Last But Not Least: Blues Prove A Point

Class has told at the SCG. Victoria's hopes of reaching the final of the ING Cup have been dashed by a powerful performance from their northerly neighbours. Among them the home state's Australian representatives took nine wickets and scored 217 runs as their team climbed from distant last to last on the table. Try as they might, the Vics lacked the firepower required to keep them in check. Comprehensive defeat was the result of their patchy response to a daunting challenge.