The pink ball continues to earn unflattering reviews from bowlers, Ben Cutting suggesting it deteriorated faster than a white ball on Thursday.
Bat has thoroughly dominated ball in the day-night Sheffield Shield fixture at the MCG, where Victoria will resume at 2-147 on day three.
Queensland strolled to a first-innings total of 444, Peter Siddle and James Pattinson combining for one wicket from 47 overs.
Cutting ended Thursday's second session with a double-wicket maiden but the Bulls otherwise struggled to create chances.
"Early on when it's hard it's not too bad as a bowler," Cutting said of the pink ball.
"But after seven or eight overs it loses its shine and it had chunks taken out of it after the 10th over.
"As a batting team if you get through those first couple of overs and negate the swing you're going to do pretty well."
Cutting noted after 15 overs that the pink pill looked like a white ball that had been whacked around for 30 or 40 overs.
"From what I've seen in this game it's a lot softer than the white ball," he said.
"Will be very surprised if the ball didn't get changed at some stage."
Cutting was unsure how much of a role the pitch had played in what he termed "a batter's paradise".
Debutant Travis Dean, who will resume on 81 for Victoria, suggested it was a "pretty flat wicket".
"There's not much grass on it," Dean said.
"There wouldn't have been much assistance with the red ball either."
Siddle finished with 0-57 from 23 overs, showing trademark control but failing to create a breakthrough.
"He bowled tight and it wasn't a very forgiving wicket for the quicks," Dean said.
"He could have been selfish and gone for wickets."
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