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Aust A spinner sends message to selectors

Young legspinner Mitchell Swepson has claimed seven wickets for the match to help Australia A to a 10-wicket win over South Africa A in Townsville.

As Australia's spin woes have them staring down the barrel of a 3-0 whitewash in Sri Lanka, a young leggie has bowled Australia A to a series sweep on home soil.

Queenslander legspinner Mitchell Swepson was the day-four star as Australia beat South Africa A by 10 wickets on Tuesday in Townsville.

The 22-year-old claimed 4-31 in the tourists' second innings and seven wickets for the match.

It's a timely haul for the Bulls' leggie, with front-line spinner Nathan Lyon and second stringers Steve O'Keefe and Jon Holland struggling to make a substantial mark on the subcontinent.

Swepson helped skittle South Africa A for just 180 in their second dig, leaving Australia A a meagre 83-run chase late on day four.

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Openers Kurtis Patterson (50no) and Cameron Bancroft (38no) hit the Aussies to victory in less than 15 overs.

Earlier, Joe Mennie took 5-61 to bowl South Africa A out for 304 in their first innings, while Swepson chimed in with three wickets.

Australia responded with 402, with Victoria's Peter Handscomb notching a career-best 137.

The South African side, headlined by Proteas Dean Elgar and Wayne Parnell, then crumbled on day four.

However, it was a far-from-fruitful match for dumped Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell, who finished with just two wickets from 36 overs and 16 runs to his name.

Australia A claimed the opening four-day match by 197 runs last week in Brisbane.

The two teams will be joined India A and a national performance squad for a one-day quadrangular series from Sunday.


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