South Australia's push towards a first Sheffield Shield win in nearly three decades has started positively, bowling out Queensland for 95 and finishing Day One with a 63 run lead.
It was the toss that has been talked about all week on what was expected to be another batting heaven at Karen Rolton Oval.
SA Captain, Nathan McSweeney flipped the coin and cemented the upper hand, although to the surprise of many fans and commentators he selected to bowl first.
With one eye on a pitch moisture that would quickly evaporate under the early-thirties Adelaide sun, McSweeney backed in his bowling unit to apply early pressure on the visiting side.
Early wickets were the key, but they went begging with two chances going to ground in the slips corden inside the first half-hour.
Queensland's luck wouldn't last for long with McSweeney's decision to put the best Sheffield Shield bowling attack of the season at the forfront of the innings proving a stroke of genius.
Brendan Doggett was the breakthrough bowler thanks to a stunning catch in the deep from Nathan McAndrew, claiming the massive wicket of Usman Khawaja.
In the very next over it was McAndrew's turn, another piece of fielding genius with Jake Lehmann perched at short fine-leg dismissing the Queensland captain, Marnus Labuschagne, for a duck.
The corner had been turned, quickly too, as a Liam Scott direct hit run-out claimed the wicket of Jack Clayton the next ball for a golden duck.
Jordan Buckingham chipped in with an impressive caught and bowled attempt before a fighting partnership from Jimmy Pierson and Michael Neser pushed Queensland through to the lunch break at five wickets down.
From there, it was consistent wickets for the hosts with Doggett (6-31) raising the ball and McAndrew (2-22) and Buckingham (1-11) both contributing.
Liam Scott (0-22) rounded out the bowlers for the innings with South Australia only using the four pacemen.
Queensland were bowled out for 95, the lowest total in the first innings of a Sheffield Shield Final.
Off the back of his maiden First-Class last week, Conor McInerney was the standout of the South Australian top order, notching 38, after Henry Hunt and McSweeney fell for ducks early on.
Jason Sangha hung around until the tea break and fell shortly after.
The middle order took a positive approach to the Queensland bowling attack with Alex Carey (24) and Ben Manenti (36*) both sending balls over the rope.
Manenti and Jake Lehmann (42*) took the hosts to Stumps at 6-158.
South Australia secured a full bonus point from their bowling innings which rules the bonus point method of winning for Queensland redundant.
If Queensland are able to bowl South Australia out within the 100 over limit and secure their own bowling bonus point, it will equal South Australia and a drawn match will see the team on top of the Sheffield Shield table victorious.