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Not time for panic yet but concerning that WA are on the end of a 2nd thumping in 3 games. They have been totally outplayed by NSW and there are question marks over the form some of the players who have been the mainstays of this team over the last 3 years. I know that there are a lot of first choice players absent but that hasnt stopped the team winning in previous seasons. 
Probably a good time for a break from the Shield to reassess and plan for the second half of the season.

WA are only 6.02 points behind top team SA and have three of their remaining four games at home, mikeh, so if they win those three home games they should qualify for another Shield final.
There have been some spine-tingling Shield games this season, including Queensland's 23-run win over Victoria yesterday, but none more so than the Redbacks' last-ball, two-run victory over Tassie at Bellerive today.
I can't remember the last first-class game when all four results - win, loss, draw, tie - were still possible for both teams with just the one ball to bowl.
It was a truly remarkable match that will be talked about for years by those lucky enough to have been there.