Maxwell shines but hungry for more runs

Glenn Maxwell was the shining light with the bat for Victoria on a torrid first day of their Sheffield Shield clash against South Australia.

But he doesn't think his quickfire innings of 62 in a total of 180 will do much for his cause as he continues to build his case for a Test recall.

"They've always made it pretty clear that they want hundreds," Maxwell said of the national selectors.

"Making 60-odd doesn't really mean anything - I think that's probably the way that they look at it which is fair enough.

"I've just got to keep trying to make runs and take wickets - that's my job.

"When you make as many half-centuries as I do ... I've got to convert more of those.

"I think if you look at my record I've got a lot of eighties and nineties and I haven't converted those into the big hundred-plus scores that guys like Usman Khawaja, Mitch and Shaun Marsh, who have been selected, have done."

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South Australia trail Victoria by 24 runs with six wickets down at stumps and Maxwell promised a better performance from the home side with the bat in the second innings despite the tricky conditions.

Having won the toss and sent the home side in, the West End Redbacks skittled the Commonwealth Bank Bushrangers and were cruising at 0-65 before Victorian quick Chris Tremain (3-33) dragged his team back into the contest with three quick wickets after tea.

Mark Cosgrove made a half-century before he became Tremain's third victim, caught behind attempting to hook, with his side progressing to 6-156 at stumps.

Tim Ludeman (16) and Adam Zampa (11) are the not out batsmen overnight for the visitors.

SA quick Joe Mennie (3-46) made the most of the conditions early, but it was Daniel Worrall (5-69) who did most of the damage.