Damage ... Queensland paceman Ben Cutting did his damage with the bat against South Australia. Source: Tim Marsden / News Limited
South Australian opener Phil Hughes failed again after Queenslander Ben Cutting's brutal batting delivered the Bulls first innings points in the Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide.
The Redbacks were 3-90 in their second innings at stumps on Thursday's third day, an 86-run lead over the Bulls.
SHEF - Adelaide Oval
23 October 2012 - Day 3, Session 3
South Australia 2nd Innings
| C. Ferguson | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 |
| T. Head | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test hopeful Hughes was out for eight - the same score he made in the first innings.
SA were earlier denied their first Shield points in more than a year by Cutting's assault with the bat.
Queensland had slipped to 8-339 in reply to the Redbacks' first innings of 9(dec)-402.
But Cutting then smacked four sixes and four boundaries in a whirlwind 62 from 48 balls which pulled the visitors past SA's first innings total, with Queensland declaring at 9-406.
"That is just my game - if it comes off, it comes off,'' said Cutting, who plundered 109 from only 78 balls against SA in the season-opening Shield game in Brisbane.
"I tend to get out if I play straight and try and be a batsman.''
Cutting's late flurry followed centuries by Bulls opener Wade Townsend (129) and Joe Burns (116).
Townsend and Burns put on 189 runs for the fourth wicket, a partnership broken by Redbacks allrounder Dan Christian, who finished with 4-81.
Test offspinner Nathan Lyon struggled in taking 2-131 from 24 overs while paceman Peter George also claimed two wickets.
SA's second innings began badly when Hughes fell to Bulls captain James Hopes.
Hughes was dismissed in a fashion similar to his problems last summer which led to his Test axing - shuffling back, the lefthander nicked a ball which left him off the seam to first slip.
Bulls spinner Nathan Hauritz (2-13) then claimed two late wickets, Sam Miller (33) and Michael Klinger (40) to give the Queenslander's momentum into Friday's final day.
Cutting said the batting performance gave the team a lot of confidence when they took the field.
"It will be very interesting to see how they set the game up for us, considering how they batted for the first hour or so - they took their time a little bit and weren't as proactive as we were with the bat,'' Cutting said.
"Whether that pays off for them is another thing.
"I think they are going to be pretty nervous going into tomorrow, particularly losing a couple of late wickets to spin.
"It's pretty good signs for us.''
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