Blues making inroads late in the day..thanks to some poor execution by their opponents... 

Not a lot to enthuse at on day 1.

Joe Mennie 43* adds  some respect to what has to be said is a disappointing  Redback score.

Hilton Cartwright.. the Shield's most consistent batsman against the English Dukes ball tosses it away with an ill judged reverse sweep.

A patient half ton by the disgraced Cameron Bancroft.

Not sure what the Warriors were thinking batting Inglis at first drop. You need someone with a solid technique there such as Will Bosisto. 

Sam Heazlett put on a entertaining cameo. All too short out for 46 off Tremain. His spin play was specially impressive.

The Bulls are travelling nicely on what must be said is a docile deck.

Big Harry Conway deserved that wicket .. good pressure bowling with Copeland-like economy. Excellent knock by Whiteman. Have always rated him.

Wade bowls at a decent pace, can swing and seam the ball. He needs to bowl a lot more.

Wade gets Valente with a waist high full toss that is smashed into gully.

Praise a bloke and he bowls a shocker like that.. what's more it gets a wicket. It did swing tho.

He is no mug with the ball. Similar to Ponting who was under bowled imho.

Stupidly I was thinking this was in Hobart and there was been green pitches down there. At the Adelaide Oval it is a shocking score.

Wade is getting it to swing and move off the pitch

On this belter of a deck it is. I am surprised by the lack of swing with the Dukes.

Whiteman, opening for WA surely for the first time, and the returning Bancroft are dominating for WA. 

He got a genuine edge which went past the slip for 4 and he is far from the worst bowler. Certainly good for a few overs at times.

Wade bowling

I don't really care about them being left handed but whether they are good enough.
I haven't seen anything to suggest McInerney is good enough to open but there have been so many openers tried and they have failed.
The rest of the top 6 are at least around first class quality although some of them are not having great seasons.

Is 6-138 a really bad score? 

Labuchagne (59) falls to spin on the dot of tea.

Labu, Burns, Head with 50s. 

all prospective batters doing ok

There is a rumor CA may can use of the Dukes ball after this season. Is this wise? Ok can it for the next three years but it must be used the summer before the next away Ashes and for the entire 10 rounds.

I suspect a combination of the two. You have to have prevailing conditions..eg overcast and humidity.. for the ball to swing big.  

Jackson Bird is making a mess of the Redbacks. Head in a lone stand.

i wonder if its not the duke ball but the conditions that cause swing?

Just who is the Warriors keeper.. with four from which to choose.. Whiteman, Bancroft, Inglis and Philippe. Traces of England.

As a South Aussie TF what are your views on the leftie stacked batting order of the Redbacks?

Rain has stopped  with play underway at Bankstown Oval after a long delay.. I am thinking the Blues wont mind bowling in these overcast conditions.
Bradley Hope making his Warriors debut I believe. A former Under 19 all rounder. Sam Whiteman opening for the WA boys. Now that is interesting.

NSW vs WA started