lloyd Pope ball (2-203 vs. 44 overs) that spat on him and inflated from his glove to slip was a rare example of a significant deviation from a surface that saw 12 wickets fall on the first day but that only gave eight in the following two

Paine, after resisting the urge to fall into SA’s short ball trap, began fighting fire with fire and sliced ​​the deep field players in half with a spinning shot and then a majestic cut upper, both out of Agar, to reach a 115- half-century ball

He added 110 for the final three wickets before the return with the help of Beau Webster (who was aggrieved at being handed over caught on the side of the leg for 25), Tom Andrews (26) and Peter Siddle, who added an unbeaten six in three-figure Paine Shepherd

Tasmania should have taken Jake Weatherald out before tea when he beat Siddle between McDermott and Webster in the slides, but McDermott made up for their inaction by catching another chance from the same batsman on the second ball from paceman Nathan Ellis

Siddle then got his reward and made another dent in SA’s hopes of stopping the Tigers when Brad Davis left one that ducked and crashed into his stumps

XI South Australia: Jake Weatherald, Henry Hunt, Brad Davis, Travis Head (c), Callum Ferguson, Harry Nielsen (sem), Liam Scott, Chadd Sayers, Kane Richardson, Wes Agar, Lloyd Pope

Tasmania XI: Jordan Silk, Alex Doolan, Charlie Wakim, Ben McDermott, Jake Doran, Tim Paine (c, sem), Beau Webster, Tom Andrews, Nathan Ellis, Peter Siddle, Jackson Bird

Tim Paine, Sheffield Shield, South Australia Cricket Team, Jake Doran, Cameron Green, Western Australia Cricket Team