Western Australia 167 and 278 for 7 (Curtis 83*, Cartwright 78, Elliott 3-38, O’Neill 3-54) lead Victoria 373 by 72 runs
O’Neill ended Cartwright’s 166-ball vigil on 78 with an ideal cutter that tickled the skin edge. The 23-year-old, who additionally snared three wickets within the first innings, has confirmed to be a revelation for Victoria, and in addition starred for Australia A towards India A.
Cartwright held the three-time reigning Sheffield Protect champions’ innings along with help from skipper Ashton Turner and Curtis.
The guests resumed on day three at 34 for 1 and had been made to battle earlier than and after rain took the gamers off the sector both facet of lunch.
Strapping allrounder Elliott hit the pitch laborious and snared Sam Fanning and Jayden Goodwin within the morning session, each edging into the bucket fingers of first slip Peter Handscomb.
Victoria, with very important bonus factors from the match, will go high of the ladder if they’ll safe victory.
In 4 Protect matches this 12 months Cartwright has scored 420 runs at a mean of 70 in a reminder of why he performed two Checks for Australia in 2017.
His defiance will not be sufficient to salvage something for his facet from this match, however together with Curtis he has made the Victorians battle laborious.
