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Bird the word as former Test quick takes seven wickets

NSW veteran Jackson Bird took seven wickets as South Australia's batting crumbled at Adelaide Oval. (Morgan Hancock/AAP PHOTOS)

Jackson Bird has turned back the clock, claiming seven wickets as he ripped through South Australia, paving the way for NSW to secure a 30-run first-innings lead by stumps on day one of their Sheffield Shield match.

Bird finished with figures of 7-46 at Adelaide's Karen Rolton Oval on Thursday, nagging away outside the off stump of South Australia's batters as they were all out for 110.

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