Khawaja and Smith give NSW strength
Steven Smith marked his selection in the Test squad with a half-century after Usman Khawaja's hundred set up New South Wales at the SCG
Cricinfo staff
10-Mar-2010
New South Wales 5 for 332 (Khawaja 102, Forrest 78, Smith 72*) v South Australia
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Steven Smith marked his selection in the Test squad with a half-century after Usman Khawaja's hundred set up New South Wales at the SCG. The Blues reached a comfortable 5 for 332 on the first day against South Australia in a game that has no impact on the finals.
New South Wales were 3 for 43 in the gloomy conditions after losing Phillip Hughes, Simon Katich and Phil Jaques, but Khawaja stepped up to register his third hundred of the season. He put on 164 with Peter Forrest to regain the upper hand, finishing with 102 off 138 balls.
Smith joined Forrest, who went for 78, and had warmed up for his trip to New Zealand with an unbeaten 72 when bad light forced an early end. He collected 10 fours and a six and will be chasing back-to-back Shield centuries on the second day.