A patient approach meant little for Sam Konstas on Tuesday afternoon, with the young gun knocked over by Scott Boland at the SCG.
The opener struggled to get his now-former Test teammate away in the first session of play but survived through to lunch alongside partner Ryan Hicks.
But once substitute player Hicks (16) fell to off-spinner Todd Murphy after the break, Konstas would soon follow when Boland produced a peach to dismiss his NSW rival.
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Scott Boland celebrates the wicket of Sam konstas Getty
The ball from the Victorian split the gap between Konstas’ bat and pad as the right-hander was sent back to the pavilion for 12 off 59 balls.
Konstas has now been dismissed by Boland on six occasions at domestic level.
It continues a tough start to the season for the 20-year-old, who has struggled for runs and was left out of Australia’s squad for the first game of the Ashes series.
His departure allowed Steve Smith to trot out to the crease in Sydney and he looked to pounce immediately, dispatching a boundary from just his second ball.
In the other Sheffield Shield clash in its second day, Beau Webster continued to cause some havoc with ball in hand for Tasmania, as the all-rounder fights for a Test spot.
Webster had already claimed the prized scalp of Travis Head on Monday evening and added to his tally to take his figures to 4-42 off 11 overs.
Alex Carey hit a half-century for South Australia before falling to Gabe Bell.