Shock weapon Shaun Tait has heaped more pressure on Stuart MacGill by demanding an instant Test recall with a destructive career-best display at the Gabba.

Tait built an irresistible case for inclusion in an Australian four-man pace attack for the Boxing Day Test against India at the MCG by bankrolling a four-wicket Pura Cup win for South Australia.

The super slinger took 7-29 from 16.1 overs of sheer pace and swing to rout Queensland for 137 and finish with his maiden 10-wicket match return.

Watched by national selector Jamie Cox, Tait exploited ideal pace bowling conditions perfectly to take five of the first six Bulls wickets and reduce them to an embarrassing 6-34 early on day three.

Queensland skipper Jimmy Maher, trapped in front by a searing inswinging yorker from the 24-year-old in fading light late yesterday, described it as the fastest bowling he’d encountered in 14 first-class seasons.

“That’s the fastest bowling I’ve faced in my career – those three balls I didn’t see,” said the former Australian one-day batsman.

“That ball that got me was a beauty, it swung back at 155ks just before midnight.

“Tait was the difference. Last night was the game clincher and who played a bad shot? No one.”

Tait, himself, felt his twilight four-over spell, which reaped 3-16, was the quickest of his career.

“Last night I felt as quick as I’ve bowled,” he said.

“A bit of moisture kept the ball in good nick. It swung the whole game. It was brilliant.”

With MacGill nursing knee and hand problems and one-day specialist Brad Hogg the only other spinner in the mix, Tait’s first-class return from elbow surgery should be too difficult for the selectors to ignore.

India will play just one three-day match as a lead-in to the four-Test series and have traditionally struggled against pace and bounce in Australia.

Tait’s day two dusk spell was followed up this morning with the wickets of Clinton Perren (4) and James Hopes (6) either side of a rain break for the game to be as good as over.

Bowling in short, sharp spells, he also returned to dislodge Chris Hartley and in-form all-rounder Ashley Noffke (60), the only batsman to pass 16.

“I’ve never got a 10-for in a game so it was good to get one of those milestones out of the way,” said Tait, who is more focussed on returning to full fitness than a national recall.

“I’m trying to keep the Australian team in the back of my mind and worry about what I’m doing here and get my body fit again.

“All I can do is perform well and keep performing like this.

“It was the first hit out for a while so it was good to get the overs in and come through unscathed with the elbow.

Tait hosed down any talk of being rested for upcoming matches to preserve his body, believing he needed more bowling to maintain rhythm.

Ben Hilfenhaus was 12th man for the two Test wins over Sri Lanka but has not taken enough wickets at domestic level to be considered for the MCG Test.

Tait and, to a lesser extent, Noffke (32 wickets at 17, as well 540 runs at 61) have.

Watching the carnage, Test left-armer Mitchell Johnson could rightly feel nervous after a ragged first-innings return but fired up to have SA under pressure at 4-42 as they chased 80 for the win.

Johnson had 3-10 from 7.1 overs before Redbacks skipper Nathan Adcock belted a run-a-ball 49 to seal a victory that consigned Queensland to their worst interstate start in 36 years.

The Redbacks (14) have now jumped from last to third with back-to-back victories to be six points behind leaders NSW and Victoria.

© 2007 AAP

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