Warner ... departs for 39 as NSW stare down the barrel. Source: Darren England / News Limited
Down and seemingly without star allrounder Shane Watson, NSW are sweating on a controversial substitute call by Cricket Australia which could resuscitate their Sheffield Shield fortunes against Queensland.
SHEF - Allan Border Field
2 November 2012 - Day 2, Session 3
New South Wales 2nd Innings
| P. Nevill | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 43.48 |
| M. Starc | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
The Blues (5-121) are staring down the barrell of an outright defeat after losing five quick wickets before stumps on day two at Allan Border Field - leaving them with an overall lead of just 49.
With Watson injuring his calf while bowling and immediately put on ice, the Bulls only need take four more tail-end wickets.
But NSW are hopeful they can replace Watson with a specialist batsman in an unlikely left-field call.
Provisional replacements had initially been marked down to take over from their four Australian players on day four to allow them extra preparation time for the first Test against South Africa.
An injured player normally can not be replaced but CA may have set a precedent after withdrawing Ricky Ponting (hamstring soreness) from Tasmania's Shield match this weekend as a precaution and allowing Steve Cazzulino to substitute fully.
While the Blues don't want to jeopardise Watson's chances of playing in next week's Gabba Test, they don't want to be denied a fit batsman.
"We're in a situation where (Watson) was going to be replaced on day four anyway," coach Anthony Stuart said. "Obviously with Ricky's situation in (Hobart) we don't know how that's going to impact on us.
"It's not anyone else's fault but our own that we're in this position so whatever the ruling is we have to deal with it
"The fact we lost five wickets in the last hour has nothing to do with Shane or CA or anyone else."
The Blues had turned the match in their favour when David Warner and Scott Henry quickly erased Queensland's 72-run first-innings lead with a freewheeling opening stand, but once Warner fell for 39 the momentum viciously swung back the Bulls way.
Among the 5-45 slump was Test skipper Michael Clarke who also looked in good touch before he was caught behind off youngster Cameron Gannon (2-35) just before stumps for 28.
In reply to the Blues' first-day total of 184, Joe Burns top-scored for Queensland (256) with 64 in a pivotal 110-run stand with Usman Khawaja (54).
Chris Hartley (54) and Nathan Reardon (42) also combined for a crucial 89-run partnership which took the Bulls to first-innings points after the hosts were teetering at 5-132 following the losses of Burns and Khawaja.
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