Big haul: Fawad Ahmed walks off holding the ball up high after taking 8-89. Photo: Getty Images An eight-wicket haul from Fawad Ahmed, the best ever in a Sheffield Shield final, has allowed Victoria to keep Western Australia to 421 in their first innings - and mounted a compelling argument for him to join Australia's touring Test squad in winter. Having made three crucial middle-order breakthroughs on day one at Blundstone Arena the leg-spinner reinforced his reputation of being lethal against the tail by finishing with a dazzling 8-89. The Bushrangers' only other wicket-taker in the innings, Peter Siddle, took 2-67 from 30 overs in a typically impressive shield performance. Ahmed's was the...
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