Worimi quick Brendan Doggett has done no harm to his case for Test cricket this summer off the back of inclusion in Australia's squad for the Ashes opener, taking a five-wicket haul to start a star-studded selection-race round of Sheffield Shield.
Doggett, who is not expected to feature in Perth from next week but could fancy himself a chance of a Test debut if spots open up, ended with 5-46 in Hobart as South Australia kept the home side's total to 209 with time to play on day one.
After touring with the squad last summer, and to England for the World Test Championship final, without featuring, his inclusion in an Australian XI would make him the fifth-ever Indigenous player to receive a baggy green in the men's and women's teams.
The most recent, Scott Boland, is expected to retain his spot from July's tour to West Indies with skipper Pat Cummins ruled out of the first Test with injury.
Doggett's selection came after a first innings 6-48 against Western Australia in Perth late last month.
The 31-year-old got one to nip away from Tassie opener Caleb Jewell (11) for his first in the 13th over of the match, with Ben Manenti hanging on to the catch at second slip, before taking charge to give South Australia a chance with a bat before stumps.
Recent call-up and potential opener against England's attack Jake Weatherald was gone for 23 early off Liam Scott's bowling, who combined with Nathan McAndrew and Henry Thornton to have Tasmania in trouble five wickets down before reaching 150.
Home side captain Jordan Silk was next to go after an innings-best 64 runs when Doggett had his second - catching an outside edge forcing Alex Carey into diving across the corden to make it 6-175.
The next four wickets fell for 34 runs, Doggett claiming three of them - Jake Doran (27) with the faintest of edges, Jackson Bird (1) bowled facing his second delivery and Matt Kuhnemann (18) finding Travis Head at long-off to end the innings.
From figures at 1-50 in his 16th over, Doggett left the ground 5-66 before the completion of his 20th, and tighten his average to start the summer.
Another 5fa for Brendan Doggett and Trav loves it😂
In 2025, he has 32 wickets at 16.82 in the #SheffieldShield 🤯 Could we see a new quick with a baggy green over the summer? pic.twitter.com/TPIKfcdbQJ
- cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 10, 2025
South Australia had their own struggles at the top once they entered the crease.
Former Test opener Nathan McSweeney was gone for two runs and incumbent middle order run-maker Head (9 from 22 balls) beaten by squad inclusion and last summer's debutant allrounder Beau Webster.
The visitors sat at 3-88 at 6pm AEDT.
In Sydney, Boland's Victoria are working their way to an impressive total - led by a Peter Handscomb century - surpassing 340 with three wickets in hand late in the day against a NSW bowling line up littered with a veteran Test bowling unit set to team up with Boland next week - Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon
Fellow squad selection Sean Abbott also came into the side fresh from international white ball duties.
Western Australia host Queensland at the WACA from Tuesday in the third Shield match of the round, where 14 of Australia's 15-man squad for the first Ashes Test were available for their states.
