Hobart: Tasmania roared back against New South Wales (NSW) and need 158 more runs to pull off a come-from-behind victory in its Sheffield Shield match. Tasmania, after being down and out shortly before lunch on Sunday, hit back through Damien Wright and Shane Jurgensen to rout the big-name NSW batting line up for 86 and gave itself a victory target of 256. At stumps on day three it was 98 for three, needing a further 158, with Michael Di Venuto 44 and Dan Marsh 18. NSW started the day well as the Tasmanian lower order folded, the last five wickets adding only a further 41 runs in 75 minutes and Don Nash taking 6-48. Tasmania was all out for 224, a deficit of 169 runs. NSW captain Simon Katich opted not to enforce the follow-on, a decision he must soon have wondered about as Jurgensen struck. Wright finished with a career best 6-39 while Jurgensen had 4-29 from 12 overs as NSW crumbled all out for 86, giving Tasmania its unexpected winning chance on Monday. In Melbourne, Victoria was on the verge of an outright win over South Australia. At stumps on the third day, South Australia (SA) was 161 for five, needing 167 runs to make Victoria bat again. Victoria declared at 529 for nine on Sunday in reply to South Australia's first innings 202, with all-rounder Jon Moss unbeaten on 103 at the declaration. In Brisbane, Western Australia (WA) was in control after a roller-coaster ride of a day against Queensland at the Gabba. A total of 15 wickets fell during the first day of play with Queensland on 106 for five at stumps, chasing Western Australia's total of 228. WA lost its last six wickets for 30 runs as momentum swung throughout the day.

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