Match State: Match scheduled to start at 10:30am local time (2230 GMT)
welcome to WestpacTrust Park in Hamilton for this the third and
final Test of the National Bank Series between New Zealand and
Australia
Australia have already retained the Trans-Tasman Trophy, after
taking an unassailable 2-0 series lead after their comfortable 6
wicket win at Wellington
Australian captain Steve Waugh has won the toss and decided to bowl
first on what is a remarkably green looking track, but seems quite
hard and should level out after a short while
the overhead conditions are as perfect as can be, not a cloud
whatsoever to be seen with a lovely light blue sky, so there
shouldn't be any dramatic extra movement through the air for the
New Zealand top order to negotiate
Australia have made just the one change, announced yesterday, with
Matthew Hayden replacing Greg Blewett to partner Michael Slater at
the top of the order, with Damien Fleming once again missing out
to utility bowler Colin Miller
New Zealand have made a couple of changes, with Simon Doull dropped
for debutant pace bowler and Northern Districts team mate Daryl
Tuffey, and Paul Wiseman comes in for the injured Daniel Vettori
out come the umpires, Steve Dunne and Arani Jayaprakash, with Doug
Cowie hidden away in the third umpire's booth, followed by the
Australians all wearing their baggy green caps for the first
session
the field is almost set and McGrath marking out his run before the
New Zealand openers Matthew Horne and Craig Spearman finally make
their way out to the middle
it'll be Horne to take first strike to Glenn McGrath bowling from
the Members End, with four slips, gully, mid off, short leg and
long leg in place for the right hander facing the right arm over
the wicket bowling
0.1 McGrath to Horne, no run, straight ball on off stump, watchfully
defends it straight back on the off side of the pitch
0.2 McGrath to Horne, no run, leaves alone a ball passing by outside
off stump through to Gilchrist
0.3 McGrath to Horne, three runs, strongly driven straight up the
ground, past Miller at extra cover pushed wider, Horne runs
aggressively and calls Spearman back for a quick third run
Horne and New Zealand underway for the match
the same field is set for the right handed Spearman
0.4 McGrath to Spearman, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer angling
slightly down the leg side
0.5 McGrath to Spearman, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
0.6 McGrath to Spearman, no run, straight ball on or just outside off
stump, defends back up on the off side of the pitch
End of over 1 (3 runs) New Zealand 3/0
GD McGrath 1-0-3-0 - Members End
MJ Horne 3* (3b) CM Spearman 0* (3b)
Brett Lee to get first use of the new ball from the City End, with
four slips and two gullies, cover, forward short leg and long leg
in place for the right hander facing his right arm over the wicket
bowling
1.1 Lee to Horne, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends it down
from a height back down into the pitch and back to the bowler
1.2 Lee to Horne, no run, angling down the leg side, Horne tries to
glance it off his hip but can't get a touch to it, Gilchrist
slides across to glove it to his left
1.3 Lee to Horne, one run, shortish ball, tucked down off his hip past
forward short leg to vacant square leg for an easy single,
Spearman was interested in trying to sneak a second but Horne had
well overrun the crease at the bowler's end
1.4 Lee to Spearman, no run, beaten! pushes forward in defence, Lee
gets it to nip back through the gate between the bat and body,
through to Gilchrist and the Australians are adamant he got an
edge to it, but replays show he clipped the top of his front pad
as he's often prone to do
1.5 Lee to Spearman, FOUR, full and wide outside off stump, Spearman
unleashes with a slightly uncontrolled drive, picking it up low to
the air and just wide the squarer of the two gullies and away to
the vacant backward point boundary
1.6 Lee to Spearman, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 2 (5 runs) New Zealand 8/0
B Lee 1-0-5-0 - City End
MJ Horne 4* (6b) CM Spearman 4* (6b 1x4)
2.1 McGrath to Horne, no run, ducks underneath a very sharp bouncer,
excellent ball from McGrath had Horne only just managing to avoid
it as it followed his grille-less helmet
2.2 McGrath to Horne, no run, straight ball, defends back down the
pitch
2.3 McGrath to Horne, no run, shoulders arms to a straight ball outside
off stump, lifting well from the deck through to Gilchrist at a
good height
2.4 McGrath to Horne, three runs, pushes it through a shade too full
outside off stump and Horne takes advantage of another half
volley, pushing it up the ground on the off side, well clear of
the sole man Miller on the off side at extra cover, overhauled
inside the long off boundary
2.5 McGrath to Spearman, no run, forward, firmly stroked up to Miller
at extra cover
2.6 McGrath to Spearman, (noball) no run, oversteps, beaten! Spearman
went back to a good length ball angling in to him then
straightening off the seam and lifting, he did well not to get a
touch on it
2.6 McGrath to Spearman, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
End of over 3 (4 runs) New Zealand 12/0
GD McGrath 2-0-7-0 (1nb) - Members End
MJ Horne 7* (10b) CM Spearman 4* (9b 1x4)
3.1 Lee to Horne, no run, full ball, Horne dangerously goes back before
pushing forward at it late and brings many a groan from the
Australian camp as it nearly gets through him, his bat was nowhere
near the body with non-existent footwork, closed the face to play
it to leg
3.2 Lee to Horne, no run, more compactly forward in defence, playing it
back up on the off side of the pitch
3.3 Lee to Horne, no run, same again, forward defensive shot played
back on the off side of the pitch for Lee to pick up
3.4 Lee to Horne, no run, shapes to play but quickly whips the bat back
up out of the way at the last moment as it passes by outside off
stump
3.5 Lee to Horne, no run, dear oh dear, who knows what Horne was
thinking there, Lee swings away a relatively wide ball to begin
with, and Horne reaches right out for it, he was never ever going
to do much with that except get an edge
3.6 Lee to Horne, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
End of over 4 (maiden) New Zealand 12/0
B Lee 2-1-5-0 - City End
CM Spearman 4* (9b 1x4) MJ Horne 7* (16b)
4.1 McGrath to Spearman, no run, shuffles across to off stump, leaves
the bat hanging back well behind the body as he lets it pass by
untouched outside off stump
4.2 McGrath to Spearman, no run, similar again, shuffles across to off
stump and shoulders arms
4.3 McGrath to Spearman, no run, thrusts out the front pad towards the
line of the ball this time, shouldering arms again as it passes by
4.4 McGrath to Spearman, no run, forward with bat/front pad together,
firmly pushes it back to the bowler on the off side of the pitch
4.5 McGrath to Spearman, no run, quick rising ball from a back of a
length outside off stump, Spearman sways his upper body quickly
back out of the way as it passes by at head height
4.6 McGrath to Spearman, no run, fuller ball angling into the pads down
the leg side, tries to work it away through square leg but is
taken on the back pad, rebounds away towards point
End of over 5 (maiden) New Zealand 12/0
GD McGrath 3-1-7-0 (1nb) - Members End
MJ Horne 7* (16b) CM Spearman 4* (15b 1x4)
there's a bit of a delay as Brett Lee gets a change of bowling
boots from the dressing rooms
a fair crowd has come to see the opening day's play here on a
lovely Friday morning, probably in the vicinity of 1500 at the
moment
5.1 Lee to Horne, no run, wide away swinging delivery moving further
away, Horne reaches for it, hitting the bottom of the bat and
going away towards Steve Waugh at the squarer of two gullies, very
awkward and dangerous looking stuff
5.2 Lee to Horne, one run, tapped away just forward of point, good
early call and they take a very good quick single with the shot
5.3 Lee to Spearman, FOUR, full outside off stump, Spearman lays right
into it, smashing it just past the sprawling Miller in the covers
and away to the boundary in emphatic style
5.4 Lee to Spearman, no run, it's all happening here! Lee throws in an
attempted yorker in response and all but does Spearman, only just
managing to get the toe of the bat on to it, and squeezing it away
just wide of the stumps
another delay as some sawdust is brought out for Lee's footmarks,
having a little trouble early on getting into his perfect run-up
rhythm
and the umpires are studying the ball, just to prolong the delay,
and decide to get a replacement after a long look into the box of
various age balls, only after umpire Jayaprakash has autographed
the 5.4 over 'old' ball first
5.5 Lee to Spearman, no run, at last back underway, in what is proving
to be a rather long over and not a no-ball or wide to be seen,
though this one was darn close to it, full and wide outside off
and swinging further away, left alone
5.6 Lee to Spearman, no run, straighter ball, Spearman withdraws inside
the line of it at the last moment
End of over 6 (5 runs) New Zealand 17/0
B Lee 3-1-10-0 - City End
MJ Horne 8* (18b) CM Spearman 8* (19b 2x4)
6.1 McGrath to Horne, no run, good length ball defended down just past
Langer at forward short leg
6.2 McGrath to Horne, no run, straight ball on off stump, Horne is
somewhat squared around in defence as he plays it back down the
pitch to the bowler
6.3 McGrath to Horne, no run, Horne shapes to play a fuller ball
outside off stump, but raises the bat out of the way at the last
moment as it's wide enough to not compulse him to a shot
6.4 McGrath to Horne, no run, beaten! Horne drives down the wrong line
of one angling in a shade and then straightening just outside off
stump
6.5 McGrath to Horne, no run, leaves alone outside off stump, shorter
ball seaming back a fraction but not enough to threaten
6.6 McGrath to Horne, no run, ducks underneath a quick rising ball over
the stumps, Horne only just manages to get out of the way
End of over 7 (maiden) New Zealand 17/0
GD McGrath 4-2-7-0 (1nb) - Members End
CM Spearman 8* (19b 2x4) MJ Horne 8* (24b)
7.1 Lee to Spearman, no run, quick, overpitched ball down the leg side,
Spearman has a big swing but can't get a touch on it, through to
Gilchrist
7.2 Lee to Spearman, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, Spearman
pounces for the third time off Lee, punishing it wide of Miller at
extra cover, this time more down the ground rather than square
like the previous two boundaries
7.3 Lee to Spearman, legbye: one run, angling down the leg side,
brushes the hip and goes just past Gilchrist down to McGrath at
fine leg, amidst the cry of 'catch it!' from the bowler
7.4 Lee to Horne, no run, shoulders arms to a widish ball outside off
stump
7.5 Lee to Horne, no run, shapes to play then keeps the bat well clear
above a full and wide ball swinging a bit further away outside off
stump
7.6 Lee to Horne, no run, squared around by a good ball seaming back
sharply in, defends away towards point
End of over 8 (5 runs) New Zealand 22/0
B Lee 4-1-14-0 - City End
CM Spearman 12* (22b 3x4) MJ Horne 8* (27b)
8.1 McGrath to Spearman, no run, forward in defence to a shortish ball,
plays it quietly back up on the off side of the pitch
8.2 McGrath to Spearman, no run, jumps across to off stump, shoulders
arms to a good straight ball just passing by outside off stump
8.3 McGrath to Spearman, no run, shoulders arms to a wider ball outside
off stump
8.4 McGrath to Spearman, no run, straight ball seaming back in a touch,
defends it down short of Langer at forward short leg
8.5 McGrath to Spearman, OUT: beautifully bowled! McGrath probed away
at Spearman by angling it in and then straightening the delivery,
induces the edge through to the keeper for a simple catch
New Zealand 22/1, Partnership of 22
CM Spearman c Gilchrist b McGrath 12 (27b 3x4 0x6)
MJ Horne 8* (27b) GD McGrath 4.5-2-7-1 (1nb)
Mathew Sinclair the new batsman, under all sorts of pressure like
Spearman before him
8.6 McGrath to Sinclair, one run, and he's off the mark straight away,
pushing a full ball firmly wide of Miller at extra cover for a
single with the shot
End of over 9 (1 run) New Zealand 23/1
GD McGrath 5-2-8-1 (1nb) - Members End
MS Sinclair 1* (1b) MJ Horne 8* (27b)
9.1 Lee to Sinclair, one run, he's ticking it over one-day style!
angling down the leg side, glanced down to McGrath at fine leg
9.2 Lee to Horne, one run, angles it into Horne's legs too, turned away
through backward square leg for an easy single, they look for a
second but are hesitant as McGrath comes up quickly to field from
fine leg
9.3 Lee to Sinclair, (noball) two runs, oversteps, and Sinclair's
scored off every ball faced so far! he's on fire! well, relatively
speaking ... nicely drives it up through vacant mid off for an
easy couple of runs
9.3 Lee to Sinclair, no run, sways back out of the way of a rising ball
wide outside off stump
9.4 Lee to Sinclair, two runs, full ball, stroked up through vacant mid
off for a couple more, Sinclair off to a bright and breezy start,
can today at last be his day against the Australians?
9.5 Lee to Sinclair, no run, straight ball, hops on the crease in
defence back down the pitch on the leg side
9.6 Lee to Sinclair, two runs, and Sinclair equals his highest score of
the series just like that, opening the blade and guiding a
quickish ball away wide of backward point for another couple
End of over 10 (9 runs) New Zealand 32/1
B Lee 5-1-23-0 (1nb) - City End
MJ Horne 9* (28b) MS Sinclair 8* (7b)
Lee well milked off that mover for three twos and two singles, with
a no-ball to boot
10.1 McGrath to Horne, no run, ducks right down underneath a bouncer
angling down the leg side, Gilchrist has to go some distance to
his left to take it high up with his left glove
10.2 McGrath to Horne, no run, looks to play but doesn't need to,
raising the bat vertically over the top of it, leaving it alone
through to Gilchrist
10.3 McGrath to Horne, no run, oooh! rising ball outside off stump,
Horne was all ready to pull it but had the latest of changes of
heart, having to really get down out of the way in a hurry, the
ball does the reverse limbo, just passing over the top edge of the
horizontal blade
that Horne had left out there in the air as he took evasive action,
not very pretty or safe at all
10.4 McGrath to Horne, no run, beaten! McGrath doing Horne completely
here, this time puts in a good length ball that Horne plays inside
the line of
10.5 McGrath to Horne, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
10.6 McGrath to Horne, no run, beaten again! great over from McGrath,
mixing the short and full stuff up to a perfect plan, Horne was
squared around and presented the bat in front of his body, the
ball fizzing past the outside edge
End of over 11 (maiden) New Zealand 32/1
GD McGrath 6-3-8-1 (1nb) - Members End
MS Sinclair 8* (7b) MJ Horne 9* (34b)
the first bowling change of the match, and interestingly it's
blonde leg spin and not aged medium pace (or off spin), with Shane
Warne being brought on at the City End
slip, backward point, deepish point, short cover, wide mid off, mid
on, midwicket, forward short leg and long leg in place for the
right hander facing right arm over the wicket leg spin
11.1 Warne to Sinclair, no run, shoulders arms to one turning away
outside off stump
11.2 Warne to Sinclair, no run, prods forward in defence, dropping it
down in close on the off side, Warne lets out a big cry of 'catch
it!', to a bit of laughter, as he was probably the closest to the
ball a good 15 feet away
and with that shot, Steve Waugh moves in the man from cover to
silly mid off
11.3 Warne to Sinclair, one run, flighted full down the leg side, turned
down through backward square leg
11.4 Warne to Horne, no run, full on his legs, defends firmly into the
ground to Langer at forward short leg
11.5 Warne to Horne, no run, forward, smothers the spin, defending down
in close on the off side, again Warne cries 'catch it!' for no
great reason except perhaps to intimidate and get the batsman
thinking
11.6 Warne to Horne, no run, leaves alone a full ball outside off stump
turning away
End of over 12 (1 run) New Zealand 33/1
SK Warne 1-0-1-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 9* (10b) MJ Horne 9* (37b)
12.1 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, seams one back in sharply from outside
off stump, just jabs it down with bat/pad together in defence back
into the pitch
12.2 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, opens the face defending away a good
length ball dead straight on an off stump line, away to the finer
of two gullies from the outside edge
12.3 McGrath to Sinclair, two runs, angling down the leg side, neatly
tucks it away through vacant square leg for an easy couple as
Lee's in to field from long leg
12.4 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, beaten! a beauty again from McGrath,
Sinclair drives inside the line of it, and just fails to find the
outside edge
12.5 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
12.6 McGrath to Sinclair, FOUR, strongly cracked through extra cover,
wide of Miller and it reaches the long boundary in the deep, just
beating the chaser despite slowing up in the outfield, nice stroke
End of over 13 (6 runs) New Zealand 39/1
GD McGrath 7-3-14-1 (1nb) - Members End
MJ Horne 9* (37b) MS Sinclair 15* (16b 1x4)
and with that shot, it ushers in the first drinks break of the
Test, just 13 overs bowled in the first hour with those delays
eating into it
13.1 Warne to Horne, two runs, dear oh dear, tries sweeping first ball
back and gets a big top edge that flies just past the diving
Martyn at short fine leg, almost pulled off a spectacular catch,
very risky stuff
13.2 Warne to Horne, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
13.3 Warne to Horne, no run, leaves alone a straight pitched leggie that
turns away just past off stump, Warne lets out all sorts of cries
in disbelief
13.4 Warne to Horne, no run, glanced away to Martyn at short fine leg
13.5 Warne to Horne, one run, sweeps with much more conviction, down to
McGrath running around to field from long leg
13.6 Warne to Sinclair, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
ball that goes straight on, just missing the off stump, Warne lets
out all sorts of moans, groans, squeals and cries of disbelief
End of over 14 (3 runs) New Zealand 42/1
SK Warne 2-0-4-0 - City End
MJ Horne 12* (42b) MS Sinclair 15* (17b 1x4)
14.1 McGrath to Horne, no run, withdraws the bat inside the line of a
rising ball wide outside off stump
14.2 McGrath to Horne, no run, stretches the front pad forward, with the
bat raised well out of the way, leaves a straight ball outside off
stump
14.3 McGrath to Horne, no run, shies back out of the way of a quick
rising ball just outside off stump, passing by at shoulder height
14.4 McGrath to Horne, OUT: dear oh dear, Horne props forward in defence
with bat and pad tucked together, McGrath gets one to seam past
the outside edge and there's a noise as it does, McGrath goes up
with the slips not completely convincingly but umpire Dunne raises
the dreaded finger
New Zealand 42/2, Partnership of 20
MJ Horne c Gilchrist b McGrath 12 (46b 0x4 0x6)
MS Sinclair 15* (17b 1x4) GD McGrath 7.4-3-14-2 (1nb)
replays show that it went a mile wide of the outside edge, and the
noise was no doubt the bat hitting the pad, Gilchrist didn't even
go up at all, but Horne has to depart
captain Stephen Fleming the new batsman
14.5 McGrath to Fleming, no run, beaten! what a pearler to receive first
up, seaming away across the left hander, there's a faint noise
there too but this time it's detected as bat clipping the top of
the front pad
14.6 McGrath to Fleming, no run, withdraws the bat inside the line of
one angling wide outside off stump through to Gilchrist
End of over 15 (maiden) New Zealand 42/2
GD McGrath 8-4-14-2 (1nb) - Members End
MS Sinclair 15* (17b 1x4) SP Fleming 0* (2b)
15.1 Warne to Sinclair, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side
15.2 Warne to Sinclair, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side again
15.3 Warne to Sinclair, no run, flatter ball, not much width but
Sinclair cuts it hard away to Miller at backward point
15.4 Warne to Sinclair, no run, flighted down the leg side, taken on the
pad and rebounds away past Langer at forward short leg
15.5 Warne to Sinclair, no run, props forward in defence, taken just
blow the knee roll, prompting a loud appeal from Warne alone,
wasn't a bad shout as it struck in line with middle, but he was
well forward and it was turning away
15.6 Warne to Sinclair, no run, forward, defends down into the pitch,
silly mid off dives forward on to the middle of the pitch to stop
the ball
End of over 16 (maiden) New Zealand 42/2
SK Warne 3-1-4-0 - City End
SP Fleming 0* (2b) MS Sinclair 15* (23b 1x4)
McGrath continues a long, but very successful, opening spell
16.1 McGrath to Fleming, no run, swings the head back out of the way of
a sharp rising ball on off stump, Gilchrist gloves it high above
his head
16.2 McGrath to Fleming, no run, beaten! Fleming pushes forward from the
crease, playing inside it as he strikes the front pad with his bat
as it fizzes by
16.3 McGrath to Fleming, one run, elegantly clipped off his legs down to
Lee at long leg to get off the mark
16.4 McGrath to Sinclair, bye: FOUR, bouncer but it's angling too far
down the leg side, Sinclair ducks back out of the way of it, not
having to use much effort as it's pretty wide, and Gilchrist can't
quite fully glove it leaping up to his left, down to the boundary
amongst many cheers
16.5 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, forward, pushes up to Miller at wide
mid off in defence
16.6 McGrath to Sinclair, FOUR, shot! without a doubt shot of the day so
far, beautifully square driven through cover point with plenty of
power, the point fielder gives it away early in the chase
End of over 17 (9 runs) New Zealand 51/2
GD McGrath 9-4-19-2 (1nb) - Members End
SP Fleming 1* (5b) MS Sinclair 19* (26b 2x4)
that's more the Sinclair New Zealanders have come to recognise
before the Australians touched down in this country and ruined his
summer
17.1 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward, defends down quietly on the off
side of the pitch
a bit of a delay as the rear of two sightscreens has to be slided
across
17.2 Warne to Fleming, one run, turns down the leg side, nicely flicked
away towards short fine leg for an easy run
17.3 Warne to Sinclair, no run, forward, firmly stroked back to the
bowler
17.4 Warne to Sinclair, bye: one run, quick full toss down the leg side
catches Sinclair by surprise, as he makes a late push at it,
Gilchrist can't glove it cleanly and they sneak a bye as Fleming
calls Sinclair through
17.5 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward, defends away backward of point
to McGrath
17.6 Warne to Fleming, no run, flighted full, firmly driven straight up
to mid off
End of over 18 (2 runs) New Zealand 53/2
SK Warne 4-1-5-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 19* (28b 2x4) SP Fleming 2* (9b)
Lee returns, replacing McGrath after a 9 over first spell at the
Members End
three slips, two gullies, point, wide mid off, mid on, and long leg
in place for the right hander facing the right arm over the wicket
bowler
18.1 Lee to Sinclair, no run, cut hard into the ground away to Steve
Waugh who parries it down with his palms at the squarer of two
gullies
18.2 Lee to Sinclair, no run, beaten by a shortish ball outside off
stump, reaching forward from the crease as the feet remained
planted inside the painted area
18.3 Lee to Sinclair, no run, firmly defends back up on the off side of
the pitch
18.4 Lee to Sinclair, OUT: dear oh dear, Sinclair throws it all away,
has a big slash off the back foot to a rising ball outside off
stump, no width to work with and all he can do is get a thick edge
that flies straight to Warne at first slip who takes at throat
height
New Zealand 53/3, Partnership of 11
MS Sinclair c Warne b Lee 19 (32b 2x4 0x6)
SP Fleming 2* (9b) B Lee 5.4-1-23-1 (1nb)
Sinclair couldn't square drive that one, too short and no width, he
was always asking for trouble, and fails to reach 20, but does
manage to score 1 more run than in his previous 4 innings of the
series combined
Nathan Astle the new batsman
18.5 Lee to Astle, no run, straight ball on off stump, hops on the
crease in defence, playing it down the pitch to the bowler
18.6 Lee to Astle, OUT: hops on the crease, Lee seams it back in
sharply, strikes him high on the knee roll in the air, Lee makes a
belated appeal and umpire Dunne thinks for a while, quivers the
hands before finally casually raising the finger
New Zealand 53/4, Partnership of 0
NJ Astle lbw b Lee 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 19 (maiden) New Zealand 53/4
B Lee 6-2-23-2 (1nb) - Members End
SP Fleming 2* (9b)
struck him rather high and angling down leg, a very rough call on
Astle after just two deliveries, Dunne not in the sharpest of
decision-making form so far today
New Zealand in trouble now, after a fairly decent start after being
sent in on a green track
Craig McMillan the new batsman at the non-striker's end
19.1 Warne to Fleming, FOUR, flighted up outside off stump, lovely drive
wide of Steve Waugh at mid off goes all the way
19.2 Warne to Fleming, one run, opens the face and guides it away
towards short third man, sneaky quick single taken with the shot
19.3 Warne to McMillan, no run, pokes forward in defence, rebounds to
silly mid off off the front pad, Warne appeals for lbw but gets no
response from umpire Jayaprakash
19.4 Warne to McMillan, no run, another appeal, this time it's flighted
on leg stump, looked to be pitching outside the line, just
19.5 Warne to McMillan, FOUR, a little bit of width, McMillan slashes it
away just fine of the diving short third man fielder to get of the
mark in breezy fashion
19.6 Warne to McMillan, one run, prods forward, gets a thick inside edge
that squirts away to vacant square leg for a streaky single
End of over 20 (10 runs) New Zealand 63/4
SK Warne 5-1-15-0 - City End
CD McMillan 5* (4b 1x4) SP Fleming 7* (11b 1x4)
20.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
20.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again
20.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to yet another similar ball
outside off stump, full and wide
20.4 Lee to McMillan, one run, quick, straight ball, McMillan works it
away to vacant midwicket, almost stumbling over as he plays it,
hurried on to him more than expected, but the single is
comfortable as mid on has to field
20.5 Lee to Fleming, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
20.6 Lee to Fleming, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again, Lee
not quite getting his line right that over, only forcing the
batsmen to play once
End of over 21 (1 run) New Zealand 64/4
B Lee 7-2-24-2 (1nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 6* (8b 1x4) SP Fleming 7* (13b 1x4)
21.1 Warne to McMillan, no run, stretches well forward down the line of
a straight ball to smother the spin
21.2 Warne to McMillan, no run, flat ball, runs it away to Miller at
backward point off the open face
21.3 Warne to McMillan, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side
21.4 Warne to McMillan, one run, pitches full down the leg side, deftly
glanced past the keeper, good quick run taken with the shot as
Martyn has to dive across to his right from short fine leg to
field
21.5 Warne to Fleming, no run, leaves alone a ball turning down the leg
side through to the keeper
21.6 Warne to Fleming, no run, shoulders arms to one tossed up on a good
length outside off stump, turning in a fraction late
End of over 22 (1 run) New Zealand 65/4
SK Warne 6-1-16-0 - City End
CD McMillan 7* (12b 1x4) SP Fleming 7* (15b 1x4)
22.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, sways back out of the way of a rising ball
on off stump, left through to Gilchrist
22.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, forward in defence, receives a good rising
ball on a length, just sliding past the outside edge as he had his
bat tucked in to the front pad
22.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, full and quick on off stump, pushes
forward from the crease, playing it away to the squarer of two
gullies slightly edgily
22.4 Lee to McMillan, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer angling down
the leg side
22.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, props forward in defence with bat/pad
together, takes the front pad high up as it strikes him outside
off stump, Lee goes up for a bit of an enquiring shout on his own,
you never know what might be forthcoming from that end at the
moment
22.6 Lee to McMillan, no run, full and straight on off stump, just digs
it out from under his legs back up on the off side of the pitch
End of over 23 (maiden) New Zealand 65/4
B Lee 8-3-24-2 (1nb) - Members End
SP Fleming 7* (15b 1x4) CD McMillan 7* (18b 1x4)
Colin Miller replaces Warne at the City End
the right arm off spinner is coming around the wicket to the left
handed Fleming, with two slips, silly mid off, backward point,
extra cover, wide mid off, mid on, midwicket and short fine leg in
place
23.1 Miller to Fleming, no run, forward to a straight ball, defends back
to the bowler
23.2 Miller to Fleming, no run, leaves alone a flighted ball outside off
stump
23.3 Miller to Fleming, no run, forward, lets it come on and strike the
front pad, Miller lets out half an appeal, as it struck him
outside the line of off stump and going slightly away
23.4 Miller to Fleming, FOUR, too short and Fleming's quickly on to it,
cutting away nicely through point, wide of the fielder there and
away to the boundary
23.5 Miller to Fleming, no run, back to another shortish ball, this time
plays it from the crease back down the wicket on the leg side
23.6 Miller to Fleming, one run, tucks away one down the leg side,
dropping it away through square just past forward short leg for a
good quick run
End of over 24 (5 runs) New Zealand 70/4
CR Miller 1-0-5-0 - City End
SP Fleming 12* (21b 2x4) CD McMillan 7* (18b 1x4)
24.1 Lee to Fleming, no run, leaves alone a wide ball outside off stump
24.2 Lee to Fleming, no run, raises the bat clear out of the way of a
rising ball outside off stump
24.3 Lee to Fleming, no run, straight ball on off stump, Fleming
shuffles across to get in line, defending solidly back down the
pitch
24.4 Lee to Fleming, one run, hops on the crease, works a straight ball
drifting into middle and leg away to vacant midwicket for a good
quick run with the shot
24.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a full, quick ball
outside off stump
24.6 Lee to McMillan, two runs, overpitched into his legs, McMillan
drives nicely through the wide open spaces on the leg side, up
through mid on, they get an easy two and even contemplate a third
as Miller has to field from mid off
End of over 25 (3 runs) New Zealand 73/4
B Lee 9-3-27-2 (1nb) - Members End
SP Fleming 13* (25b 2x4) CD McMillan 9* (20b 1x4)
McMillan says no after looking, and Fleming puts the bat back
inside the crease, wisely, as Miller's throw hits the base of the
stumps at the bowler's end
25.1 Miller to Fleming, no run, straight ball, forward in defence in
close on the off side
25.2 Miller to Fleming, no run, stretches the front pad well forward,
letting it come on and take him on the knee roll, Miller only has
the faintest of enquiries to the umpire as no stroke was offered,
but it was by no means an arm ball
25.3 Miller to Fleming, no run, quietly pushed away to Slater at
midwicket
a bit of a hold up as Fleming doesn't like the big video screen
being on as the ball is delivered
25.4 Miller to Fleming, no run, forward in defence, back down the pitch,
and Fleming signals again, he's most distracted by it in the
corner of his eye, umpire Jayaprakash waves at the screen, but
really he's just waving at himself as the screen is operated from
the other side of the
ground, but at long last the screen is turned blank and we can
continue
25.5 Miller to Fleming, no run, shortish ball turning away outside off
stump, cut down straight to cover
25.6 Miller to Fleming, no run, forward to a quick, flat ball, defends
back down the pitch
End of over 26 (maiden) New Zealand 73/4
CR Miller 2-1-5-0 - City End
CD McMillan 9* (20b 1x4) SP Fleming 13* (31b 2x4)
and that's lunch on the first day here in Hamilton, only 26 overs
bowled as all manner of distractions, interruptions, delays, fixes
and changes occurred - not to mention four wickets
Australia most certainly with the upper hand as the New Zealand top
order yet again fail to impress, though to be fair, they weren't
helped by some decidedly ordinary umpiring from the Members End
both Horne and Astle can feel unlucky not to be given a chance to
bat on any further than they did, though in balance, Spearman was
possibly lucky to last as long as he did
McGrath bowled a beautiful opening spell, attacking on a good line
and getting the right amount of movement and lift to constantly
threaten the outside edge
New Zealand had done well to see out the first hour for only the
loss of Spearman, and were scoring at a decent rate, but Lee came
back to fire out Sinclair and Astle in quick succession after
McGrath removed Horne
it'll be an uphill battle from here for New Zealand to mount a
competitive total on a track which should provide plenty of runs
on days two to four, with a slightly longer tail than normal
play to resume in just over 30 minutes time at 1:10pm local time
(0110 GMT)
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Match State: Lunch - Day 1
the players return from lunch, with McGrath replacing Lee from
before lunch at the Members End
three slips, gully, backward point, cover point, mid off, mid on
and long leg in place for the right hander facing the right arm
over the wicket
26.1 McGrath to McMillan, no run, straight ball on off stump, defends
back on the off side of the pitch
26.2 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a wide ball outside
off stump
26.3 McGrath to McMillan, no run, leaves alone a widish ball outside off
stump again
26.4 McGrath to McMillan, no run, jabs down in defence at one that seams
back in on line with off stump, with the bat and front pad
together
26.5 McGrath to McMillan, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer angling
down the leg side, just getting out of the way in time
26.6 McGrath to McMillan, no run, half forward, jabs it down in defence
in close on the leg side again
End of over 27 (maiden) New Zealand 73/4
GD McGrath 10-5-19-2 (1nb) - Members End
SP Fleming 13* (31b 2x4) CD McMillan 9* (26b 1x4)
Warne returns, replacing Miller at the City End from prior to lunch
a slip, backward point, cover, mid off, wide mid on, midwicket,
forward short leg and long leg in place for the left hander facing
the right arm over the wicket leg spinner
27.1 Warne to Fleming, no run, back to a fullish ball outside off stump,
hits it into the ground back up on the leg side of the pitch
27.2 Warne to Fleming, no run, flighted up teasingly outside off stump,
Fleming drives up to deepish mid off, getting over the top of the
ball unlike past failures to do so in this series which have cost
his wicket
27.3 Warne to Fleming, no run, props forward outside off stump and runs
it away off the face towards McGrath at backward point, looks for
a run but has to stop quickly
27.4 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward, pushes it straight back down the
pitch to the bowler
27.5 Warne to Fleming, no run, flighted up, pushed away towards point in
defence
27.6 Warne to Fleming, no run, straight ball, forward in defence on the
off side
End of over 28 (maiden) New Zealand 73/4
SK Warne 7-2-16-0 - City End
CD McMillan 9* (26b 1x4) SP Fleming 13* (37b 2x4)
28.1 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a straight ball
passing by just outside off stump
28.2 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms again, this one's much
tighter in to the stumps and McGrath is a little interested in
McMillan's selection of shots
28.3 McGrath to McMillan, no run, forward in defence to a straight ball
on off stump, squeezes it out from his toes on the off side in
defence
28.4 McGrath to McMillan, one run, taps it away short of the cover
field, well taken quick single with the shot
28.5 McGrath to Fleming, no run, stands tall on the crease, defending a
slower ball back down the on the off side
28.6 McGrath to Fleming, no run, straight ball on off stump, defends
compactly back down the wicket on the off side
End of over 29 (1 run) New Zealand 74/4
GD McGrath 11-5-20-2 (1nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 10* (30b 1x4) SP Fleming 13* (39b 2x4)
29.1 Warne to McMillan, one run, flighted down the leg side, helped on
its way towards vacant short fine leg for an easy single
29.2 Warne to Fleming, one run, flighted up full on his heels, quietly
turned away through vacant backward square leg, another easy run
jogged with the shot as two fielders converge
29.3 Warne to McMillan, no run, floated up straight, McMillan watchfully
pats it back down the wicket past the bowler on the leg side for
Steve Waugh to field from mid on
29.4 Warne to McMillan, no run, flighted outside off stump, punched into
the ground, up to Miller at mid off
29.5 Warne to McMillan, no run, McMillan gives himself some room outside
off, cutting it hard into the ground, away to point
29.6 Warne to McMillan, no run, full, squeezed away towards point
End of over 30 (2 runs) New Zealand 76/4
SK Warne 8-2-18-0 - City End
SP Fleming 14* (40b 2x4) CD McMillan 11* (35b 1x4)
30.1 McGrath to Fleming, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
30.2 McGrath to Fleming, no run, beaten! super lifting delivery from a
back of a length has Fleming playing inside it, just withdrawing
the bat out of the way in time
30.3 McGrath to Fleming, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
30.4 McGrath to Fleming, no run, shapes to play then withdraws the bat
back up out of the way late, through to Gilchrist
30.5 McGrath to Fleming, no run, straight ball on off stump, Fleming
gets right in behind it to defend back down the pitch to the
bowler
30.6 McGrath to Fleming, no run, leaves alone a straight ball passing by
just wide of off stump
End of over 31 (maiden) New Zealand 76/4
GD McGrath 12-6-20-2 (1nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 11* (35b 1x4) SP Fleming 14* (46b 2x4)
31.1 Warne to McMillan, no run, flighted up outside off stump, chopped
away into the ground towards cover point, Fleming looks for a
single but has to scurry back as Slater's across quickly to field
from squarer
31.2 Warne to McMillan, no run, leaves alone a wide, flighted ball
outside off stump
31.3 Warne to McMillan, no run, cut down into the ground towards point,
Slater falls back to his left to stop it
31.4 Warne to McMillan, no run, full ball, firmly pushed back down the
pitch to the bowler
31.5 Warne to McMillan, no run, flat ball, forward in defence, tapping
it down in close on the leg side
31.6 Warne to McMillan, no run, flighted up full, McMillan almost looks
for the big shot over the top but holds up, firmly stroking it up
to Steve Waugh at mid on
End of over 32 (maiden) New Zealand 76/4
SK Warne 9-3-18-0 - City End
SP Fleming 14* (46b 2x4) CD McMillan 11* (41b 1x4)
32.1 McGrath to Fleming, no run, stands tall on the crease, firmly
driving back up on the off side, Langer falls across to his left
at mid off to prevent it getting any further
32.2 McGrath to Fleming, (noball) one run, oversteps, drops it away in
close on the off side and they set off for a dodgy single, very
straight as they were running lazily and it was tight to begin
with, McGrath's quickly up, has a shy at the keeper's end
he only just misses, and McMillan would've been out by a few feet,
absolutely ridiculous running between the wickets by both players
there, it was Fleming's call and McMillan slouchily responded
32.2 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
32.3 McGrath to McMillan, FOUR, smack! overpitched outside off stump and
McMillan takes full toll, punching it through vacant cover, the
off side infield don't even bother to turn and chase
32.4 McGrath to McMillan, FOUR, McGrath responds with a fair follow-up
ball, McMillan outside edges a rising ball, bouncing just short of
third slip, only partially stopped by Martyn and it goes all the
way down to the vacant third man boundary
32.5 McGrath to McMillan, FOUR, McMillan on the charge! hits it slightly
on the up, driving back down the ground past the bowler on the off
side, three boundaries in a row helps to alter McGrath's tidy
figures
the man at extra cover is moved straighter to mid off as a result
32.6 McGrath to McMillan, no run, and he's in action now, as McMillan
plays a repeat drive straight up to him, but still 14 runs off the
over to break the tight shackles imposed by Australia since lunch
End of over 33 (14 runs) New Zealand 90/4
GD McGrath 13-6-34-2 (2nb) - Members End
SP Fleming 15* (48b 2x4) CD McMillan 23* (46b 4x4)
33.1 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
33.2 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward, drops it away on the off side
short of Hayden at extra cover, they look for a quick single but
stop early as it travels too quickly to the fielder
33.3 Warne to Fleming, no run, firmly stroked back down the pitch on the
off side, Warne's quickly across to grab low down
33.4 Warne to Fleming, no run, flighted up outside off stump, driven up
to Steve Waugh at mid off
33.5 Warne to Fleming, one run, forward, drops it down in close towards
point, this time they're able to sneak the quick run as it's
further away from any fielder
33.6 Warne to McMillan, no run, throws in a flipper, McMillan's half
forward in defence with bat/pad together, lovely ball from Warne,
he has a sharp appeal but umpire Jayaprakash only raises his hand
to take the hat off his head
End of over 34 (1 run) New Zealand 91/4
SK Warne 10-3-19-0 - City End
SP Fleming 16* (53b 2x4) CD McMillan 23* (47b 4x4)
34.1 McGrath to Fleming, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
34.2 McGrath to Fleming, one run, straight ball on off stump, Fleming
stands tall on the crease to play over it and work it away to
vacant midwicket, enabling the easy run with the shot
34.3 McGrath to McMillan, no run, sways back out of the way of a short
rising ball outside off stump
34.4 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
34.5 McGrath to McMillan, no run, straight ball on off stump, hops on
the crease to defend down towards mid off
34.6 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
straight ball just passing by the sticks
End of over 35 (1 run) New Zealand 92/4
GD McGrath 14-6-35-2 (2nb) - Members End
SP Fleming 17* (55b 2x4) CD McMillan 23* (51b 4x4)
35.1 Warne to Fleming, FOUR, flighted up on his toes, Fleming makes one
step forward and strokes it away through wide midwicket
gorgeously, classy shot full of timing and it races away
35.2 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward to a flighted ball on off stump,
struck firmly into the ground and back up the pitch, bouncing over
the head of Warne, Steve Waugh across to field
35.3 Warne to Fleming, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
35.4 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward to a flatter, straight ball on
off stump, defends back to the bowler
35.5 Warne to Fleming, one run, flighted up on leg stump, worked away
from his legs to vacant square leg for an easy run
35.6 Warne to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to one
flighted up full and wide
End of over 36 (5 runs) New Zealand 97/4
SK Warne 11-3-24-0 - City End
SP Fleming 22* (60b 3x4) CD McMillan 23* (52b 4x4)
36.1 McGrath to Fleming, two runs, angling down the leg side, Fleming
jabs at it but it hurries on through, gets a bit of glove or
forearm to it, as it bounces away just wide of the diving
Gilchrist, Miller just manages to race around from long leg to get
a hoof on the ball inside the line
36.2 McGrath to Fleming, no run, beaten! good ball angling across him,
tried withdrawing the bat inside the line of that one rather late
36.3 McGrath to Fleming, no run, in behind this one in defence much more
safely, pushing it firmly up to Langer at mid off in defence
36.4 McGrath to Fleming, no run, fuller ball, firmly driven straight up
to mid on
36.5 McGrath to Fleming, no run, good short lifting ball from a length,
Fleming jumps on the crease to defend it down from chest height,
Lee charges up from mid off to field
36.6 McGrath to Fleming, one run, shortish rising ball down the leg
side, Fleming tucks it away off his hip towards vacant square leg
for an easy run, bringing up the New Zealand 100
End of over 37 (3 runs) New Zealand 100/4
GD McGrath 15-6-38-2 (2nb) - Members End
SP Fleming 25* (66b 3x4) CD McMillan 23* (52b 4x4)
Warne coming around the wicket to the left handed Fleming now
37.1 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward, defends to short cover
37.2 Warne to Fleming, no run, flighted up outside off stump, Fleming
stretches well forward to defend it quietly at his toes
37.3 Warne to Fleming, no run, floated up full outside off stump,
Fleming looks for the drive but holds off, just pushing it along
the ground quietly away to Martyn at cover
37.4 Warne to Fleming, (noball) no run, oversteps, defends a straight
ball down in close on the leg side
37.4 Warne to Fleming, no run, delivers from very wide on the crease,
flighting it up full outside off stump, Fleming pushes away to
Martyn in the covers again
37.5 Warne to Fleming, one run, forward, opens the face and runs it away
towards cover, keeping the power off the shot and enables them to
take a good quick run
37.6 Warne to McMillan, one run, flighted full down the leg side, easily
turned away through short fine leg for the single, brings up the
much needed 50 partnership off 116 balls
End of over 38 (3 runs) New Zealand 103/4
SK Warne 12-3-27-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 24* (53b 4x4) SP Fleming 26* (72b 3x4)
Lee replaces McGrath at the Members End
three slips, gully, cover point, wide mid off, mid on, forward
short leg and long leg in place for the right hander facing the
right arm over the wicket bowler
38.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
38.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again
38.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, straight ball on off stump, defends away
towards cover point
38.4 Lee to McMillan, FOUR, shot! classic straight drive, Lee
overpitches it slightly just outside off stump, McMillan stepped
forward into the shot, playing it back past the bowler on the leg
side of the pitch
38.5 Lee to McMillan, one run, shortish ball tucked away towards vacant
midwicket for a quick run with the shot
38.6 Lee to Fleming, no run, a beauty! quick and sharply rising ball
outside off stump, Fleming was drawn to it like a moth to the
flame, jumping up to grope at it, but it was too good for him,
going well past the outside edge
End of over 39 (5 runs) New Zealand 108/4
B Lee 10-3-32-2 (1nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 29* (58b 5x4) SP Fleming 26* (73b 3x4)
a double bowling change as Miller replaces Warne at the City End
Miller's bowling some medium pace in his second spell, after two
overs of off spin prior to lunch, two slips, gully, point, cover,
mid off, mid on, forward square leg, long leg in place
39.1 Miller to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
a bit of a delay as the rear of two sightscreens has to be slided
across again with Miller coming over the wicket, it takes some
effort for the kids trying to haul the big panels across
and they still struggle, McMillan shouting out the odd word to
people in the crowd hovering nearby
39.2 Miller to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a wide ball outside
off stump
39.3 Miller to McMillan, one run, straight ball, gets an inside edge
into the top of the pad, Fleming calls him through for the quick
run but he's slow to respond before he finally goes, and makes it
home safely as Miller has to run all the way up the pitch himself
to field
he had a kick at the stumps at the keeper's end, missed, but
Fleming was home anyway, Gilchrist was too busy appealing for lbw
from directly behind the stumps in the meanwhile all this was
happening
39.4 Miller to Fleming, no run, leaves alone a ball seaming back in
outside off stump
39.5 Miller to Fleming, no run, walks forward into a defensive shot,
playing it down towards cover
39.6 Miller to Fleming, no run, straight ball on off stump, opens the
face to run it away straight to point
End of over 40 (1 run) New Zealand 109/4
CR Miller 3-1-6-0 - City End
CD McMillan 30* (61b 5x4) SP Fleming 26* (76b 3x4)
40.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, ducks underneath a quick, straight bouncer
40.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, another one, this one a tad quicker,
angling down the leg side, McMillan crouches well down underneath
it
40.3 Lee to McMillan, two runs, full ball on his legs, strongly punched
through the legs of Langer at forward short leg away to vacant
midwicket for an easy two as McGrath fields from mid on
40.4 Lee to McMillan, FOUR, angles into his legs again, this time he's
punished twice as hard, wonderfully timed clip off his pads
through vacant square leg, gave the long leg fielder absolutely no
chance of cutting that one off
40.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, forward, defends down a straight ball up
towards mid off
40.6 Lee to McMillan, one run, strongly punched straight up to Slater at
wide mid off, who makes a big gaffe in letting it through his
hands and conceding a run on the misfield
End of over 41 (7 runs) New Zealand 116/4
B Lee 11-3-39-2 (1nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 37* (67b 6x4) SP Fleming 26* (76b 3x4)
41.1 Miller to McMillan, FOUR, McMillan streakily drives at a widish
ball outside off stump, always reaching for it and not picking the
length, gets away with it as the outside edge rolls away well wide
of the slips and past gully to the vacant third man boundary
41.2 Miller to McMillan, no run, straight ball, defends up on the leg
side of the pitch
41.3 Miller to McMillan, no run, forward, firmly stroked straight to
Steve Waugh at cover
41.4 Miller to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a rising ball from a
length outside off stump
41.5 Miller to McMillan, no run, jabs forward in defence to a shortish
ball that never arrives, Miller putting a touch of his other art,
the off spinner, into it, McMillan having to stop the shot dead as
he plays it, away to cover
41.6 Miller to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 42 (4 runs) New Zealand 120/4
CR Miller 4-1-10-0 - City End
SP Fleming 26* (76b 3x4) CD McMillan 41* (73b 7x4)
time for a drinks break
a good bit of resistance here from this pair, adding 47 in the hour
after lunch with no loss, Fleming very much playing a supporting
hand to the belligerent McMillan
the over rate in the post-lunch hour is much improved on those
beforehand, 16 being trotted through as opposed to 13 in each of
the first two hours
42.1 Lee to Fleming, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
42.2 Lee to Fleming, no run, leaves alone a full ball outside off stump
42.3 Lee to Fleming, no run, hops on the crease to defend down a
shortish ball, playing it down into the ground and back on the off
side of the pitch, Lee charges up to field himself on his follow
through
42.4 Lee to Fleming, FOUR, super short rising ball, has Fleming standing
tall and fending it down, *just* playing it down short of Martyn
at third slip who reached down to it, couldn't get a hand on to it
and it's away to the vacant third man boundary
42.5 Lee to Fleming, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
42.6 Lee to Fleming, no run, slower ball, angling in and pitches middle
and leg, straightens on Fleming as he shuffles across to off
stump, is taken below the knee roll plumb in front of middle
stump, but amazingly umpire Dunne doesn't lift the finger
End of over 43 (4 runs) New Zealand 124/4
B Lee 12-3-43-2 (1nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 41* (73b 7x4) SP Fleming 30* (82b 4x4)
inconsistent day so far for umpire Dunne, perhaps he's used up his
dismissal quota for the day
43.1 Miller to McMillan, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
43.2 Miller to McMillan, two runs, opens the face, running it between
second slip and gully, just overhauled inside the boundary line by
the chasing fielder
43.3 Miller to McMillan, (noball) no run, oversteps, left alone outside
off stump
43.3 Miller to McMillan, FOUR, take that! overpitched outside off stump
and McMillan smashes it away through cover point
43.4 Miller to McMillan, no run, a similar ball, a similar shot, but not
the same result, this time slicing it a little squarer, straight
to Slater at point
43.5 Miller to McMillan, no run, pushes forward in defence, beaten by an
away swinger
43.6 Miller to McMillan, no run, prods forward in defence, this time
getting bat to it, dropping it down towards cover
End of over 44 (7 runs) New Zealand 131/4
CR Miller 5-1-17-0 (1nb) - City End
SP Fleming 30* (82b 4x4) CD McMillan 47* (80b 8x4)
44.1 Lee to Fleming, no run, slower ball down the leg side, Fleming
fails to flick it away fine, and Gilchrist has trouble collecting
the baubling projectile, kicking it away from him but they don't
dare take a risky run to the slight misfield
44.2 Lee to Fleming, no run, short rising ball just outside off stump,
Fleming controls this one better, getting over the top of it and
guiding it down to Martyn at third slip on the bounce
44.3 Lee to Fleming, no run, ducks out of the way of a sharp lifting
ball down the leg side
44.4 Lee to Fleming, OUT: nope, the quota isn't yet used up, he's just
picking and choosing his moments, Fleming drives down the wrong
line of one swinging back in a fair way, struck in line with
middle but it was moving a fair way back to leg
New Zealand 131/5, Partnership of 78
SP Fleming lbw b Lee 30 (86b 4x4 0x6)
CD McMillan 47* (80b 8x4) B Lee 12.4-3-43-3 (1nb)
far more marginal than the one not given, one would suggest that
settles the score between Fleming and Lee after the earlier shout,
and the partnership is broken at 78
second Test blazer Chris Cairns the new batsman
44.5 Lee to Cairns, FOUR, not a bad way to begin! angling in on his legs
and Cairns nonchalantly clips it through forward square leg, full
of power and then some
44.6 Lee to Cairns, no run, shuffles back to defend a short rising ball
on off stump, played down on the off side
End of over 45 (4 runs) New Zealand 135/5
B Lee 13-3-47-3 (1nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 47* (80b 8x4) CL Cairns 4* (2b 1x4)
45.1 Miller to McMillan, no run, seams it back in sharply, almost
defeats McMillan who just gets the bat in the road of the front
pad in time, playing it away square on the off side, bringing
groans from the Australia field
45.2 Miller to McMillan, no run, opens the face, guiding it away to
Steve Waugh at the squarer of two gullies
45.3 Miller to McMillan, no run, firmly stroked up on the off side of
the pitch, McGrath across to field from mid off
45.4 Miller to McMillan, FOUR, strongly driven back down the pitch on
the leg side past the bowler, mid on gives up the chase early and
that's McMillan's 50 off 84 balls, 9x4
45.5 Miller to McMillan, two runs, straight ball just outside off stump,
McMillan works it across the line towards vacant square leg,a nd
they scramble back well for a quick second as Lee has to come in
from long leg to field
45.6 Miller to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a wide ball outside
off stump
End of over 46 (6 runs) New Zealand 141/5
CR Miller 6-1-23-0 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 4* (2b 1x4) CD McMillan 53* (86b 9x4)
despite the recent wicket, New Zealand keep up a fair scoring rate
in recent times, 32 from the last 6 overs
46.1 Lee to Cairns, (noball) no run, oversteps, Cairns hops on the
crease to defend away a quick, straight ball on off stump towards
cover point, and lets out his own shrill cry of 'no run!' to match
that of Dunne's Army Major 'no ball!' call
46.1 Lee to Cairns, FOUR, shortish ball with a bit of width outside off
stump, Cairns tries to crash it away through backward point, it
got a little uppish on him, and turned into a partially controlled
edge well high and wide of the slips, down to the vacant third man
boundary
46.2 Lee to Cairns, no run, plays and misses outside off stump, really
reaching for one wide away from his body with no footwork
46.3 Lee to Cairns, no run, jumps on the crease, defends back up the
pitch
46.4 Lee to Cairns, (noball) no run, oversteps again, firmly stroked off
the back foot up to Slater at mid off
46.4 Lee to Cairns, wide: no run, oh dear! a shocker from Lee! an
attempted slower ball, ends up very wide, so wide that it passes
by outside the tram lines and umpire Dunne outstretches both hands
instead of just the one
46.4 Lee to Cairns, no run, bouncer down the leg side, ducks underneath,
Gilchrist has to leap up to his left to glove it
46.5 Lee to Cairns, one run, hops on the crease to play a straight ball
away towards square leg from the inside edge, Cairns never certain
about that shot whatsoever
46.6 Lee to McMillan, no run, jumps in the crease to defend a straight
ball back up towards mid off
End of over 47 (8 runs) New Zealand 149/5
B Lee 14-3-55-3 (1w 3nb) - Members End
CL Cairns 9* (9b 2x4) CD McMillan 53* (87b 9x4)
47.1 Miller to Cairns, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
47.2 Miller to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms to a full and rather wide
ball swinging even further away
47.3 Miller to Cairns, no run, once again, no stroke required as it
passes by wide outside off stump
47.4 Miller to Cairns, no run, straight ball just outside off stump,
Cairns leans forward to watchfully defend up towards mid off
47.5 Miller to Cairns, no run, leaves alone another one of those short
and wide deliveries outside off stump
47.6 Miller to Cairns, no run, and for the fifth time in the over,
Cairns leaves a full and wide ball alone outside off stump
End of over 48 (maiden) New Zealand 149/5
CR Miller 7-2-23-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 53* (87b 9x4) CL Cairns 9* (15b 2x4)
Damien Martyn replaces Lee at the Members End interestingly,
getting the honour of the role of fifth bowler in the side with
Blewett being dropped
two slips, gully, backward point, cove, mid off, mid on, midwicket
and long leg in place for the right hander facing the right arm
over the wicket medium pacer
48.1 Martyn to McMillan, no run, leaves alone a fairly wide, innocuous
delivery outside off stump
48.2 Martyn to McMillan, no run, Martyn gets some good lift and seam
movement away from the bat, McMillan was momentarily teased into
reaching for it, before he pulled away
48.3 Martyn to McMillan, no run, withdraws inside the line of another
similar ball, more in control this time
48.4 Martyn to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
48.5 Martyn to McMillan, no run, beaten! another similar good length
ball just doing enough off the surface, McMillan has a nibble and
desperately tries to withdraw the bat inside it late, just
succeeding on this occasion
48.6 Martyn to McMillan, no run, straighter ball, defends down towards
cover
End of over 49 (maiden) New Zealand 149/5
DR Martyn 1-1-0-0 - Members End
CL Cairns 9* (15b 2x4) CD McMillan 53* (93b 9x4)
49.1 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends away off the open face
towards Steve Waugh at the squarer of two gullies
49.2 Miller to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms to a wide ball outside off
stump
49.3 Miller to Cairns, no run, leaves alone a full and wide ball outside
off stump
49.4 Miller to Cairns, no run, and this one's even wider! Miller
consistently bowling very wide and full outside off stump for some
reason, Cairns just refuses to bite
49.5 Miller to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
49.6 Miller to Cairns, no run, what a surprise, shoulders arms outside
off stump to a wide ball
End of over 50 (maiden) New Zealand 149/5
CR Miller 8-3-23-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 53* (93b 9x4) CL Cairns 9* (21b 2x4)
that's the third consecutive maiden as the score freezes on 149 for
19 deliveries now
50.1 Martyn to McMillan, no run, short and wide ball outside off stump,
Cairns may not bite but McMillan sure does, really reaching for a
big cut shot but it really moved away quite some distance, rather
loose strokeplay that
50.2 Martyn to McMillan, no run, this time more judiciously chooses to
leave a straighter one outside off stump
50.3 Martyn to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again
50.4 Martyn to McMillan, no run, a bit wider, left alone again, the dot
ball count up to 23 in a row
50.5 Martyn to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
50.6 Martyn to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump, make
that 4 maidens and 25 dot balls in a row
End of over 51 (maiden) New Zealand 149/5
DR Martyn 2-2-0-0 - Members End
CL Cairns 9* (21b 2x4) CD McMillan 53* (99b 9x4)
there's barely been any contact of willow on leather, let alone the
chance of a run lately
perhaps the tactic is to try and frustrate out these two known big
hitters, and tempt them into finally going for a rash shot
51.1 Miller to Cairns, no run, straightish ball seams back in, squares
Cairns around somewhat, defending away towards point
51.2 Miller to Cairns, legbye: FOUR, angling down the leg side, brushes
the pad and goes quickly wide of the keeper, down to the boundary
and at last New Zealand's 150 is raised
51.3 Miller to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
51.4 Miller to Cairns, no run, back to the same old routine again,
leaves alone outside off stump
51.5 Miller to Cairns, three runs, turned away off his legs through
vacant midwicket, and finally the first runs off the bat in 30
balls come
51.6 Miller to McMillan, one run, and all of a sudden they're coming in
a hurry! another one to the total, just gently tapping it down in
close on the leg side and good communication between the pair seem
them sneak through for a hurried single well
End of over 52 (8 runs) New Zealand 157/5
CR Miller 9-3-27-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 54* (100b 9x4) CL Cairns 12* (26b 2x4)
52.1 Martyn to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
52.2 Martyn to McMillan, no run, need we say what happened on this
occasion, the bat's raised high up above the path of the delivery
and through to Gilchrist
52.3 Martyn to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
52.4 Martyn to McMillan, no run, full ball on off stump, strongly driven
straight to Steve Waugh in the covers
52.5 Martyn to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
52.6 Martyn to McMillan, no run, straight ball on middle and leg,
watchfully defended down on the leg side of the pitch
End of over 53 (maiden) New Zealand 157/5
DR Martyn 3-3-0-0 - Members End
CL Cairns 12* (26b 2x4) CD McMillan 54* (106b 9x4)
Miller to continue, but bowling off spin instead of medium pace
53.1 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends away towards Slater
coming in to field from backward point
53.2 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends on the off side of the
pitch, Martyn jogs in from cover to field
53.3 Miller to Cairns, no run, oooh! flighted up full and Cairns drives,
but plays right over the top of it, through to Gilchrist just wide
of off stump, brings some excited cries momentarily
53.4 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
53.5 Miller to Cairns, one run, forward, nudges it away towards point,
well played to enable the quick single called sharply for by
Cairns, McMillan responded well as Slater had a bit of distance to
get in just to reach the ball
53.6 Miller to McMillan, no run, forward, defends back on the off side
of the pitch to Miller who lazily bends down to pick it up
End of over 54 (1 run) New Zealand 158/5
CR Miller 10-3-28-0 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 13* (31b 2x4) CD McMillan 54* (107b 9x4)
we've got about 6 minutes until tea, should be time enough for an
one more over from each end
54.1 Martyn to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump, Martyn
gets it to shape away through the air nicely, swinging from middle
and off to pass by well past the bat
54.2 Martyn to Cairns, no run, firmly driven straight up to Slater at
mid off
54.3 Martyn to Cairns, no run, forward, pitching middle and leg, comes
back into the pad, a fair appeal for lbw and Dunne almost wavers,
but keeps the finger down, perhaps just sliding down leg
54.4 Martyn to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
54.5 Martyn to Cairns, no run, same again, for the umpteenth time in the
last half hour
54.6 Martyn to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump, yet
again
End of over 55 (maiden) New Zealand 158/5
DR Martyn 4-4-0-0 - Members End
CD McMillan 54* (107b 9x4) CL Cairns 13* (37b 2x4)
Martyn completes his fourth maiden over out of four bowled, and has
looked relatively useful through the air, but the batsmen haven't
had to play at many, either
Slater is moved in a fraction at backward point as Miller prepares
to bowl the final over before tea
55.1 Miller to McMillan, no run, straight ball turning in to off stump,
defends straight back to the bowler
55.2 Miller to McMillan, no run, forward to a full ball, watchfully
pokes it away to Martyn at cover
55.3 Miller to McMillan, no run, props forward again, happy to see
things out to tea, quietly dropping it back up on the leg side of
the pitch for Hayden to jog in to field from mid on
the Australians obviously want to make this the last over before
tea also, as Miller switches to come around the wicket to the
right hander for the last three balls
55.4 Miller to McMillan, no run, angling in to his pads, turned away
straight to Mark Waugh at midwicket
55.5 Miller to McMillan, no run, watchfully forward, defends back on the
off side of the pitch for Miller to go across and retrieve himself
55.6 Miller to McMillan, no run, defends down in close on the leg side,
and that is tea, ladies and gentlemen
End of over 56 (maiden) New Zealand 158/5
CR Miller 11-4-28-0 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 13* (37b 2x4) CD McMillan 54* (113b 9x4)
a far better session for the home side, managing 85 runs in 30
overs, for the loss of their captain, but they are far from being
saved as the conditions will only improve when their opposition
get to bat in the middle day(s)
the ball is now 56 overs old, but Martyn was able to get it to
swing about a bit, and there's still a bit of life in the rather
green deck, so life hasn't always been easy, but yet again the top
order have throw things away after getting starts
the last hour or so developed into a real holding pattern, with
Australia seemingly not wanting to attack this pair of counter-
attacking batsmen, preferring to make them try and make the play,
rather than serve it up the way they prefer it
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Match State: Tea - Day 1
the players return to the field for the final session of the day,
it'll be Martyn to continue at the Members End
56.1 Martyn to Cairns, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
56.2 Martyn to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
56.3 Martyn to Cairns, no run, leaves alone a wide ball outside off
stump
56.4 Martyn to Cairns, no run, forward, defends away towards cover
56.5 Martyn to Cairns, no run, forward to a straight ball on off stump,
drops it down in close on the off side and they look for a single
but hold off as the off side field are in quickly
56.6 Martyn to Cairns, one run, at last a run conceded off Martyn,
Cairns tapped it down from his thigh towards forward square leg
and they sneaked through for a good quick run
End of over 57 (1 run) New Zealand 159/5
DR Martyn 5-4-1-0 - Members End
CL Cairns 14* (43b 2x4) CD McMillan 54* (113b 9x4)
McGrath returns, replacing Miller at the City End
three slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, midwicket and long leg
in place for the right hander facing the right arm over the wicket
pace bowler
57.1 McGrath to Cairns, no run, prods forward in defence, inside edging
into the top of the pad and rolls away on the off side
57.2 McGrath to Cairns, no run, full ball, attempted yorker, Cairns
*just* manages to dig it out on the off side before it's too late
57.3 McGrath to Cairns, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
57.4 McGrath to Cairns, no run, fullish ball, stroked firmly straight up
to Steve Waugh at wide mid off
57.5 McGrath to Cairns, no run, Cairns tries to hook but misses as it
climbs on him a bit much, and is struck flush on the silver fern
above the peak of the helmet, pops up and drops behind the stumps
for Gilchrist to come forward and tidy up
57.6 McGrath to Cairns, FOUR, touche! a fine riposte from Cairns,
belting it straight back down the ground past the bowler, McGrath
may have got a slight touch on it with his outstretched fingers to
his left, but it went to the boundary like a tracer bullet
End of over 58 (4 runs) New Zealand 163/5
GD McGrath 16-6-42-2 (2nb) - City End
CD McMillan 54* (113b 9x4) CL Cairns 18* (49b 3x4)
58.1 Martyn to McMillan, no run, forward, defends back on the off side
of the pitch
58.2 Martyn to McMillan, no run, forward, defends back to Martyn on the
off side of the pitch
58.3 Martyn to McMillan, two runs, McMillan too looks to go for the
aerial cross-bat shot, miscuing a pull, just lobbing it wide and
over Langer at midwicket for a couple
58.4 Martyn to McMillan, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, sits up
asking to be hit, McMillan does just that, though still manages to
do it somewhat aerially, slicing it over gully down to the vacant
third man boundary, losing the bottom hand off the blade
58.5 Martyn to McMillan, no run, opens the face, guiding it away to
Hayden in the gully on the bounce
58.6 Martyn to McMillan, no run, forward, firmly driven straight up to
mid off
End of over 59 (6 runs) New Zealand 169/5
DR Martyn 6-4-7-0 - Members End
CL Cairns 18* (49b 3x4) CD McMillan 60* (119b 10x4)
59.1 McGrath to Cairns, no run, comes forward, defending a full ball up
towards mid off
59.2 McGrath to Cairns, no run, leaves alone a wide ball passing by
outside off stump
59.3 McGrath to Cairns, no run, McGrath gets one to nip back
considerably from outside off stump, beating Cairns, as it takes
him on the upper leg and rebounding away towards point
59.4 McGrath to Cairns, no run, leaves alone well alone outside off
stump
59.5 McGrath to Cairns, no run, slower, full ball just outside off
stump, watchfully caressed up to mid off
59.6 McGrath to Cairns, no run, full ball wide outside off stump, shapes
to play then leaves alone
End of over 60 (maiden) New Zealand 169/5
GD McGrath 17-7-42-2 (2nb) - City End
CD McMillan 60* (119b 10x4) CL Cairns 18* (55b 3x4)
Martyn to continue, now with Gilchrist standing up to the stumps,
but the two slips are still further back in their normal position,
interesting move
60.1 Martyn to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a full ball passing
through wide outside off stump
60.2 Martyn to McMillan, no run, leaves alone another ball outside off
stump
60.3 Martyn to McMillan, no run, leaves alone outside off stump, yet
again
60.4 Martyn to McMillan, FOUR, McMillan gets bat on to this one, much
straighter ball pitched in shorter, McMillan gets the hands over
the top of it and runs it away wide of the two slips, down to the
vacant third man boundary
as a result, the backward point man McGrath is moved right back to
third man
60.5 Martyn to McMillan, one run, and he comes into play straight away,
McMillan running it down in a similar fashion to the ball prior
down to him
60.6 Martyn to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 61 (5 runs) New Zealand 174/5
DR Martyn 7-4-12-0 - Members End
CD McMillan 65* (124b 11x4) CL Cairns 18* (56b 3x4)
61.1 McGrath to McMillan, no run, leaves alone a quick ball angling well
wide down the leg side, Gilchrist makes some ground to glove it
61.2 McGrath to McMillan, FOUR, slightly overpitched and McMillan
naturally goes for it, smacking it back down the ground past
McGrath's reaching left hand, no chance for Hayden at mid off
61.3 McGrath to McMillan, FOUR, cracking stuff! McMillan really lets fly
with the next one, no mucking around, nosirree, absolutely
hammered through extra cover, a little in the air but comfortably
through the gap
McGrath is not happy at all, surprisingly enough
61.4 McGrath to McMillan, no run, sways back out of the way of a short
rising ball outside off stump
61.5 McGrath to McMillan, one run, straight ball seaming back in, worked
away through backward square leg for an easy run, they look for a
second as Langer fields from midwicket, but they do best to stay
at home
61.6 McGrath to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 62 (9 runs) New Zealand 183/5
GD McGrath 18-7-51-2 (2nb) - City End
CD McMillan 74* (129b 13x4) CL Cairns 18* (57b 3x4)
Lee returns, replacing Martyn at the Members End
the sun reappears after having briefly gone in to hiding with
Salman Rushdie behind a couple of small, white puffy clouds that
have drifted on by
62.1 Lee to McMillan, wide: no run, not exactly a pleasant way to
reintroduce yourself, a shocker of a wide ball outside the return
crease, McMillan with an equally horrid shot at it, playing a big
windy woof at it, luckily it was a super duper wide and not just a
plain bad widish ball
otherwise one suspects he'd have only found the edge with that sort
of shot
62.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, leaves alone outside off stump, Lee gets a
couple of feet closer to the right line
62.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, straight ball on off stump, defends back
down on the off side of the pitch
62.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, shuffles across slightly towards off stump
as Lee angles it in towards leg, taken on the top of the back pad
and drops down in close on the leg side for Langer to come in and
field from forward square leg
62.4 Lee to McMillan, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
62.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, good testing straight ball on off stump,
McMillan plays with the full face, working it away towards Slater
at mid off
62.6 Lee to McMillan, no run, delivers from very wide on the popping
crease, and uses it to full effect as he gets it to angle in to
the right hander and then straighten to beat the groping outside
edge, using the bounce from a good length to completely defeat
McMillan
End of over 63 (1 run) New Zealand 184/5
B Lee 15-3-56-3 (2w 3nb) - Members End
CL Cairns 18* (57b 3x4) CD McMillan 74* (135b 13x4)
63.1 McGrath to Cairns, no run, leaves alone a very short rising ball
ill-directed wide outside off stump, McGrath earns a few
cheers/jeers from a particularly boisterous sector of the crowd
who have been heckling the Australians all day
63.2 McGrath to Cairns, no run, this one's much better! gets it closer
in to off stump, Cairns was set to pull or hook but just
sways/ducked down out of the way in time, just managing to keep
the bat handle out of the road too
63.3 McGrath to Cairns, no run, another good quick short ball, McGrath
really working up some pace (by his standards) now, trying
desperately to fire one of these two out, Cairns gets out of the
way better this time
63.4 McGrath to Cairns, (noball) no run, oversteps, and sends in another
short ball that Cairns has to sway back out of the way of, just
flying past the chest through to Gilchrist
63.4 McGrath to Cairns, no run, finally a fuller ball, Cairns pushes it
firmly straight to Steve Waugh at cover
63.5 McGrath to Cairns, no run, bouncer! this one's a dead set genuine
one that umpire Jayaprakash signals to McGrath on his return to
his mark as such, Cairns really has to arch the back to get out of
the way of that one
63.6 McGrath to Cairns, one run, hops on the crease to the second non-
ultra short ball of the over, turning it away towards vacant
midwicket and getting an easy single as Langer's across from
squarer to field
End of over 64 (2 runs) New Zealand 186/5
GD McGrath 19-7-53-2 (3nb) - City End
CL Cairns 19* (64b 3x4) CD McMillan 74* (135b 13x4)
Cairns slipped over after he played that and almost kicked his back
foot into the stumps, only missed by a fraction
64.1 Lee to Cairns, no run, good ball! Lee angles in a sharp lifting
delivery from wide on the crease, forcing Cairns to jump into it
and fend away from his body on off stump, towards point in the air
for a short distance, gets away with it as it flew off the leading
edge
64.2 Lee to Cairns, (noball) no run, oversteps, defends back on the off
side of the pitch
64.2 Lee to Cairns, FOUR, smack! low full toss taken full advantage off,
hammered back past the bowler down through vacant mid off
64.3 Lee to Cairns, FOUR, and he goes again! this time a wobbly lofted
off drive, strongly struck though it wavered in the air
64.4 Lee to Cairns, no run, Cairns goes for one too many, a big swing
and miss outside off stump, uncultured stuff by comparison to the
previous two shots
64.5 Lee to Cairns, four runs, struck down the ground on the leg side,
Slater gives chase and just overhauls inside the line, but sloppy
follow-up fielding allows them to come back for the fourth run
64.6 Lee to Cairns, FOUR, awesome stuff! four boundaries in five balls,
stand and deliver from Cairns, just carving it through the covers
as he got over the top of a shortish ball and pounded it away, it
also brings up the New Zealand 200 in fabulous style
End of over 65 (17 runs) New Zealand 203/5
B Lee 16-3-73-3 (2w 4nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 74* (135b 13x4) CL Cairns 35* (71b 7x4)
that over certainly set the crowd alight as Cairns starts to come
into his own now
65.1 McGrath to McMillan, no run, guided away along the ground wide of
the slips, but can't get it past Hayden making a good diving stop
at gully
65.2 McGrath to McMillan, FOUR, somebody just flicked the turbo drive
switch on! McMillan gets into the act too now, McGrath
overpitching outside off stump and is smacked straight back down
the pitch to the straight long off boundary hoardings
that's 21 runs in the last 7 legitimate deliveries, and has forced
McGrath to alter his approach, now coming around the wicket
65.3 McGrath to McMillan, no run, hops on the crease to a straight ball,
playing it away to Langer at midwicket
65.4 McGrath to McMillan, no run, leaves alone a short rising ball
angling across him outside off stump
65.5 McGrath to McMillan, no run, leaves alone another ball rising
outside off stump
65.6 McGrath to McMillan, one run, hops on the crease to one angling
into middle and leg, tucking it away towards backward square leg
to retain the strike
End of over 66 (5 runs) New Zealand 208/5
GD McGrath 20-7-58-2 (3nb) - City End
CD McMillan 79* (141b 14x4) CL Cairns 35* (71b 7x4)
this pair have swiftly stolen the initiative from the Australians
after they controlled the game for much of the early stanza, Steve
Waugh will be desperate to chip at least one of these two out
before drinks or who knows what carnage may follow until stumps
tonight
66.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch
66.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, Lee floats up a full toss, McMillan fails
to cash in, only managing to firmly play it directly to Langer at
forward square leg
66.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, McMillan ducks into a shortish quick ball,
turning the head away and copping one on the grille as a result,
he's a bit shaken and has to walk about a bit to recompose
himself, good ball from Lee
66.4 Lee to McMillan, OUT: McMillan must've been well rattled, the very
next ball he has a wild slash at a wide ball outside off stump,
absolutely no footwork and he only succeeds in getting a thick
edge straight through to Gilchrist
New Zealand 208/6, Partnership of 77
CD McMillan c Gilchrist b Lee 79 (145b 14x4 0x6)
CL Cairns 35* (71b 7x4) B Lee 16.4-3-73-4 (2w 4nb)
the Australians are ecstatic, none more-so than Lee himself who
jumps about and pumps his fist and waves his hands towards
particular spots in the crowd, the big breakthrough has come
Adam Parore the new batsman
66.5 Lee to Parore, no run, not a bad ball to receive first up! shortish
climbing ball seams sharply back in to Parore and goes straight
through him, somehow only just passing over the stumps as he
played all around it
66.6 Lee to Parore, no run, defends a straight ball angling slightly
into middle and leg, played up towards mid on
End of over 67 (maiden) New Zealand 208/6
B Lee 17-4-73-4 (2w 4nb) - Members End
CL Cairns 35* (71b 7x4) AC Parore 0* (2b)
Warne makes a reappearance at the bowling crease after a long
hiatus, replacing McGrath at the City End
he hasn't even bowled a ball yet and already the field is set deep
with Cairns on strike, a long on and deep mid off back, and cover
is relatively deep too
67.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, watchfully forward in defence in close on
the off side
67.2 Warne to Cairns, one run, sweeps from off stump past short fine
leg, down to Lee coming around from long leg to field
67.3 Warne to Parore, one run, unsurprisingly, Parore's immediately into
sweeping Warne, like he's so frequently done before in the series,
dragging it from off stump wide of short fine leg
67.4 Warne to Cairns, (noball) no run, oversteps, Parore's half forward
as it takes him on the front pad, Warne turns to have a sharp
shout for lbw only to see umpire Jayaprakash stretching out his
right arm, which muffles him quickly and sends the crowd into
laughter
67.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, quietly defended away to Steve Waugh at
short cover
67.5 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends straight back down the
pitch to Warne
67.6 Warne to Cairns, no run, flatter ball pushed through outside off
stump, Cairns lets it pass by untouched
End of over 68 (3 runs) New Zealand 211/6
SK Warne 13-3-30-0 (2nb) - City End
AC Parore 1* (3b) CL Cairns 36* (77b 7x4)
68.1 Lee to Parore, no run, ducks back out of the way of a short rising
ball outside off stump
68.2 Lee to Parore, no run, full ball angling down the leg side, left
alone through to Gilchrist
68.3 Lee to Parore, no run, hops on the crease, defends down towards
short cover
68.4 Lee to Parore, no run, props forward in defence with bat/pad tucked
together, played back on the off side of the pitch
68.5 Lee to Parore, no run, slower ball floated up wide outside off
stump, Parore reaches for it before just holding the bat short of
following through with it, left through to Gilchrist
68.6 Lee to Parore, no run, straight ball on off stump, defends straight
back down the pitch to the bowler, Lee tosses it high in the air
to the keeper to complete the over
End of over 69 (maiden) New Zealand 211/6
B Lee 18-5-73-4 (2w 4nb) - Members End
CL Cairns 36* (77b 7x4) AC Parore 1* (9b)
69.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends back to the bowler on the
leg side of the pitch
69.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, tries to paddle it away but is taken high
on the front pad and it rebounds away towards point
69.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, Cairns dances down the pitch to a flighted
ball, but with mid off set much deeper he doesn't execute the
full-blooded stroke for fear of playing it straight to him,
controlling it down, striking it hard on the bounce to the man
there
69.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch
69.5 Warne to Cairns, no run, leaves alone a flighted ball full outside
off stump
69.6 Warne to Cairns, no run, full ball, Cairns leans forward and just
squeezes it away in defence towards cover point
End of over 70 (maiden) New Zealand 211/6
SK Warne 14-4-30-0 (2nb) - City End
AC Parore 1* (9b) CL Cairns 36* (83b 7x4)
and on comes the drinks trolley for the final time today
New Zealand adding 53 in 14 overs in the hour since tea, it
would've been a great hour for New Zealand had it not been for
McMillan throwing away his wicket
it gives Australia the advantage back, considering New Zealand are
carrying a much lighter tail in this match
we've still got 20 overs left to play today, so we're sure to be
doing upwards of 30 minutes overtime tonight
70.1 Lee to Parore, no run, defends a full ball into the ground on the
off side
70.2 Lee to Parore, no run, Parore tries his darndest to get out
McMillan style, failing to get over the top of a good climbing
ball just outside off stump, tried to carve it away backward of
point but is beaten
70.3 Lee to Parore, no run, more watchfully defends back on the off side
of the pitch
70.4 Lee to Parore, no run, hops on the crease in defence, poking it
away from the front edge in close on the off side
70.5 Lee to Parore, no run, shortish ball angling down the leg side,
taken on the glove trying to fend it away, drops clear of Langer
under the helmet at forward short leg
70.6 Lee to Parore, no run, opens the face, guiding a shortish ball
towards backward point
End of over 71 (maiden) New Zealand 211/6
B Lee 19-6-73-4 (2w 4nb) - Members End
CL Cairns 36* (83b 7x4) AC Parore 1* (15b)
71.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, flighted up on off stump, Cairns comes
forward in defence away towards Steve Waugh in the covers
Warne continues to bowl in his sunglasses as the sun starts to come
down low and a few shadows are encroaching on the third man
boundary
71.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, full ball turned away to midwicket
71.3 Warne to Cairns, one run, flighted up outside off stump, nudged
away wide of cover to enable the run with the shot
71.4 Warne to Parore, no run, forward, defends in close on the off side,
Steve Waugh in from cover to field
71.5 Warne to Parore, no run, flighted up full outside off stump,
watchfully stroked along the pitch straight back to the bowler
71.6 Warne to Parore, no run, flighted up outside off stump, Parore
tries a flowing drive through the covers but doesn't get the full
face on it, played away towards the man at point instead
End of over 72 (1 run) New Zealand 212/6
SK Warne 15-4-31-0 (2nb) - City End
CL Cairns 37* (86b 7x4) AC Parore 1* (18b)
72.1 Lee to Cairns, no run, plays and misses outside off stump, brings a
collective gasp from the crowd as Cairns stood on the crease and
chose to drive late away from the body to a ball on the up
72.2 Lee to Cairns, no run, similar ball, this time Cairns makes a
little more effort to get something in behind it, the front foot
shuffles forward and he squares around a bit to tap it down
towards McGrath at mid on
72.3 Lee to Cairns, no run, sways back under and away a short lifting
delivery passing by outside off stump
72.4 Lee to Cairns, no run, a similar, but better, rising ball outside
off stump, Cairns is forced to sway back again
72.5 Lee to Cairns, no run, hops on the creaseline to a straight rising
ball, the feet are all over the place, half trying to avoid it,
half trying to defend it safely, he fends it in the air short of
point
72.6 Lee to Cairns, OUT: rising ball outside off stump, Cairns has an
almighty flay at it and slices it hard and flat in the air down
towards Martyn at third man who lines it up, and takes a good
catch falling forward into it
New Zealand 212/7, Partnership of 4
CL Cairns c Martyn b Lee 37 (92b 7x4 0x6)
End of over 73 (maiden) New Zealand 212/7
B Lee 20-7-73-5 (2w 4nb) - Members End
AC Parore 1* (18b)
the loss of McMillan proves to be doubly bad for the home side as
Cairns follows soon after in sympathy as the runs dried up
completely
Paul Wiseman the new batsman, the tail has officially begun
Lee celebrates a 5-wicket innings haul, and he could well get 8 if
he gets to continue against the tail
73.1 Warne to Wiseman, no run, flighted up outside off stump, forward in
defence in close on the off side
73.2 Warne to Wiseman, no run, forward, defends straight back to the
bowler
73.3 Warne to Wiseman, no run, forward, defends quietly down in close on
the leg side
73.4 Warne to Wiseman, no run, angling down the leg side, brushes the
back pad and goes wide of the keeper, they run a single but umpire
Jayaprakash signals dead ball as he had raised the bat out of the
way
73.5 Warne to Wiseman, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
73.6 Warne to Wiseman, no run, forward in defence again on the off side
End of over 74 (maiden) New Zealand 212/7
SK Warne 16-5-31-0 (2nb) - City End
AC Parore 1* (18b) PJ Wiseman 0* (6b)
an official attendance of 2307 present today to witness this first
day's play, and most of them won't have very favourable thoughts
right at this present time if they support the home side
74.1 Lee to Parore, no run, leaves alone a short rising ball outside off
stump
74.2 Lee to Parore, no run, ducks underneath a straight bouncer
74.3 Lee to Parore, no run, Lee oversteps by quite some distance but
isn't called by umpire Dunne, Parore would've been wishing for
that call for a moment too, as he was forced to fend away a good
rising straight ball in the air towards point, just evading
valiant diving attempts by the two fielders in that region
74.4 Lee to Parore, legbye: one run, angling down the leg side, turned
down to long leg for only the second run in the last 7 overs
74.5 Lee to Wiseman, no run, opens the face and guides it to third slip
on the bounce
74.6 Lee to Wiseman, no run, Wiseman hangs on to see out the over,
defending down towards gully
End of over 75 (1 run, maiden) New Zealand 213/7
B Lee 21-8-73-5 (2w 4nb) - Members End
AC Parore 1* (22b) PJ Wiseman 0* (8b)
75.1 Warne to Parore, two runs, flighted down the leg side, swept very
fine past the keeper, McGrath has to give chase from short fine
leg, just picking it up inside the boundary line
75.2 Warne to Parore, no run, forward, defends down the pitch on the leg
side
75.3 Warne to Parore, no run, flighted up full very invitingly, but
Parore is content to resolutely defend, stroking it quietly away
towards wide mid off
75.4 Warne to Parore, no run, flighted full outside off stump, left
alone through to Gilchrist to glove low down
75.5 Warne to Parore, no run, forward, defends back down the pitch to
Warne
75.6 Warne to Parore, (noball) FOUR, oversteps, Parore is quick to
pounce and plays a lovely drive through cover point
75.6 Warne to Parore, legbye: one run, run away off the pad backward of
square and Parore retains the next over
End of over 76 (8 runs) New Zealand 221/7
SK Warne 17-5-38-0 (3nb) - City End
AC Parore 7* (29b 1x4) PJ Wiseman 0* (8b)
76.1 Lee to Parore, one run, tapped away towards vacant cover point,
Parore immediately gives away the strike off the first ball of the
next over
76.2 Lee to Wiseman, no run, ducks underneath a very short rising ball
angling down the leg side
76.3 Lee to Wiseman, no run, full ball on off stump, Wiseman squares
around on the crease to defend it down to Langer on the bounce at
forward short leg
76.4 Lee to Wiseman, no run, good quick lifting delivery outside off
stump, Wiseman just sways the head back out of the way in time
76.5 Lee to Wiseman, (noball) no run, oversteps, ruining a beauty of a
short lifting ball outside off stump, Wiseman was drawn to it like
a moth to a flame as he jumped into a defensive push but it just
beats the outside edge
76.5 Lee to Wiseman, one run, overpitched angling into his toes, Wiseman
takes advantage of the slightly off line delivery to get off the
mark, turning it away past short leg to vacant square leg
76.6 Lee to Parore, no run, straight ball outside off stump, driven
straight up to mid off
End of over 77 (3 runs) New Zealand 224/7
B Lee 22-8-76-5 (2w 5nb) - Members End
PJ Wiseman 1* (13b) AC Parore 8* (31b 1x4)
77.1 Warne to Wiseman, OUT: bowled round his legs! Wiseman tried to
sweep but only managed to get the bottom of the glove, bounced
down and clipped leg stump
New Zealand 224/8, Partnership of 12
PJ Wiseman b Warne 1 (14b 0x4 0x6)
AC Parore 8* (31b 1x4) SK Warne 17.1-5-38-1 (3nb)
Warne's first wicket of the match, exposing the New Zealand tail
even further, with debutant Daryl Tuffey coming in as the new
batsman
77.2 Warne to Tuffey, no run, goes back to a flat, straight ball, only
just managing to keep it out in defence in close on the off side
77.3 Warne to Tuffey, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
77.4 Warne to Tuffey, one run, and Tuffey is off the mark in Test
cricket, trying to cover in defence a ball turning across him from
leg stump, gets the outside edge and runs wide of slip, they take
a quick single as short third man is across to field
77.5 Warne to Parore, no run, forward, defends back to Warne
77.6 Warne to Parore, no run, flighted up outside off stump, played
along the ground to short midwicket
End of over 78 (1 run) New Zealand 225/8
SK Warne 18-5-39-1 (3nb) - City End
DR Tuffey 1* (3b) AC Parore 8* (33b 1x4)
the new ball is due in two overs time, hard to say whether they'll
take it at this stage, given how much they've continually got out
of the old one (or whether we'll even make it to 80 overs at all)
78.1 Lee to Tuffey, no run, sways back out of the way of a rising ball
outside off stump
78.2 Lee to Tuffey, no run, hops on the crease to fend down a straight
rising ball, drops it just short of Langer at forward short leg,
popping it up off the glove
78.3 Lee to Tuffey, no run, shapes to play then raises the bat up well
clear as it passes by outside off stump
78.4 Lee to Tuffey, no run, ducks down out of the way of a short lifting
ball angling well down the leg side, Gilchrist makes fair ground
to get to it as he gloves high up to his left
78.5 Lee to Tuffey, one run, full ball on his toes, chops it into the
ground and just sneaks it past Langer at forward short leg for the
run towards vacant midwicket as Langer gives chase
Langer moves back to wide mid on for the final ball of the over,
and keeps the helmet on, a real dangerous position that at mid on
78.6 Lee to Parore, no run, flighted up outside off stump, stroked away
square on the off side in defence
End of over 79 (1 run) New Zealand 226/8
B Lee 23-8-77-5 (2w 5nb) - Members End
DR Tuffey 2* (8b) AC Parore 8* (34b 1x4)
79.1 Warne to Tuffey, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
79.2 Warne to Tuffey, no run, similar again, just dropping it short of
silly mid off
79.3 Warne to Tuffey, no run, forward, defends down to Langer at forward
short leg
79.4 Warne to Tuffey, no run, shoulders arms to a flighted full ball
outside off stump
79.5 Warne to Tuffey, no run, forward, defends down in close on the leg
side
79.6 Warne to Tuffey, one run, flighted full outside off stump, firmly
driven wide of mid off and they sneak a run off the last ball of
the over, Tuffey again hogging the strike away from Parore
End of over 80 (1 run) New Zealand 227/8
SK Warne 19-5-40-1 (3nb) - City End
DR Tuffey 3* (14b) AC Parore 8* (34b 1x4)
McGrath returns to the attack, replacing Lee at the Members End,
with the new ball now due, but it hasn't been taken just yet
80.1 McGrath to Tuffey, no run, good quick rising ball on off stump,
Tuffey sways the head back out of the road as it flies through to
Gilchrist
80.2 McGrath to Tuffey, no run, another good rising ball, Tuffey almost
feathered an edge through to Gilchrist on this occasion as he
stood up to it and held the bat up towards it before withdrawing
it back close to his body late in the piece
80.3 McGrath to Tuffey, no run, thrusts the front pad forward to
shoulder arms to a slightly fuller ball passing by outside off
stump
80.4 McGrath to Tuffey, no run, McGrath persists with a similar line and
length, Tuffey forced to sway the head back out of the way passing
by at that height outside off stump
80.5 McGrath to Tuffey, OUT: Tuffey can't hang on forever, another
rising ball outside off stump, this time he manages to help it on
its way through to the keeper and he departs
New Zealand 227/9, Partnership of 3
DR Tuffey c Gilchrist b McGrath 3 (19b 0x4 0x6)
AC Parore 8* (34b 1x4) GD McGrath 20.5-7-58-3 (3nb)
Gilchrist nabs his fourth catch of the innings, all relatively
straightforward nicks through to him
Shayne O'Connor the eleventh and final batsman comes to the wicket
for New Zealand
as happens regularly, it's Parore stranded at the other end with
the tail, and not making much progress himself
80.6 McGrath to O'Connor, no run, straight ball stoutly defended back on
the off side of the pitch
End of over 81 (maiden) New Zealand 227/9
GD McGrath 21-8-58-3 (3nb) - Members End
AC Parore 8* (34b 1x4) SB O'Connor 0* (1b)
still 9 overs have to be bowled today and we only have about as
many minutes left until the scheduled close of play, so we're
looking at some serious overtime folks
the umpires have a look in the direction of the low sun, very
awkwardly shining over the top of the surrounding hedge at the
ground, but we go on
81.1 Warne to Parore, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
81.2 Warne to Parore, no run, forward, defends in close on the off side
81.3 Warne to Parore, no run, sweeps from off stump, straight to McGrath
at short fine leg
81.4 Warne to Parore, no run, straight ball flighted right up, Parore
leans forward to defend quietly away towards Steve Waugh at cover
81.5 Warne to Parore, (noball) no run, oversteps, shortish ball bounces
a fair bit on Parore as it goes on straight, cuts it away towards
point and sets off for a run, but O'Connor doesn't move, telling
him to go back, to which Parore has no choice but to oblige
81.5 Warne to Parore, no run, swept straight to McGrath at short fine
leg
81.6 Warne to Parore, FOUR, cuts aerially away between gully and point,
and it's hit surprisingly well, getting it all the way to the deep
backward point boundary
End of over 82 (5 runs) New Zealand 232/9
SK Warne 20-5-45-1 (4nb) - City End
SB O'Connor 0* (1b) AC Parore 12* (41b 2x4)
82.1 McGrath to O'Connor, no run, sways back out of the way of a rising
ball outside off stump, just managing to get out of the way in
time
82.2 McGrath to O'Connor, no run, straight ball, guides it away to
Hayden in the gully
and the new ball is taken after 82.2 overs, some delay as it takes
a short time for the official scorers to wave back to umpire Dunne
waving the old ball in the air at them
82.3 McGrath to O'Connor, no run, short rising ball, ducks underneath it
82.4 McGrath to O'Connor, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
82.5 McGrath to O'Connor, OUT: the new cherry is required for all of
three deliveries as McGrath pushes one down the leg side, O'Connor
has a nibble and only manages to get a glove on it straight
through to Gilchrist
New Zealand 232/10, Partnership of 5
SB O'Connor c Gilchrist b McGrath 0 (6b 0x4 0x6)
AC Parore 12* (41b 2x4) GD McGrath 21.5-8-58-4 (3nb)
five catches in the innings for Gilchrist, and nine wickets to the
pacemen as McGrath picks up his fourth to accompany Lee's five-
wicket bag
the Australians head off the field, letting Lee lead them off and
giving him a good round of applause
Parore remains not out, not seeing much of the strike towards the
latter overs
we're now past the scheduled close of play time, but New Zealand
will need to bowl 5 overs to finish off proceedings
the players make their way back out into the middle, the
Australians opening with the expected pair of Michael Slater and
Matthew Hayden
it'll be Chris Cairns to bowl from the Members End
four slips, gully, point, mid off, forward short leg and long leg
in place for the left hander taking first strike to the right arm
over the wicket pace bowler
Hayden walks down the wicket to tell the umpires that he can't see
due to the sun peeking through and over the hedges down the
ground, but umpire Jayaprakash in particular isn't impressed and
asks them to play
0.1 Cairns to Hayden, no run, fullish ball outside off stump, Hayden
chops it into the ground wide of the sticks as it drops into the
pitch
0.2 Cairns to Hayden, no run, leaves alone a ball angling across him
outside off stump
0.3 Cairns to Hayden, no run, straighter ball just passing by outside
off stump, Hayden raises the bat well clear above his head as he
lets it pass by
0.4 Cairns to Hayden, no run, similar again, this one's even closer in
to the stumps again, Cairns lets out a little 'oooh' as Hayden
chooses to leave once again
0.5 Cairns to Hayden, two runs, jumps on the crease to a shortish ball
on off stump, easily works it past forward short leg for a couple
to get himself and Australia off the mark, Sinclair having to
chase from under the helmet to midwicket
0.6 Cairns to Hayden, no run, jumps on the crease again, defends down
towards point
End of over 1 (2 runs) Australia 2/0 (trail by 230 runs)
CL Cairns 1-0-2-0 - Members End
MJ Slater 0* (0b) ML Hayden 2* (6b)
Shayne O'Connor to bowl from the City End, New Zealand seemingly
with no thoughts to give the new guy a bowl before stumps
three slips, gully, point, wide mid off, mid on, square leg and
long leg in place for the right hander facing the left arm over
the wicket pace bowler
1.1 O'Connor to Slater, no run, sways back out of the way of a good
rising ball outside off stump
1.2 O'Connor to Slater, no run, standing well out of his crease,
shuffles right back and hops up into it, dropping it down to where
a regulation short leg would be, he sets off looking for a non-
existent quick run as Sinclair scurries in from square leg, and
has to dart back
1.3 O'Connor to Slater, no run, O'Connor gets a shortish ball to angle
across him outside off stump, seaming back in sharply, Slater
tries to cut with no room and plays down a thick outside edge just
short of Spearman at third slip, who stops on the bounce
1.4 O'Connor to Slater, one run, angles it into the pads and drops it
down forward of square on the leg side for a good quick run to get
off the mark
1.5 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, leaves alone a ball swinging away
outside off stump
1.6 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, leaves alone again as it moves away
wide outside off stump
End of over 2 (1 run) Australia 3/0 (trail by 229 runs)
SB O'Connor 1-0-1-0 - City End
MJ Slater 1* (4b) ML Hayden 2* (8b)
2.1 Cairns to Slater, no run, good quick rising ball outside off stump,
Slater only just manages to sway back the head out of its path
2.2 Cairns to Slater, no run, leaves alone a widish ball outside off
stump
2.3 Cairns to Slater, no run, dear oh deary me! jumps on the crease to
a short rising ball moving away outside off stump, Slater tries
his best to help it on its way to the slips cordon, but is *just*
beaten, through to Parore
2.4 Cairns to Slater, no run, angling down the leg side, well left
alone through to Parore
2.5 Cairns to Slater, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
2.6 Cairns to Slater, no run, forward, defends down on the leg side of
the pitch
End of over 3 (maiden) Australia 3/0 (trail by 229 runs)
CL Cairns 2-1-2-0 - Members End
ML Hayden 2* (8b) MJ Slater 1* (10b)
two overs left to bowl today, as the entire field is now covered in
shadows but for a couple of stray slithers of sunlight
3.1 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, leaves alone a shortish rising ball
outside off stump that moves away a fair amount in the air
3.2 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again
3.3 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, O'Connor gets one to move the other
way, Hayden doesn't read it as he keeps the arms well raised high
above his head, and O'Connor can only put hands on his head as it
comes oh so close to clipping of the off bail
3.4 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, beaten! O'Connor with good shape here,
moving through the air and seams it away from the groping bat away
from the body, very close to the edge again
3.5 O'Connor to Hayden, OUT: Hayden just couldn't last against O'Connor
bowling this line and length, he delivers the exact same ball as
previously, this time Hayden can't do much but provide the edge
through to Parore
Australia 3/1, Partnership of 3
ML Hayden c Parore b O'Connor 2 (13b 0x4 0x6)
MJ Slater 1* (10b) SB O'Connor 1.5-0-1-1
O'Connor is jubilant, New Zealand have a wicket back before the
close, and there's still 7 balls left to try and chip out another
as the nightwatchman Warne comes in to bat
it hasn't been a happy series for the Australian opening
partnership (and barely any better for their counterparts)
3.6 O'Connor to Warne, no run, Warne looks to knock the leather off the
ball first ball, hitting a tight ball outside off stump into the
ground away to cover
End of over 4 (maiden) Australia 3/1 (trail by 229 runs)
SB O'Connor 2-1-1-1 - City End
MJ Slater 1* (10b) SK Warne 0* (1b)
Cairns to bowl the last over of the day, a fourth slip is moved in
for Slater on stroke after only three previously
4.1 Cairns to Slater, no run, ducks back and away from a short rising
ball down the leg side through to Parore
4.2 Cairns to Slater, no run, short rising ball really zings up off the
deck, and moves away considerably, Parore can't get to it but
Fleming manages to leap up at first slip and parry it down, that
would've taken a bit out of the hands to stop that, but it saves
four byes
4.3 Cairns to Slater, no run, half forward, taken high up on the pad
and brings a huge shout for lbw from Cairns and ensemble, but
umpire Dunne is unmoved
4.4 Cairns to Slater, one run, Slater quickly gets off strike, he's
only just handling the heat in the kitchen this late in the day,
nudging a full ball up towards vacant mid off for the single
Cairns runs in for the penultimate ball of the day but pulls out of
his run-up as he approaches the crease
4.5 Cairns to Warne, no run, shoulders arms to a full, quick ball
outside off stump
4.6 Cairns to Warne, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again, and
the players promptly walk off the field at 6:04pm
End of over 5 (1 run) Australia 4/1 (trail by 228 runs)
CL Cairns 3-1-3-0 - Members End
MJ Slater 2* (14b) SK Warne 0* (3b)
despite the loss of Hayden before the close, it's still been
Australia's day, managing to dismiss New Zealand relatively
cheaply for 232, on what has been an awkward first day pitch, but
not an unplayable one
Australia got off to the right start in winning the toss and being
able to grab first usage on what is a hard deck with a green crew
cut of hair spread evenly over the surface - New Zealand coach
David Trist pointedly admitted that they would have also b
the New Zealand openers were sticking it out rather usefully for a
while, but it couldn't last, and Spearman couldn't last any longer
against McGrath's superb probing line and lift from a good length
just outside off stump
he again departed cheaply, after deceiving that he was set for a
good innings early on (as is the Spearman way), scoring three
lovely boundaries off the frustrated Lee, who failed to get things
right in his opening spell
the scary thing is, the opening stand of 22 represented New
Zealand's 2nd best start of the series, and the 3rd best by either
side
Horne continued on before he went the same way as Spearman, but
dubiously give by umpire Dunne who wavered a little before raising
the finger, the replays showing the bat was nowhere near the ball
as it passed by
Sinclair came in, and he too looked the goods from ball one, but
threw it all away with a rash shot at a rising Lee delivery, and
Astle fell two balls later to another dodgy decision from umpire
Dunne, as he was taken on the pad by a seaming delivery while
jumping in his crease
Lee has come back with an excellent second spell, finding his line
at last and bowling at a sharp pace to put New Zealand on the back
foot at 53/4, the top order failing for the fifth straight time
(after starts of 26/4, 43/4, 53/4 and a moderately better 88/4 in
the rest of the series)
Fleming, McMillan and Cairns set about rectifying things, as
they've been called upon to do many times before, and it was
McMillan who took a shine to the role best, with the other two
playing steady supporting actors roles
they weren't Oscar-winning performances however, with Fleming and
Cairns both being worked out by Lee in the 30s when their country
were begging for so much more
McMillan made hay while the sun shone, playing a good clean,
straight batted knock for most of it, dispatching McGrath to the
boundary many times, including a burst of 4 in 5 balls that got
his nemesis hot under the collar
however he too succumbed to the force of Lee, having copped one on
the helmet the ball prior, he lost concentration and chased a wide
ball and paid the ultimate price, his 79 easily the best effort of
the innings
Lee took out the middle order, finishing with his 2nd 5-wicket
innings haul in Tests as his career average continues to plummet
at a great rate of knots
McGrath came back to finish up the tail with Warne, the last 5
wickets falling for just 24 runs, as they wrapped up the New
Zealand innings just after the scheduled close of play, but
certainly not before the actual finish as the over rates were
rather slow
New Zealand got 5 overs at the Australian openers, and O'Connor
looked most likely as he found enough pace and swing to trouble
both batsmen, but particularly Hayden, finally being undone on the
fifth ball of an over of fine attacking bowling
Hayden again a failure as a replacement opener in a first-class
match on tour, following up his effort of 0 and 1 against Central
Districts when Slater was rested, with just 2 here as Greg Blewett
sat on the sidelines
amazingly, despite Australia's incredible run of form in both
versions of the game, their Test opening partnership continues to
be a big problem, even if not a match-threatening one at this
stage, such is the quality of the remainder of the team
the opening partnerships in this series for them have been a paltry
10, 7, 8, 22 and 3, which is a sad indictment on them for it is
even worse than that of New Zealand, who haven't exactly been
world-beaters in that department either of late
so, tomorrow's another day, as they say, and who knows what it will
bring, with New Zealand desperate to chip out early wickets
tomorrow to realistically have any further hopes in this match
McMillan believed a total of closer to 300 was required batting
first under the conditions, so in their own eyes, they have fallen
well short, but on the positive side of the coin, he believed this
wicket would provide assistance to their bowlers all throughout
the second day's play
his coach agreed, believing if they can consistently bowl the right
length in the correct channels, it's a matter of how long it will
be before the batsmen get out, so there remains a level of
optimism in the home camp
that's all from Hamilton, play is set to resume at 10:30am local
time (2230 GMT) tomorrow morning, so join us then for the second
day's play of this third and final National Bank Series Test, but
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Match State: Stumps - Day 1
welcome to WestpacTrust Park for this the second day's play of the
third and final cricket Test between New Zealand and Australia
it's a lovely morning here in Hamilton, just a few light clouds
over the place, it was looking worse an hour or so ago when early
morning mist shrouded the city, closing the airport, but it lifted
and it looks like it'll be a great day ahead
out come the umpires, along with the New Zealand fielders and
Michael Slater with nightwatchman Shane Warne
left arm swing bowler Shayne O'Connor to open up, bowling over the
wicket to the right handed Michael Slater, with three slips,
gully, point, wide mid off, mid on, forward short leg and long leg
in place
5.1 O'Connor to Slater, no run, beaten! what a good start for O'Connor,
just short of a length and angling across Slater, who could only
offer a bit of a fish at it passing by
5.2 O'Connor to Slater, no run, wide down the leg side, Slater swivels
to try his best and pull it away but can't catch up to it
5.3 O'Connor to Slater, no run, defends down off middle and leg on the
bounce to Sinclair at forward short leg
5.4 O'Connor to Slater, no run, angling wide down the leg side, left
alone through to Parore
5.5 O'Connor to Slater, no run, straight ball, watchfully defended back
to the bowler
5.6 O'Connor to Slater, no run, straight ball outside off stump,
Slater's half forward and weakly defends it down into the pitch
from the bottom of the bat, O'Connor receives a nice round of
applause for completing the opening over of the day's play
End of over 6 (maiden) Australia 4/1 (trail by 228 runs)
SB O'Connor 3-2-1-1 - City End
SK Warne 0* (3b) MJ Slater 2* (20b)
Chris Cairns to open up from the Members End, bowling to Warne with
three slips, gully, point, wide mid off, forward short leg, deep
backward square leg and long leg in place
6.1 Cairns to Warne, two runs, not a bad way to get off the mark today,
a nice wee punch shot wide of the man at wide mid off and they
take an easy two
6.2 Cairns to Warne, FOUR, an even better shot! similar again, this
time hit more firmly off the back foot, and Wiseman's chase proves
to no avail
6.3 Cairns to Warne, no run, good straight ball squares around Warne
who defends it away towards Horne at point
6.4 Cairns to Warne, no run, beaten! Cairns gets one to come back quite
sharply from the seam from just short of a good length, goes
through Warne, muffled appeals for a catch behind from the inside
edge, but thoroughly unconvincing ones
the section of the crowd down at long leg appealed longer and
harder than the entire New Zealand team
6.5 Cairns to Warne, no run, beaten again! this one angles across Warne
the other way and he has a little dabble away from the body but
doesn't get a touch
6.6 Cairns to Warne, no run, sways back out of the way of a short
rising ball just outside off stump
End of over 7 (6 runs) Australia 10/1 (trail by 222 runs)
CL Cairns 4-1-9-0 - Members End
MJ Slater 2* (20b) SK Warne 6* (9b 1x4)
7.1 O'Connor to Slater, no run, defends quietly down square on the off
side, Horne in from point to field
7.2 O'Connor to Slater, legbye: one run, angling into his pads, drops
it away backward of square leg for an easy run as Sinclair from
under the helmet at forward short leg has to go back to it
7.3 O'Connor to Warne, no run, short rising ball but poorly directed,
going well wide down the leg side and Warne doesn't even
contemplate a stroke
7.4 O'Connor to Warne, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump,
doesn't pass too far high or wide of the off stump as it goes
through
7.5 O'Connor to Warne, FOUR, shortish ball outside off stump that
doesn't climb, Warne plays his natural game with an up-and-under,
scooping it up over the slip cordon down to the vacant third man
boundary
7.6 O'Connor to Warne, no run, touche! O'Connor really gets one to come
back the other way and it cuts Warne in half, just going over the
leg stump and not touching anything on the way through
End of over 8 (5 runs) Australia 15/1 (trail by 217 runs)
SB O'Connor 4-2-5-1 - City End
MJ Slater 2* (22b) SK Warne 10* (13b 2x4)
a late appeal was forthcoming from Parore and a few others, but
umpire Jayaprakash is having none of that and calls 'over'
8.1 Cairns to Slater, no run, good quick rising ball just outside off
stump, Slater jumps into it and almost manages to feather an edge
straight through to the keeper
8.2 Cairns to Slater, no run, this time he much more wisely shoulders
arms to a wider one that climbs similarly
8.3 Cairns to Slater, no run, beaten! Cairns getting real movement and
considerable bounce, Slater jumped into it, unable to really avoid
it, and pushed the bat at the rising ball, it moved away so much
in the air that Cairns went up for the appeal but Parore was
already handing
the ball away with disinterest
8.4 Cairns to Slater, no run, short ball down the leg side, Slater
tries to pull but misses, playing over the top of it, Cairns gets
excited thinking it's a catching chance but Parore can't glove it
cleanly diving down the leg side
8.5 Cairns to Slater, no run, good short rising ball cuts back in off
the seam, Slater leaving alone outside off stump
8.6 Cairns to Slater, bye: one run, angling wide down the leg side
again, Parore makes another dive but can't stop it cleanly,
conceding a bye
End of over 9 (1 run, maiden) Australia 16/1 (trail by 216 runs)
CL Cairns 5-2-9-0 - Members End
MJ Slater 2* (28b) SK Warne 10* (13b 2x4)
9.1 O'Connor to Slater, OUT: O'Connor gets one to rip through the air,
dramatically swinging back from off to leg, beats Slater and is
struck low down on the pad, umpire Jayaprakash raises the finger
quick as a flash
Australia 16/2, Partnership of 13
MJ Slater lbw b O'Connor 2 (29b 0x4 0x6)
SK Warne 10* (13b 2x4) SB O'Connor 4.1-2-5-2
there are strong suggestions that it was heading well down the leg
side, given it struck him in line with middle and leg and moving
quite some distance, a harsh call on Slater and he can't quite
believe it, looking back at the replay screen as he departs
Justin Langer the new batsman
9.2 O'Connor to Langer, one run, shortish ball jabbed away towards
vacant forward square leg to get off the mark straight away
9.3 O'Connor to Warne, OUT: O'Connor strikes again! all sorts of early
morning drama as the ball is moving about, O'Connor gets it to
swing back a long way again, umpire Jayaprakash raises the finger
so quickly there was barely any time for an appeal
Australia 17/3, Partnership of 1
SK Warne lbw b O'Connor 10 (14b 2x4 0x6)
JL Langer 1* (1b) SB O'Connor 4.3-2-6-3
replays show this to be rather marginal also, striking Warne in
roughly the same spot as Slater, though it pitched more in line
with middle and leg, that one looked less out that the previous,
really
Mark Waugh the new batsman on strike, with Australia in a bit of
early trouble, two wickets falling in three balls
three slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, forward short leg and
long leg the typical field set for the right hander
9.4 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, leaves alone one that doesn't come
back, going straight on through to the keeper outside off stump
9.5 O'Connor to ME Waugh, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump and Waugh
needs no second invitation, driving beautifully through the vacant
covers, Wiseman chases from mid off but the ball just beats him to
the hoardings
9.6 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, defends away a shortish ball outside
off stump towards McMillan in the gully
End of over 10 (5 runs) Australia 21/3 (trail by 211 runs)
SB O'Connor 5-2-10-3 - City End
JL Langer 1* (1b) ME Waugh 4* (3b 1x4)
a warm round of applause for O'Connor as he heads off to long leg
after completing a double-wicket over
10.1 Cairns to Langer, no run, straight ball on middle and off, Langer
watchfully drops it down in close on the leg side in defence
10.2 Cairns to Langer, three runs, forward to a straight ball, working
it away through vacant wide midwicket quite firmly, enabling a
good three to be taken
10.3 Cairns to ME Waugh, one run, straight ball tapped down past
Sinclair at forward short leg and they get a single as it travels
to vacant mid on
10.4 Cairns to Langer, OUT: dear oh dear, Australia in tatters this
morning, Langer plays all around a relatively straight one, it
came back a shade, but he played completely down the wrong line,
the ball squeezed between bat and pad and took off stump
Australia 25/4, Partnership of 8
JL Langer b Cairns 4 (4b 0x4 0x6)
ME Waugh 5* (4b 1x4) CL Cairns 5.4-2-13-1
Australian captain Steve Waugh joins his brother at the crease,
amidst a buzz around this intimate crowd of around 2000 people
enjoying a smashing start to the day's play by the home side
three slips, two gullies, point, mid off, forward short leg and
long leg in place for the right hander facing the right arm over
the wicket pace bowler
10.5 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, another one coming back dramatically
off the seam, has Steve Waugh hopping on the crease nervously to
defend, it brushes his thigh on the way through to Parore on the
bounce
10.6 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, angling down the leg side, dropped away
just past Sinclair at forward short leg, Steve Waugh looks for a
run but has to quickly get back as Sinclair dives after it and
flings it back, never anything on there, a few jitters at the
moment for Australia
End of over 11 (4 runs) Australia 25/4 (trail by 207 runs)
CL Cairns 6-2-13-1 - Members End
ME Waugh 5* (4b 1x4) SR Waugh 0* (2b)
and every reason to be jittery really, the ball is moving about all
over the place, mostly in the air from O'Connor and mostly off the
deck from Cairns, this could prove to be a highly intriguing first
session today
11.1 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, forward, defends back on the off side
of the pitch back to the bowler
11.2 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, dear oh dear, it's all happening
here, O'Connor moves it back a fair amount and Mark Waugh is
squared around, getting a wee top edge from the shoulder of the
bat that pops up in the air but drops short of the bowler and
short leg fielder
11.3 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, shoulders arms to one angling across
him outside off stump
11.4 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, this one moves back in late, Mark
Waugh just managing to cover it in defence, playing it down to
short leg
11.5 O'Connor to ME Waugh, legbye: one run, angling down the leg side,
glanced away off the thigh down to Cairns at long leg
11.6 O'Connor to SR Waugh, three runs, drifts it down the leg side and
is picked off his legs by a much more calm looking Steve Waugh,
whipped away through vacant backward square leg for a well run
treble as brother Mark hurries back to the keeper's end
End of over 12 (4 runs) Australia 29/4 (trail by 203 runs)
SB O'Connor 6-2-13-3 - City End
SR Waugh 3* (3b) ME Waugh 5* (9b 1x4)
12.1 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, good lifting delivery outside off
stump, Steve Waugh shaped to defend but quickly raised the bat
high out of the way as it passed through at chest height
Cairns follows through with a few more words for the Australian
captain, he's really pumped up here
12.2 Cairns to SR Waugh, OUT: unbelievable stuff! Cairns has the one he
really wants, Steve Waugh is squared around and plays slightly
away from his body, gets a big edge low down that flies to Fleming
who takes a fine catch at first slip just above the grass falling
to his right
Australia 29/5, Partnership of 4
SR Waugh c Fleming b Cairns 3 (5b 0x4 0x6)
ME Waugh 5* (9b 1x4) CL Cairns 6.2-2-13-2
who would've believed it? Australia 29/5 after barely half an
hour's play so far this morning
the ball really is moving above, it's not easy for the batsmen
despite the lovely overhead conditions, but this sort of start
from the fielding side can only be dreamed of against an
Australian top order (nightwatchman excluded)
Damien Martyn the new batsman to try and steady the rate of carnage
New Zealand remain fully on the attack, with three slips, two
gullies, point, mid off, forward short leg and long leg in place
for the right hander
12.3 Cairns to Martyn, no run, hops back in the crease to a shortish
straight ball, defending away towards Wiseman at wide mid off
12.4 Cairns to Martyn, no run, leaves alone a ball angling across him
wide outside off stump
12.5 Cairns to Martyn, no run, similar again, shoulders arms outside off
stump
12.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, back in defence to a shortish ball,
played away in close on the off side
End of over 13 (maiden) Australia 29/5 (trail by 203 runs)
CL Cairns 7-3-13-2 - Members End
ME Waugh 5* (9b 1x4) DR Martyn 0* (4b)
13.1 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, full ball outside off stump, driven
straight up to Wiseman at mid off
13.2 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, oh my word! O'Connor gets one to
swing back a long way again and beat Mark Waugh, just like Slater
and Warne before them, another big appeal but the hands only waver
before staying down from umpire Jayaprakash
that one looked far more adjacent than the previous two given out,
but the fielding side did slightly bail out of the appeal halfway
through, suggestions the faintest of inside edges saving Mark
Waugh there
13.3 O'Connor to ME Waugh, two runs, overpitched on his toes, clipped
away through forward square leg for an easy couple
13.4 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, leaves alone a short rising ball
outside off stump that keeps its line
13.5 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, leaves alone a similar ball angling
across the right hander
13.6 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, attempted inswinging yorker, Waugh
watchfully defends it out from his feet, back down the pitch on
the off side
End of over 14 (2 runs) Australia 31/5 (trail by 201 runs)
SB O'Connor 7-2-15-3 - City End
DR Martyn 0* (4b) ME Waugh 7* (15b 1x4)
14.1 Cairns to Martyn, no run, straight rising ball, Martyn fends down
on the bounce just short of Sinclair at forward short leg
14.2 Cairns to Martyn, no run, full outside off stump, Martyn plays a
strong square drive but can't get it wide of Wiseman at point
14.3 Cairns to Martyn, no run, shortish straight ball just outside off
stump, Martyn's in behind it, defending with a vertical bat over
the top of it back down the pitch
14.4 Cairns to Martyn, FOUR, dear oh dear, Martyn lives dangerously and
all but becomes victim number six of the innings, Cairns gets one
to jag back considerably and Martyn's hopping on the crease,
French cutting past his stumps to the fine boundary
beats O'Connor down at long leg, totally shaky play that as he
jumps back in the crease and proceeded to push a mile away from
his body, exposing the stumps and leaving a big gap, it just
missed leg stump as it passed by
funnily, that shot helps Australia avoid the follow-on, not a very
funny thing for them had they somehow come close to failing to
achieve the 33 needed
14.5 Cairns to Martyn, no run, tapped up towards mid on in defence
14.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, beaten all ends up! lovely straight ball
that comes back and goes straight through Martyn, somehow missing
the stumps and the edge all in one go, great stuff from Cairns
End of over 15 (4 runs) Australia 35/5 (trail by 197 runs)
CL Cairns 8-3-17-2 - Members End
ME Waugh 7* (15b 1x4) DR Martyn 4* (10b 1x4)
the first bowling change of the innings comes after 15 overs, it's
debutant Daryl Tuffey on for O'Connor at the City End
three slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, forward short leg and
long leg in place for the right hander facing the right arm over
the wicket pace bowler
15.1 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, oooh! almost a wicket with his first
ball in Test cricket, got a little bit of movement from the deck
and Mark Waugh stabbed forward at it, getting a thick edge that
went low to the ground through to Astle at second slip, bouncing
well short
15.2 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, leaves alone a full and wide ball
outside off stump
15.3 Tuffey to ME Waugh, two runs, a bit too full and wide again and
this time Mark Waugh chases after it, strongly driving through
point, but half the runs are saved by Horne who makes a good
partial stop at point, slowing its progress to the boundary
15.4 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, beaten! what a beauty, short rising
ball from the track and seamed away, Waugh is left groping and for
all money can't do a thing about it
15.5 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, forward, defends down a straight ball
on off stump away on the leg side of the pitch
15.6 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, similar again, forward in defence to a
straight ball, defends back up on the leg side of the pitch
End of over 16 (2 runs) Australia 37/5 (trail by 195 runs)
DR Tuffey 1-0-2-0 - City End
DR Martyn 4* (10b 1x4) ME Waugh 9* (21b 1x4)
Tuffey gets a big round of applause for his opening over in Test
cricket, a pretty smart one indeed, almost managing to dismiss
somebody of the class of Mark Waugh twice
16.1 Cairns to Martyn, no run, straight ball, defends back down the
pitch to Cairns
16.2 Cairns to Martyn, three runs, Cairns overpitches, with a quick, low
straight full toss, Martyn quietly eases it away through vacant
midwicket, not taking full toll, and it slows up inside the
boundary line for Sinclair to catch up to from forward short leg,
keeping it to three
16.3 Cairns to ME Waugh, one run, hops on the crease to a shortish ball
angling down the leg side, tucks it off his hip down to Tuffey at
long leg
16.4 Cairns to Martyn, no run, short rising ball outside off stump,
Martyn tries to cut but it climbed too much, getting a thick
bottom edge into the ground that bounces away to Wiseman at point
16.5 Cairns to Martyn, no run, shuffles across to off stump to shoulder
arms to a ball passing by outside off
16.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, forward in defence, plays compactly in
behind it, back to the bowler on the off side of the pitch
End of over 17 (4 runs) Australia 41/5 (trail by 191 runs)
CL Cairns 9-3-21-2 - Members End
ME Waugh 10* (22b 1x4) DR Martyn 7* (15b 1x4)
17.1 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
17.2 Tuffey to ME Waugh, (noball) no run, oversteps, a full ball moving
away through the air outside off stump has Waugh drawn to it, and
beaten
17.2 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, forward, pushes up to Cairns at wide
mid off in defence
17.3 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, forward, drops it down in close on the
off side in defence, Sinclair scoots across the pitch from under
the helmet in close on the leg side to field
17.4 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly
drives back on the off side of the pitch, Tuffey stops well on his
follow through, reaching down with his long left hand, pushing it
to the turf
17.5 Tuffey to ME Waugh, (noball) no run, oversteps, leaves alone a
widish ball outside off stump
17.5 Tuffey to ME Waugh, one run, angling down the leg side, glances
well off the hip down to O'Connor at long leg
17.6 Tuffey to Martyn, FOUR, opens the face to a straightish ball just
outside off stump, running it wide of the slips and past gully, to
the vacant third man boundary
End of over 18 (7 runs) Australia 48/5 (trail by 184 runs)
DR Tuffey 2-0-9-0 (2nb) - City End
ME Waugh 11* (29b 1x4) DR Martyn 11* (16b 2x4)
that ends a somewhat expensive second over for the new kid on the
block, but he'll get some respite as umpire Jayaprakash signals on
the drinks trolley
what an eventful opening hour's play today, 44 runs and 4 wickets
in 13 overs, and threatened to be much worse than that at times
for Australia, finding it rather difficult in coping with these
bowler-friendly conditions (and umpires)
18.1 Cairns to ME Waugh, no run, forward, defends a fullish ball away
towards Wiseman at point
18.2 Cairns to ME Waugh, no run, ducks underneath a straight bouncer
18.3 Cairns to ME Waugh, no run, partly sways back out of the way of a
rather wide short ball outside off stump
18.4 Cairns to ME Waugh, no run, straight ball has Waugh hopping on the
crease, defends down towards Sinclair back at wide mid on now, no
longer in close under the helmet
18.5 Cairns to ME Waugh, no run, full ball just outside off stump, Waugh
comes forward late to firmly defend up to O'Connor at mid off
18.6 Cairns to ME Waugh, no run, similar fall ball just outside off
stump, but it comes back a fraction, forcing Waugh to close the
face on it and turns it up to Sinclair at wide mid on
End of over 19 (maiden) Australia 48/5 (trail by 184 runs)
CL Cairns 10-4-21-2 - Members End
DR Martyn 11* (16b 2x4) ME Waugh 11* (35b 1x4)
19.1 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, forward to a full ball, firmly driven
straight up to Cairns at wide mid off
19.2 Tuffey to Martyn, two runs, uppishly square drives just wide of the
diving Horne at point, McMillan gives chase from gully and just
manages to pick it up inside the boundary line
that brings up the Australian 50 off 116 balls, an achieve to get
this far from 29/5, this partnership is invaluable in the context
of the innings so far
play is held up briefly as the big replay screen remains on as the
bowler is about to start his run-up, and the batsman rightfully
complains as it must in the horizon of his sight, stationed out at
wide long on
19.3 Tuffey to Martyn, one run, angling down the leg side, tucked off
his hip down to long leg
19.4 Tuffey to ME Waugh, FOUR, too short and wide outside off stump from
Tuffey, Waugh dispatches it with a class cut down through backward
point, wide of McMillan in the gully
19.5 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, forward to a full ball, pushes back
down the pitch on the off side in defence
19.6 Tuffey to ME Waugh, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, Waugh
jabs it down just past McMillan in the gully to get a single
End of over 20 (8 runs) Australia 56/5 (trail by 176 runs)
DR Tuffey 3-0-17-0 (2nb) - City End
ME Waugh 16* (38b 2x4) DR Martyn 14* (19b 2x4)
20.1 Cairns to ME Waugh, FOUR, Cairns loses his line too, sending it
through too short and wide outside off stump and Waugh plays
another cracking cut shot backward of point
New Zealand just starting to lose their edge in recent overs as
this pair begin to come into their own after the initial testing
period that clearly troubled them both
20.2 Cairns to ME Waugh, no run, forward to a shortish ball, opens the
face to run it away to Horne at backward point in defence
20.3 Cairns to ME Waugh, no run, straight ball, hops on the crease to
defend it down towards Wiseman at short backward square leg
20.4 Cairns to ME Waugh, one run, similar again, but he manages to work
it squarer past Wiseman for the single
20.5 Cairns to Martyn, no run, shortish rising ball outside off stump,
Martyn hops on the creaseline to defend it down at his feet,
Cairns charges through to field it before Mark Waugh has any ideas
of calling through for a quick single
20.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, beaten! Cairns gets a little away
movement into a short rising ball outside off stump, Martyn plays
away from his body reaching at it, missing through to Parore
End of over 21 (5 runs) Australia 61/5 (trail by 171 runs)
CL Cairns 11-4-26-2 - Members End
ME Waugh 21* (42b 3x4) DR Martyn 14* (21b 2x4)
21.1 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
21.2 Tuffey to ME Waugh, three runs, overpitched on his toes, neatly
clipped away through vacant midwicket with effortless ease and
perfect timing, Wiseman chases from mid on and just picks it up
inside the boundary
21.3 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, short rising ball well wide down the leg
side, Martyn raises the bat above his head to steer well clear of
it as it passes through to Parore moving to his left
21.4 Tuffey to Martyn, legbye: FOUR, fuller ball angling down leg,
Martyn glances it off his legs wide of the diving Parore, it goes
rather fine and there's no chance for O'Connor at fine leg to cut
it off
21.5 Tuffey to Martyn, (noball) no run, oversteps, shoulders arms
outside off stump to a full and wide ball
21.5 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, leaves alone another wide ball outside
off stump
21.6 Tuffey to Martyn, one run, straight ball tapped down in close on
the leg side, they take a well judged quick single as it's played
short of Wiseman at mid on, he charges up to try and have an
underarm flick on the run but leaves it behind him
End of over 22 (9 runs) Australia 70/5 (trail by 162 runs)
DR Tuffey 4-0-22-0 (3nb) - City End
DR Martyn 15* (26b 2x4) ME Waugh 24* (44b 3x4)
O'Connor returns, replacing Cairns at the Members End after a long
opening spell of 11 overs, only interrupted by the close of play
last night
the left arm O'Connor to come over the wicket to the right handed
Martyn on strike, the sightscreen is moved across
22.1 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, straight ball angling across to off
stump, defends back on the off side of the pitch
22.2 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, firmly nudged straight up to Wiseman at
mid off
22.3 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, strongly square driven but can't get it
past Horne who makes a very good save scrambling across to his
right and diving at point
22.4 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, full ball outside off stump, again it's
strongly struck but can't get it past the infield, Wiseman at mid
off doing well to his left
22.5 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, shortish ball outside off stump coming
in a shade, Martyn hops on the crease to defend it down towards
Horne at point
22.6 O'Connor to Martyn, one run, hops on the crease to a shortish ball
moving back down the leg side, tucked off the legs down to Tuffey
at long leg
End of over 23 (1 run) Australia 71/5 (trail by 161 runs)
SB O'Connor 8-2-16-3 - Members End
DR Martyn 16* (32b 2x4) ME Waugh 24* (44b 3x4)
23.1 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, pushes away from his body in defence
towards Cairns at wide mid off
23.2 Tuffey to Martyn, (noball) FOUR, oversteps, full and straight ball,
too full in fact, Martyn stands tall and drives wonderfully well
straight down the ground on the leg side, Wiseman doesn't even
move at mid on as it passes him by
23.2 Tuffey to Martyn, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, another
fine shot from Martyn as he catches up to Mark Waugh, slashing cut
shot wide of McMillan diving to his right at gully, down to the
vacant third man boundary
23.3 Tuffey to Martyn, one run, forward, nudges it away towards vacant
cover, enabling a quick easy run with the shot
this looks certain to be Tuffey's last over, as he's struggling
since his promising opening over, just not getting either his line
or length correct so far
23.4 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, though this one's a bit better, seaming
it back in from outside off stump and takes Waugh on the thigh
pad, dropping away towards the slips
23.5 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, full ball moving in a fraction, drives
up to Wiseman at wide mid on
23.6 Tuffey to ME Waugh, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, carved
away through backward point yet again, you just can't bowl it
there to Mark Waugh and expect to get away with it
End of over 24 (15 runs) Australia 85/5 (trail by 147 runs)
DR Tuffey 5-0-36-0 (4nb) - City End
DR Martyn 25* (36b 4x4) ME Waugh 28* (47b 4x4)
Tuffey having a bit of a disastrous Test debut now, by comparison
to Cairns and O'Connor's sparkling figures, he's looking
positively out of his depth
mind you, he didn't get much of the helpful earlier conditions to
work with, as things have settled right down since drinks
24.1 O'Connor to Martyn, FOUR, wide ball angling across him outside off
stump, Martyn goes after it and plays a cracking cover drive with
the ball slightly on the up
24.2 O'Connor to Martyn, FOUR, oh this is an exhibition now, short
straight ball, Martyn swivels on the crease and pulls it hard down
through backward square leg
boy has the boot been quickly yanked off one foot and on to the
other as this pair really start to take it to the bowling
24.3 O'Connor to Martyn, FOUR, and again! just sits back to a short ball
on the crease and runs it away with ease through the wide gap
between second slip and gully to the vacant third man boundary
24.4 O'Connor to Martyn, (noball) FOUR, oversteps and overpitched
outside off stump, cracked away through extra cover, Martyn's
really turning it on now, 4 boundaries in 4 balls
24.4 O'Connor to Martyn, (noball) one run, oversteps again, Martyn
breaks the trot by just tapping a straight ball down on the leg
side for an easy single, the runs are coming too easily now
33 off the last 8 legitimate deliveries, it's all going awry for
the home side after a sensational start
24.4 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, strongly driven straight up to
Wiseman at mid off
24.5 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, straight ball that seams back in,
takes him high on the thigh pad hopping on the crease
24.6 O'Connor to ME Waugh, no run, jumps on the crease, defending it
down from the pad in close on the leg side
End of over 25 (19 runs) Australia 104/5 (trail by 128 runs)
SB O'Connor 9-2-35-3 (2nb) - Members End
DR Martyn 42* (41b 8x4) ME Waugh 28* (50b 4x4)
things not going New Zealand's way at all now, Fleming employing a
one-day style ring field for the last few balls of that last over,
amazing how things have turned around
a change has to be made, and is, Tuffey is replaced by Nathan Astle
at the City End
25.1 Astle to Martyn, no run, forward, defends away to Spearman at cover
25.2 Astle to Martyn, no run, turned off his legs but can't get it past
Sinclair shuffling across to field well at backward square leg
25.3 Astle to Martyn, no run, forward, defends down on the off side
25.4 Astle to Martyn, no run, forward in defence, straight to Spearman
at cover
25.5 Astle to Martyn, no run, stretches forward, defending with bat/pad
together, dropping it down in close on the off side from the pad
Astle bowling his right arm over the wicket medium pacers with the
keeper and slip standing back, and the rest of the field littering
the invisible 30 metre circle zone besides a third man and long
leg
25.6 Astle to Martyn, no run, forward, defends away towards Spearman at
cover again
End of over 26 (maiden) Australia 104/5 (trail by 128 runs)
NJ Astle 1-1-0-0 - City End
ME Waugh 28* (50b 4x4) DR Martyn 42* (47b 8x4)
and a double change is made, O'Connor's removed after an infinitely
less successful second spell than his first, with off spinner Paul
Wiseman coming into the attack at the Members End
slip, backward point, extra cover, mid off, forward short leg,
short midwicket, midwicket, mid on and deep backward square leg in
place, quite a strong leg side field set
26.1 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, flighted up on off stump, driven
straight to sub fielder Harris at extra cover
26.2 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side
26.3 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, flighted up straight, driven straight
up to Cairns at mid on
26.4 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, defends down in close on the leg side
to Sinclair under the helmet
26.5 Wiseman to ME Waugh, OUT: the change works! fifth ball in and
Wiseman gets Mark Waugh to get a bit of glove on one that turns
into the body, pops up in the air, Sinclair comes forward and
takes a simple catch at forward short leg
Australia 104/6, Partnership of 75
ME Waugh c Sinclair b Wiseman 28 (55b 4x4 0x6)
DR Martyn 42* (47b 8x4) PJ Wiseman 0.5-0-0-1
New Zealand celebrate, and heave a big sigh of relief, the game
really threatened to get right away from them after they had been
so dominant early, and whilst there's still a fair deficit to wipe
off for Australia, it seemed as though this pair would do
it in no time flat, but the new batsman coming to the crease is
Adam Gilchrist, quite short of runs in this series so far, so
don't discount anything yet
26.6 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
End of over 27 (maiden) Australia 104/6 (trail by 128 runs)
PJ Wiseman 1-1-0-1 - Members End
DR Martyn 42* (47b 8x4) AC Gilchrist 0* (1b)
27.1 Astle to Martyn, no run, cuts hard into the ground, away to Horne
on the bounce at backward point
27.2 Astle to Martyn, no run, firmly driven straight up to Tuffey at mid
off
27.3 Astle to Martyn, no run, straight ball outside off stump, defends
away towards cover
27.4 Astle to Martyn, no run, back in defence, plays it up to Tuffey at
mid off
27.5 Astle to Martyn, no run, straight ball on off stump, defended back
to the bowler on the leg side
27.6 Astle to Martyn, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, tries to
cut but chops it into the ground, away to point
End of over 28 (maiden) Australia 104/6 (trail by 128 runs)
NJ Astle 2-2-0-0 - City End
AC Gilchrist 0* (1b) DR Martyn 42* (53b 8x4)
28.1 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, forward, defends a flighted straight
ball away towards McMillan at wide midwicket
28.2 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, forward, defends straight back along
the pitch to Wiseman
28.3 Wiseman to Gilchrist, bye: two runs, dear oh dear, what is
Gilchrist attempting 10 minutes before lunch? has an almighty
attempt at a big slog/sweep and misses completely, the ball *just*
turns past the stumps and Parore can't snatch it cleanly,
conceding a couple of byes
28.4 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, forward, defends in close on the off
side
28.5 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone one turning away outside
off stump
28.6 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, forward, defends straight back along
the pitch to the bowler
End of over 29 (2 runs, maiden) Australia 106/6 (trail by 126 runs)
PJ Wiseman 2-2-0-1 - Members End
DR Martyn 42* (53b 8x4) AC Gilchrist 0* (7b)
29.1 Astle to Martyn, one run, driving outside off stump, runs it off
the outside edge down to Cairns at third man
29.2 Astle to Gilchrist, no run, forward, defends straight back down the
pitch to Astle
29.3 Astle to Gilchrist, FOUR, full outside off stump, strongly driven
down the ground on the off side, beats Wiseman at mid off and
races away
29.4 Astle to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone a wide ball angling across
him outside off stump
29.5 Astle to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again
29.6 Astle to Gilchrist, no run, seams one back in, tucking Gilchrist up
a bit as he jabbed it away in defence towards backward point
End of over 30 (5 runs) Australia 111/6 (trail by 121 runs)
NJ Astle 3-2-5-0 - City End
DR Martyn 43* (54b 8x4) AC Gilchrist 4* (12b 1x4)
30.1 Wiseman to Martyn, one run, turning down the leg side, worked away
down towards deep backward square leg
30.2 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, defends off his legs to Sinclair at
forward short leg
30.3 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, flighted up straight, driven straight
back to the bowler along the pitch
30.4 Wiseman to Gilchrist, FOUR, crack! flighted up and Gilchrist
launches into a great lofted drive straight back down the ground,
hit quite flat through the air, just pitching inside the boundary
line in front of the sightscreen
30.5 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone one turning away outside
off stump
30.6 Wiseman to Gilchrist, two runs, sweeps hard and well, gets it down
towards vacant long leg, Horne coming around to field from deep
backward square leg
End of over 31 (7 runs) Australia 118/6 (trail by 114 runs)
PJ Wiseman 3-2-7-1 - Members End
DR Martyn 44* (55b 8x4) AC Gilchrist 10* (17b 2x4)
31.1 Astle to Martyn, no run, firmly driven straight to Spearman in the
covers
31.2 Astle to Martyn, no run, pushes forward in defence, dropping it
away towards Horne at point with bat/pad tucked together
31.3 Astle to Martyn, no run, forward, defends down on the leg side of
the pitch
31.4 Astle to Martyn, no run, walks forward into a defensive shot,
played straight up to Tuffey at mid off
31.5 Astle to Martyn, no run, forward, defends away towards Horne at
point
31.6 Astle to Martyn, no run, forward, defends away towards point again,
and the clock ticks over to 12:30pm as that delivery is bowled and
the players promptly trundle off the ground
End of over 32 (maiden) Australia 118/6 (trail by 114 runs)
NJ Astle 4-3-5-0 - City End
AC Gilchrist 10* (17b 2x4) DR Martyn 44* (61b 8x4)
Match State: Lunch - Day 2
the players return to the field after lunch, it'll be Cairns to
bowl to Gilchrist from the Members End, replacing Wiseman from
before the interval
three slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, square leg and long leg
in place for the left hander on strike to the right arm over the
wicket pace bowler
32.1 Cairns to Gilchrist, FOUR, my oh my, Gilchrist doesn't muck around
does he? Cairns digs it in short first up and Gilchrist
immediately goes to hook, never gets on to it and gets away with a
glove on it that flies over Parore's head leaping up
Cairns comes down the pitch and gives Gilchrist a few words about
his attitude to his bowling, strangely enough he's none too
pleased with that
32.2 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, forward, defends up towards Wiseman at
mid off
32.3 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, shortish ball on middle and leg,
tucked off the hip straight to Sinclair at square leg
32.4 Cairns to Gilchrist, one run, full and straight, Gilchrist leans to
off stump to work it away towards midwicket for a very tight run,
Sinclair has a throw on the run from square leg and just misses at
the keeper's end, and Martyn was struggling too
32.5 Cairns to Martyn, one run, angling down the leg side, worked down
to O'Connor at long leg
32.6 Cairns to Gilchrist, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump and
dispatched, Gilchrist lays into it just slashing it away through
backward point
End of over 33 (10 runs) Australia 128/6 (trail by 104 runs)
CL Cairns 12-4-36-2 - Members End
DR Martyn 45* (62b 8x4) AC Gilchrist 19* (22b 4x4)
10 off the opening over after lunch, Australia may look sickly on
the scoreboard, but their batsmen seemingly have no intention in
playing along, having a real dash at the bowling
O'Connor to open up after lunch from the City End, replacing Astle
from before the break, coming over the wicket to the right hander,
with two slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, square leg
and long leg in place
33.1 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly
driven straight to Horne at point
33.2 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, straight ball swings back in, taken
high on the back pad that drops down in close on the leg side,
Sinclair in from square leg quickly to field before they have
ideas of a quick run
33.3 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, full ball angling down the leg side,
taken on pad and glanced away towards Cairns at long leg, they
start to run but then stop, deciding to walk back into their
creases as Martyn knows he didn't offer a genuine shot
33.4 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, forward, turned away to Sinclair at
forward square leg in defence
33.5 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, slower ball, Martyn props forward in
defence and has to wait a little for it to come on, jabbing it
down into the pitch at his feet
33.6 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, good ball! attempted yorker and Martyn
was almost done by it, just managing to clamp down on it in time,
chopping it from the bottom of the bat into his boot and it rolls
away in close on the off side
End of over 34 (maiden) Australia 128/6 (trail by 104 runs)
SB O'Connor 10-3-35-3 (2nb) - City End
AC Gilchrist 19* (22b 4x4) DR Martyn 45* (68b 8x4)
34.1 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, shortish rising ball just outside off
stump, angling away from Gilchrist, defends down from a height
towards cover point, Horne across from squarer to field
34.2 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone a fast, flat ball going
through to Parore outside off stump
34.3 Cairns to Gilchrist, one run, slower ball pitched in short,
Gilchrist pulls down through backward square leg, the two men set
in the deep out there converge to field it, Gilchrist not falling
for any trap by controlling it well
34.4 Cairns to Martyn, no run, angling in to his legs, Martyn clips it
firmly away but straight to Horne at square leg
34.5 Cairns to Martyn, no run, good testing straight ball just outside
off stump, Martyn stands tall on the crease to open the face and
defend it safely away towards Sinclair at point
34.6 Cairns to Martyn, FOUR, shot! stands tall again, this time forcing
it exquisitely off the back foot through cover point, Sinclair can
give up the chase pretty early as it tears away across the
outfield
End of over 35 (5 runs) Australia 133/6 (trail by 99 runs)
CL Cairns 13-4-41-2 - Members End
AC Gilchrist 20* (25b 4x4) DR Martyn 49* (71b 9x4)
35.1 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, gets some away swing to the left
hander, who drives along the ground up towards Tuffey at mid off
35.2 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, stretches forward down the line of a
straight ball on off stump, defending firmly back along the pitch
to O'Connor
35.3 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, straight ball just angling a tad
down leg, Gilchrist is squared around as he defends it back down
the pitch to O'Connor
35.4 O'Connor to Gilchrist, one run, full ball down the leg side,
clipped off his legs wide of Wiseman at mid on, easy run with the
shot as Wiseman has to get across to it
35.5 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, full ball on off stump, firmly driven
straight up the ground on the leg side, Tuffey makes a good diving
save falling to his left to prevent Martyn collecting his 50 just
yet
35.6 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, forward, turns a shortish ball away
backward of square leg, unable to sneak it past Sinclair fielding
from just a shade squarer
End of over 36 (1 run) Australia 134/6 (trail by 98 runs)
SB O'Connor 11-3-36-3 (2nb) - City End
AC Gilchrist 21* (29b 4x4) DR Martyn 49* (73b 9x4)
Gilchrist jogs towards the dressing rooms, and is met halfway by
Greg Blewett, who gives his bat a quick tape-up job, between overs
36.1 Cairns to Gilchrist, two runs, straight ball drifting down leg,
Gilchrist works it well through vacant midwicket, and they do well
to quickly get back for the second run
36.2 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone a quick ball outside off
stump
36.3 Cairns to Gilchrist, FOUR, shortish ball, Gilchrist clever hops on
the crease and runs it down off the open face just short and wide
of third slip, away to the vacant third man boundary
36.4 Cairns to Gilchrist, FOUR, shorter outside off stump, and given
similar treatment, this time lifting it up well over the slips
down to the vacant boundary, Gilchrist merely toying with Cairns
after lunch as he looks to dominate as always
36.5 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, straighter, fuller ball, Gilchrist is
forced to hop on the crease and get over the top of it, defending
firmly up towards Wiseman at mid off
36.6 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, straighter still, hops on the crease
and defends it back down the pitch to Cairns
End of over 37 (10 runs) Australia 144/6 (trail by 88 runs)
CL Cairns 14-4-51-2 - Members End
DR Martyn 49* (73b 9x4) AC Gilchrist 31* (35b 6x4)
Cairns has conceded 25 runs from his 3 overs at the Members End
since lunch, must've eaten something that didn't quite agree with
him just beforehand
37.1 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly
driven towards cover, but well intercepted by Spearman moving
across to his right, cutting off any chance of runs
37.2 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, driving again, but O'Connor gets it to
duck back in a little further, Martyn gets a bit inside edge into
the pad, O'Connor with hands on heads with the thought of 'so
close, yet so far'
37.3 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, full and straight again, Martyn
squeezes it back down the pitch to the bowler
37.4 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, full outside off, watchfully pushed
away towards Horne at cover point
37.5 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, forward, defends back on the off side
of the pitch, Martyn waiting it out patiently on 49 now
37.6 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, forward, defends up towards mid off
End of over 38 (maiden) Australia 144/6 (trail by 88 runs)
SB O'Connor 12-4-36-3 (2nb) - City End
AC Gilchrist 31* (35b 6x4) DR Martyn 49* (79b 9x4)
O'Connor, by contrast to Cairns, must've had a lovely dessert,
bowling 3 good overs conceding just 1 run since lunch
38.1 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump,
Cairns follows right through and gives Gilchrist a glance
38.2 Cairns to Gilchrist, no run, quick ball, full and straight on off
stump, Gilchrist firmly punches it straight up to Wiseman at mid
off
38.3 Cairns to Gilchrist, one run, short rising ball, Gilchrist pulls,
not completely in control, but well enough, down to O'Connor at
long leg
38.4 Cairns to Martyn, FOUR, too full and Martyn capitalised, feeling
much more at home against Cairns than O'Connor, cracking it
straight down the ground on the off side, beating the dive of
Tuffey at mid off who fell over the top of the ball, but it was
hit rather powerfully
what a crucial knock for Australia this is turning out to be, he
walked to the crease at 25/4, and it became 29/5 soon after, but
in tandem with Mark Waugh and Gilchrist, has put Australia in good
stead and looks to keep them right in this match
38.5 Cairns to Martyn, no run, forward, firmly pushed straight up to
extra cover
38.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, sways back out of the way of a very short
rising ball outside off stump
End of over 39 (5 runs) Australia 149/6 (trail by 83 runs)
CL Cairns 15-4-56-2 - Members End
AC Gilchrist 32* (38b 6x4) DR Martyn 53* (82b 10x4)
39.1 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, O'Connor gets one to seam back
sharply in to Gilchrist, taken on the pad and a big shout for lbw,
the hands moved, but luckily for Gilchrist, neither in an upward
motion, it was a very close shout, it moved back a long way, and
could've been taking leg
a fair decision nonetheless, even if it was more adjacent than the
two he gave out earlier this morning to the same bowler
39.2 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
39.3 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again
39.4 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, and yet again, not forced to play a
wide ball outside off stump
39.5 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, forward, firmly stroked straight to
cover
39.6 O'Connor to Gilchrist, FOUR, O'Connor ruins his post-lunch efforts
by dropping the last ball of his over in far too short, at his
pace he's always going to get pasted by competent batsmen, and
Gilchrist certainly is one of those
End of over 40 (4 runs) Australia 153/6 (trail by 79 runs)
SB O'Connor 13-4-40-3 (2nb) - City End
DR Martyn 53* (82b 10x4) AC Gilchrist 36* (44b 7x4)
he stood back and pulled it hard and well through midwicket, the
couple of Australian flags in the crowd wave aggressively as
things sit nicely in the balance now as this pair tick things
along
40.1 Cairns to Martyn, two runs, overpitched on his legs, well clipped
through vacant midwicket for an easy couple of runs, and that
brings up the 50 partnership in better than run-a-minute pace
40.2 Cairns to Martyn, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, cut
straight into the ground to Sinclair at point on the bounce
40.3 Cairns to Martyn, no run, pushes through a full and straight ball,
Martyn squares around in defence on the crease to watchfully
defend it away towards cover
40.4 Cairns to Martyn, SIX, what a remarkable shot! Cairns drops it in
very short outside off stump, Martyn leaps up in the crease to
play a tennis shot, lobbing it hard and high over point and it
sails well over the boundary hoardings
Martyn looking free and easy now that he's past the 50 mark
40.5 Cairns to Martyn, (noball) no run, oversteps, guides it away off
the outside edge into the slips
40.5 Cairns to Martyn, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, easy
peasy lemon squeezy for Martyn, slams it away through cover point,
Sinclair makes a valiant chase and dive at the ball near the
boundary line but can't haul it back cleanly
40.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, firmly cut away straight to Martyn at
point
End of over 41 (13 runs) Australia 166/6 (trail by 66 runs)
CL Cairns 16-4-69-2 (1nb) - Members End
AC Gilchrist 36* (44b 7x4) DR Martyn 65* (89b 11x4 1x6)
Australia now trail by just 66, and though all that remains after
this pair is the tail, New Zealand must really starting to get
worried if they can't knock over at least one of these two very
soon, both looking in rampant form
41.1 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
41.2 O'Connor to Gilchrist, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, four
more, cracked straight down the ground on the off side
there's no stopping them, Fleming desperately needs to employ a
bowling change or two, Cairns and O'Connor just aren't producing
anywhere as much as the did in the early morning
41.3 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, O'Connor comes back with a useful
ball, going away a touch from Gilchrist who inside edges into his
pads
41.4 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, firmly driven straight up to Tuffey
at mid off
41.5 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, full on his toes, firmly driven
straight up to Wiseman at mid on
41.6 O'Connor to Gilchrist, FOUR, full and wide outside off stump,
O'Connor's just lost it completely, Gilchrist smacks it away
through vacant cover, they're just giving the runs away on a
platter since lunch
End of over 42 (8 runs) Australia 174/6 (trail by 58 runs)
SB O'Connor 14-4-48-3 (2nb) - City End
DR Martyn 65* (89b 11x4 1x6) AC Gilchrist 44* (50b 9x4)
and as expected, nay hoped for by the local fans (who have built
considerably in number during the lunch break to nearer to 4000),
a bowling change has come, Daryl Tuffey has a second go, replacing
Cairns at the Members End
two slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, square leg and
long leg in place for the right hander facing the right arm over
the wicket pace bowler
42.1 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, defends
firmly down to Sinclair at point
42.2 Tuffey to Martyn, FOUR, short rising ball outside off stump, Martyn
hops on the crease to help it on its way, lifting it up over the
slips cordon, well controlled stroke
42.3 Tuffey to Martyn, one run, full ball on his legs, turned away wide
of Wiseman at mid on for an easy run with the shot
42.4 Tuffey to Gilchrist, FOUR, the riot continues, short ball,
Gilchrist rocks back on the crease and hammers it all the way
along the ground through wide midwicket, an almighty shot
42.5 Tuffey to Gilchrist, (noball) no run, oversteps, strongly driven
straight up to Wiseman at mid off
42.5 Tuffey to Gilchrist, FOUR, short ball like the one two balls prior,
and he plays a similar shot, pulling it hard through midwicket,
slightly in the air, but never a threat with barely anybody nearby
that region
Gilchrist raises his 50 off just 53 balls, 11x4 - just 8 runs not
coming from boundary hits, amazing stuff, he's certainly found
form in Hamilton after struggling earlier in the series
42.6 Tuffey to Gilchrist, one run, angling down the leg side, flicked
down to long leg
End of over 43 (15 runs) Australia 189/6 (trail by 43 runs)
DR Tuffey 6-0-51-0 (5nb) - Members End
AC Gilchrist 53* (54b 11x4) DR Martyn 70* (92b 12x4 1x6)
the double change is forthcoming, Wiseman returns, replacing
O'Connor at the City End
New Zealand really don't know where to turn at the moment, Tuffey's
debut is becoming a nightmare, his first over after lunch
conceding 15, his 6 in all costing a whopping 51
it looks like spin may be the last bastion of hope if New Zealand
can even contemplate taking a first innings lead, with the deficit
now just 43
43.1 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, flighted up full, driven straight
back to the bowler
43.2 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, driven straight up to O'Connor at
deepish mid on
43.3 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, opens the face, guiding away a ball
turning away from him, run to Cairns at backward point
43.4 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, driven straight up to mid off
43.5 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone a ball turning away
outside off stump
43.6 Wiseman to Gilchrist, FOUR, flighted full down the leg side,
Gilchrist quickly gets down to employ the sweep, and a good sweep
it is too, playing it strong and very fine, Tuffey ambles around
the boundary from long leg, simply a collection job
End of over 44 (4 runs) Australia 193/6 (trail by 39 runs)
PJ Wiseman 4-2-11-1 - City End
DR Martyn 70* (92b 12x4 1x6) AC Gilchrist 57* (60b 12x4)
Fleming comes down to have a word with Tuffey, giving him another
over, though at the same time he takes out Astle from second slip
and sends him down to third man
amazing considering they were using four slips earlier on when
Australia were on the ropes, and at this rate, Fleming may soon
have none at all
44.1 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, forward, defends firmly on the off side
of the pitch
44.2 Tuffey to Martyn, FOUR, overpitched wide outside off stump,
crashing off drive through extra cover, oh this is a truly
dominant partnership we're witnessing here
44.3 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, leaves alone a short rising ball outside
off stump
44.4 Tuffey to Martyn, (noball) no run, oversteps, full ball on his
legs, clipped straight to Horne at square leg
44.4 Tuffey to Martyn, two runs, driven straight down the ground on the
leg side, straight of Wiseman at mid on who has to give chase,
picking it up a few metres inside the rope, they jog an easy two
that brings up the Australian 200 at an amazing rate, and that's
even without considering the perilous state they were in earlier
today
44.5 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
44.6 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, full ball, digs it out from his feet,
playing it away to Sinclair at point
End of over 45 (7 runs) Australia 200/6 (trail by 32 runs)
DR Tuffey 7-0-58-0 (6nb) - Members End
AC Gilchrist 57* (60b 12x4) DR Martyn 76* (99b 13x4 1x6)
47 runs have come from the last 5 overs, soul-destroying stuff at
its best
45.1 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, tries to lap it away but misses, goes
straight on to the pad, Wiseman pulls out halfway through an
appeal
45.2 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, forward, defends in close on the off
side
45.3 Wiseman to Gilchrist, one run, swept strongly through backward
square leg, Tuffey runs around from long leg to slide into it and
field well inside the boundary line
45.4 Wiseman to Martyn, one run, flat ball, tapped away from his legs
backward of square, Sinclair fields from forward of square
45.5 Wiseman to Gilchrist, FOUR, dances a couple of paces down the
track, and smacks it back past the bowler on the leg side,
O'Connor is too wide at mid on to have any hope either, and it
races away to bring up the 100 partnership
45.6 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, flighted up full, forward in defence
straight back to the bowler
End of over 46 (6 runs) Australia 206/6 (trail by 26 runs)
PJ Wiseman 5-2-17-1 - City End
DR Martyn 77* (100b 13x4 1x6) AC Gilchrist 62* (65b 13x4)
46.1 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, wide ball outside off stump, Martyn keen
to lay into everything plays it firmly but can't get it past
Sinclair at point
46.2 Tuffey to Martyn, one run, opens the face and guides it away off
the blade down to third man
46.3 Tuffey to Gilchrist, (noball) no run, overpitched, Tuffey's 7th no-
ball in just his 8th over, he can't pull a trick in this game so
far, full and wide outside off stump, Gilchrist lazily chops it
into the ground away to Horne at point
46.3 Tuffey to Gilchrist, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
46.4 Tuffey to Gilchrist, no run, straight ball on middle and leg,
defends away towards cover point
46.5 Tuffey to Gilchrist, no run, full ball on off stump, firmly driven
straight up to mid off
46.6 Tuffey to Gilchrist, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 47 (2 runs) Australia 208/6 (trail by 24 runs)
DR Tuffey 8-0-60-0 (7nb) - Members End
DR Martyn 78* (102b 13x4 1x6) AC Gilchrist 62* (70b 13x4)
and it's time for a drinks break, much needed for both sets of
players as the pace has been nothing less than ferocious since
lunch - 90 runs in the 15 overs since then
47.1 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, leaves alone outside off stump, just
thrusting the front pad at it as it turns around it
47.2 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, back in behind a straighter ball,
defending down to Sinclair under the helmet at short leg
47.3 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, forward to smother the spin from outside
off stump, squeezes it away backward of point
47.4 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, forward, defends down into the pitch
47.5 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, oh dear! New Zealand get one big chance
and Parore muffs it, Martyn advanced but was beaten in flight by
Wiseman, but it bounced a bit more from the deck and Parore can't
glove it and misses a stumping opportunity - just how costly will
that prove?
47.6 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side
End of over 48 (maiden) Australia 208/6 (trail by 24 runs)
PJ Wiseman 6-3-17-1 - City End
AC Gilchrist 62* (70b 13x4) DR Martyn 78* (108b 13x4 1x6)
48.1 Tuffey to Gilchrist, no run, full and straight, firmly driven
straight up to Cairns at mid on
48.2 Tuffey to Gilchrist, (noball) FOUR, oversteps and overpitches,
Tuffey is persisted with but just can't get it right, smacked away
through cover point
8 no-balls in 8.1 overs from Tuffey too - he's not making it any
easier on himself
48.2 Tuffey to Gilchrist, no run, full ball outside off stump, strongly
driven straight up to Wiseman at mid off
48.3 Tuffey to Gilchrist, no run, straight ball angling across him to
off stump, defends off the back foot away to Spearman at cover
48.4 Tuffey to Gilchrist, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, no
surprises what happens to that one, smashed through extra cover,
Wiseman makes a fair effort to overhaul from mid off but it's too
well hit and he has to pull up quickly before risking injury into
the hoardings
48.5 Tuffey to Gilchrist, (noball) FOUR, oversteps for the 9th time,
short rising ball that finds the glove, Fleming loses sight of it
at first slip as it just goes over him down to the boundary, it
was certainly very catchable, even if it wouldn't have been out
48.5 Tuffey to Gilchrist, one run, strongly smacked up to Wiseman at mid
off, who makes a partial stop but it gets through him and they get
a single as it dribbles away
48.6 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, forward, firmly driven into the covers
End of over 49 (15 runs) Australia 223/6 (trail by 9 runs)
DR Tuffey 9-0-75-0 (9nb) - Members End
AC Gilchrist 75* (77b 16x4) DR Martyn 78* (109b 13x4 1x6)
the deficit is now less than double figures, and at this rate,
could well be near a 200 lead by the end of the day unless New
Zealand can find a breakthrough!
49.1 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, flighted up outside off stump, driven
firmly up to McMillan at mid off
49.2 Wiseman to Gilchrist, no run, forward, defends up on the off side
again
49.3 Wiseman to Gilchrist, OUT: Gilchrist throws it away with one big
shot too many, going for a sweep, but lifting it high in the air
down to Horne sprinting in from deep backward square leg, who
slides in to take a very good catch
Australia 223/7, Partnership of 119
AC Gilchrist c Horne b Wiseman 75 (80b 16x4 0x6)
DR Martyn 78* (109b 13x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 6.3-3-17-2
that brings a huge cheer from the crowd who suddenly come back to
life, they may have got their money's worth in the previous hour,
but cheering it is just a bit too hard to stomach after a while
Brett Lee the new batsman at the non-striker's end as they crossed
during that dismissal
49.4 Wiseman to Martyn, one run, forward, turned down backward of square
on the leg side out to Cairns in the deep
49.5 Wiseman to Lee, no run, forward in defence, played straight back
along the pitch to the bowler
49.6 Wiseman to Lee, no run, driven straight to short cover
End of over 50 (1 run) Australia 224/7 (trail by 8 runs)
PJ Wiseman 7-3-18-2 - City End
DR Martyn 79* (110b 13x4 1x6) B Lee 0* (2b)
things are most interesting now, with the tail exposed and the
difference between the two teams just 9 runs, despite that big
hitting, things may end up relatively level-pegging after the
first innings
unless Martyn can find some degree of support for a decent length
of time
Cairns returns, replacing Tuffey at the Members End
50.1 Cairns to Martyn, no run, full ball, driven up to Astle at mid on
50.2 Cairns to Martyn, no run, driven firmly to Spearman in the covers,
diving to his left to stop it
50.3 Cairns to Martyn, no run, good straight ball, watchfully defended
back on the off side
50.4 Cairns to Martyn, no run, similar again, played up to Astle at mid
on
50.5 Cairns to Martyn, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
short rising ball
50.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, forward, defends away towards cover point
End of over 51 (maiden) Australia 224/7 (trail by 8 runs)
CL Cairns 17-5-69-2 (1nb) - Members End
B Lee 0* (2b) DR Martyn 79* (116b 13x4 1x6)
51.1 Wiseman to Lee, no run, forward, defends up towards mid on
51.2 Wiseman to Lee, FOUR, reaching forward to drive, turns a fair way
in and gets a thick inside edge over the stumps and past Parore,
down to the fine boundary, very lucky stuff for Lee
51.3 Wiseman to Lee, no run, strongly driven into the ground and up into
the body of Fleming standing in close at silly mid off
51.4 Wiseman to Lee, no run, stretches forward, defending quietly away
towards Horne at extra cover, Wiseman cries 'catch it!' for little
reason
51.5 Wiseman to Lee, two runs, runs it away just wide of slip, Lee
living a little dangerously as that one turned right into him, but
he played it OK in the end, Tuffey chases from backward point and
just overhauls inside the boundary
51.6 Wiseman to Lee, no run, forward, defends down in close on the leg
side
End of over 52 (6 runs) Australia 230/7 (trail by 2 runs)
PJ Wiseman 8-3-24-2 - City End
DR Martyn 79* (116b 13x4 1x6) B Lee 6* (8b 1x4)
52.1 Cairns to Martyn, no run, straight ball angling into the pads down
leg, rebounds away from the knee roll towards point
52.2 Cairns to Martyn, no run, sways back out of the way of a short
rising ball just outside off stump
52.3 Cairns to Martyn, no run, straight ball on off stump, turns it away
towards Horne at forward square leg
52.4 Cairns to Martyn, no run, straight ball just outside off stump,
defends down a shortish delivery towards Astle up at mid on
52.5 Cairns to Martyn, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, firmly
strokes it down from a height to Spearman at shortish cover
52.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, straight ball on middle and leg, defends
with a straight bat up towards mid on
End of over 53 (maiden) Australia 230/7 (trail by 2 runs)
CL Cairns 18-6-69-2 (1nb) - Members End
B Lee 6* (8b 1x4) DR Martyn 79* (122b 13x4 1x6)
53.1 Wiseman to Lee, no run, forward, defends down to Fleming at short
mid off
53.2 Wiseman to Lee, no run, forward to a straight ball, kicks it back
down the pitch to the bowler
53.3 Wiseman to Lee, two runs, full and wide outside off stump, Lee
deftly runs it away wide of slip, Tuffey chases from backward
point, and with that Australia level the scores, taking almost 30
fewer overs to get there than New Zealand
53.4 Wiseman to Lee, no run, forward, defends down in close on the leg
side to Sinclair under the helmet
53.5 Wiseman to Lee, bye: one run, full and wide outside off stump, Lee
leaves it well alone, Parore crouches down and fails to stop it
cleanly, rebounding away backward of square to concede a bye, and
Australia hit the lead
53.6 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, flighted full on off stump, pushed away
towards mid on
End of over 54 (3 runs) Australia 233/7 (lead by 1 runs)
PJ Wiseman 9-3-26-2 - City End
B Lee 8* (13b 1x4) DR Martyn 79* (123b 13x4 1x6)
54.1 Cairns to Lee, no run, shortish pitched ball on off stump, doesn't
get up off the track very far, Lee jabs it down in defence towards
Spearman at mid off
54.2 Cairns to Lee, OUT: wide ball outside off stump, Lee drives away
from his body, getting a thick outside edge that flies straight to
McMillan at gully, who just smiles as he clasps his hands together
around the ball
Australia 233/8, Partnership of 10
B Lee c McMillan b Cairns 8 (15b 1x4 0x6)
DR Martyn 79* (123b 13x4 1x6) CL Cairns 18.2-6-69-3 (1nb)
a slight surprise as Glenn McGrath walks to the wicket, with the
lead standing at just 1, with 2 wickets in hand, it is shaping up
to be a most fascinating contest
only two slips in place for McGrath and a third man, obviously New
Zealand rate him highly as a number 10 batsman
54.3 Cairns to McGrath, no run, ducks underneath a quick, straight
bouncer
54.4 Cairns to McGrath, no run, another bouncer, this time it's a slower
ball, McGrath just managing to shy underneath it in time
54.5 Cairns to McGrath, no run, straight rising ball, well defended down
from his ribcage towards mid off
54.6 Cairns to McGrath, no run, shapes to play at a wide ball outside
off stump, then quick raises the bat out of the road of it,
McGrath survives out the over
End of over 55 (maiden) Australia 233/8 (lead by 1 runs)
CL Cairns 19-7-69-3 (1nb) - Members End
DR Martyn 79* (123b 13x4 1x6) GD McGrath 0* (4b)
55.1 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, flighted up on off stump, turns into the
pad down the leg side and drops down in close for Sinclair to pick
up from under the helmet
55.2 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, comes right forward to a flighted ball,
nicely stroking it along the ground straight to Horne in the
covers
55.3 Wiseman to Martyn, one run, forward, nudges it away towards cover,
keeping all power off the shot to enable the single as it's played
well short of Horne
Martyn obviously has faith in his partner, taking the single off
the third ball of the over
55.4 Wiseman to McGrath, no run, stabs forward in defence to one turning
in from outside off stump, slides past the outside edge through to
Parore
55.5 Wiseman to McGrath, no run, forward to a straighter one, solidly
defends back along the pitch
55.6 Wiseman to McGrath, no run, forward, quietly defends down in close
on the off side, and he lasts out another over
End of over 56 (1 run) Australia 234/8 (lead by 2 runs)
PJ Wiseman 10-3-27-2 - City End
DR Martyn 80* (126b 13x4 1x6) GD McGrath 0* (7b)
Martyn may be in two minds here, he's 20 short of a maiden Test
century (already it's his highest Test score), but with just
McGrath and Miller left, what approach does he take to try and get
there?
56.1 Cairns to Martyn, FOUR, full ball, lovely drive straight back down
the ground past the bowler, obviously he's chosen an aggressive
one
56.2 Cairns to Martyn, one run, indeed he has, taking all runs on offer,
this time shuffling right across to leg stump to give himself
room, cutting it away to deep cover and conceding the strike
56.3 Cairns to McGrath, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
wide ball
56.4 Cairns to McGrath, two runs, McGrath's off the mark with a rather
useful shot, full ball angling into his legs, he picks it up
through vacant forward square leg for a well timed couple of runs
56.5 Cairns to McGrath, one run, runs it away wide of second slip off
the outside edge, down to Wiseman at third man, McGrath showing
the full array of shots in his repertoire now
56.6 Cairns to Martyn, no run, full ball, firmly driven straight up to
mid on
End of over 57 (8 runs) Australia 242/8 (lead by 10 runs)
CL Cairns 20-7-77-3 (1nb) - Members End
GD McGrath 3* (10b) DR Martyn 85* (129b 14x4 1x6)
57.1 Wiseman to McGrath, no run, McGrath pulls out shot number 3, it's a
sweep, straight to Tuffey at short fine leg
57.2 Wiseman to McGrath, no run, forward, defends back up on the off
side of the pitch, Wiseman across to his left to do his own
fielding
57.3 Wiseman to McGrath, three runs, flighted up outside off stump,
neatly dabbed away through vacant gully, goes a fair distance
towards the boundary despite really getting much power on it, and
Martyn scurries back for the third to reclaim strike
McGrath is being most heartily cheered on by his teammates on the
boundary edge for every shot he plays, and rightly so, he's played
a useful hand down at the bottom of the order with the bat on this
tour
57.4 Wiseman to Martyn, no run, forward, taps it away straight to
backward point
57.5 Wiseman to Martyn, one run, stretches forward, nudges it away
forward of square on the off side to steal the sneaky single to
get strike for the next over, and well taken
57.6 Wiseman to McGrath, no run, short and wide outside off stump,
McGrath bends down and reaches for it, trying to slash it away
through point, but misses
End of over 58 (4 runs) Australia 246/8 (lead by 14 runs)
PJ Wiseman 11-3-31-2 - City End
DR Martyn 86* (131b 14x4 1x6) GD McGrath 6* (14b)
58.1 Cairns to Martyn, one run, turned down to long leg from his legs
Martyn on to the Australian unlucky number 87
58.2 Cairns to McGrath, no run, super rising ball outside off stump,
McGrath fends as he sways back out of the way, lucky not to get a
touch on that one through to Parore at a fair height
58.3 Cairns to McGrath, no run, straight ball on off stump, stroked away
straight to Sinclair at cover point
58.4 Cairns to McGrath, no run, full ball, pushed firmly straight up to
Tuffey at mid on
58.5 Cairns to McGrath, no run, short rising ball on off stump, McGrath
fends away from his body and lobs it away towards McMillan in the
gully, but it's a dead bat shot and it drops well short, Cairns
stands around mid-pitch in annoyance at his obstinate play
58.6 Cairns to McGrath, one run, floats up a slower ball right up full,
McGrath reads it well and nicely turns it down to long leg to
retain the strike
End of over 59 (2 runs) Australia 248/8 (lead by 16 runs)
CL Cairns 21-7-79-3 (1nb) - Members End
GD McGrath 7* (19b) DR Martyn 87* (132b 14x4 1x6)
O'Connor returns, replacing Wiseman at the City End
we've got around 7 minutes until the tea break, so will probably
only get one over from each end
59.1 O'Connor to McGrath, no run, full and straight, McGrath scoops it
up low to the ground towards Tuffey at mid on, fielded low down on
the bounce
59.2 O'Connor to McGrath, no run, hops across his crease to off stump,
defends a shortish ball down to Sinclair at square leg, McGrath
gestures back with a raised hand to stop Martyn coming for a quick
single
59.3 O'Connor to McGrath, no run, straight ball outside off stump,
McGrath opens the face and lets it hit the bat, guiding it away to
Horne at backward point
59.4 O'Connor to McGrath, OUT: McGrath shuffles across his stumps once
too often, exposing middle and leg and O'Connor delivers it
straight into them, brushing past his back leg
Australia 248/9, Partnership of 15
GD McGrath b O'Connor 7 (23b 0x4 0x6)
DR Martyn 87* (132b 14x4 1x6) SB O'Connor 14.4-4-48-4 (2nb)
O'Connor celebrates, and now opens up the opportunity for a his
maiden 5-wicket innings haul in Tests
Colin Miller the final batsman in, and tea won't be taken at the
normal time now that the 9th wicket has fallen
59.5 O'Connor to Miller, no run, widish ball outside off stump, has a
bit of a swing and mistimes a drive straight up to mid off
59.6 O'Connor to Miller, no run, similar again, this time slapped harder
and wide of mid off, but a great diving save there by Wiseman at
mid off, Miller ran all the way down the pitch as Martyn held his
crease, and had to scramble all the way back as Wiseman recovered
to get up and
End of over 60 (maiden) Australia 248/9 (lead by 16 runs)
SB O'Connor 15-5-48-4 (2nb) - City End
DR Martyn 87* (132b 14x4 1x6) CR Miller 0* (2b)
fire back a return, but he sent it to the bowler's end, and by the
time it was flung back to the keeper, Miller had made it back
60.1 Cairns to Martyn, no run, straight ball, defended back to the
bowler along the pitch
60.2 Cairns to Martyn, no run, straight and full just outside off stump,
pushed straight back down the pitch again
60.3 Cairns to Martyn, one run, straight ball on off stump, a bit
shorter in length and Martyn can comfortably stroke it up to long
off in place to give him the run
he gets off the dreaded 87, but it does mean Miller has to face
three more balls in the over
Fleming and Cairns go into deep discussion over field placements,
and surprisingly for the number 11 they only have two slips and a
gully in attacking field positions
60.4 Cairns to Miller, no run, dead straight and quick ball, Miller just
manages to get the bat in behind it and defend away on the off
side
60.5 Cairns to Miller, no run, quick ball, attempted yorker, Miller does
well to dig it out from his toes, away towards cover point
60.6 Cairns to Miller, no run, seams one back in sharply from outside
off stump, strikes the top of the pad and Cairns has half an
appeal but there were two sounds there
End of over 61 (1 run) Australia 249/9 (lead by 17 runs)
CL Cairns 22-7-80-3 (1nb) - Members End
DR Martyn 88* (135b 14x4 1x6) CR Miller 0* (5b)
61.1 O'Connor to Martyn, one run, wide ball outside off stump, Martyn
nudges it away towards cover, again they get an easy single as the
field is spread fairly deep
that brings up the Australian 250, as they edge the lead up towards
the 20 mark, which may prove to be rather useful in the final
analysis
61.2 O'Connor to Miller, no run, good attempted inswinging yorker,
Miller equal to it as he digs it out from his toes on the off side
61.3 O'Connor to Miller, two runs, short ball outside off stump, Miller
has a wild swing and lofts it high and wide of mid off, Wiseman
races a long way back to try and take the catch but it just lands
clear of him, Miller gets off the mark
61.4 O'Connor to Miller, no run, wide ball outside off stump, cut hard
into the ground straight to Horne at point
61.5 O'Connor to Miller, OUT: shortish rising ball, Miller tries to
pull, but gets under it too much, lobbing it down the ground for
Tuffey to take a safe catch going back a couple of paces from mid
on
Australia 252/10, Partnership of 4
CR Miller c Tuffey b O'Connor 2 (9b 0x4 0x6)
DR Martyn 89* (136b 14x4 1x6) SB O'Connor 15.5-5-51-5 (2nb)
that wraps up the Australian innings, with O'Connor grabbing his
best Test bowling figures and maiden 5-wicket haul, while poor
Martyn walks off the field stranded 11 short of a maiden Test
century
Australia end their first innings with a lead of 20, one Steve
Waugh would've no doubt grabbed in an instant if offered that
scenario after they were 29/5, and even at 104/6
the explosive patch of hitting by Martyn and Gilchrist after lunch
was simply sublime, treating the New Zealand attack with utter
disdain, on what is an ever-improving pitch as it bakes underneath
the warm Hamilton sun
with the fall of that wicket, 6 minutes after the scheduled tea
break, we now take a 20 minute adjournment for tea and sandwiches,
play to resume in around 15 minutes time at 3:35pm local time
(0335 GMT) when New Zealand will come out and look to wipe
off the deficit and set a small lead by stumps tonight with minimal
loss
Match State: Tea - Day 2
out return the players and umpires, we've got 33 overs left to bowl
today, so again we're looking at a little bit of overtime
it'll be Glenn McGrath to open the bowling from the Members End,
with Matthew Horne taking first strike, Craig Spearman at the
other end
three slips, gully, point, cover, wide mid off, forward short leg
and long leg in place for the right hander facing the right arm
over the wicket pace bowler
0.1 McGrath to Horne, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer first up,
angling a little down the leg side
0.2 McGrath to Horne, no run, straight and full outside off stump,
defends away towards cover point
0.3 McGrath to Horne, no run, shoulders arms to a short and slightly
wide ball passing by outside off stump
0.4 McGrath to Horne, no run, full and much wider outside off stump,
shoulders arms again
0.5 McGrath to Horne, no run, straight ball angling into middle and
leg, firmly defended down into the ground, to Langer on the bounce
under the helmet at forward short leg
0.6 McGrath to Horne, no run, beaten! good rising ball from a length in
the tight channel just outside off stump, Horne squares around as
he plays inside the line of the delivery shooting straight on
End of over 1 (maiden) New Zealand 0/0 (trail by 20 runs)
GD McGrath 1-1-0-0 - Members End
CM Spearman 0* (0b) MJ Horne 0* (6b)
Brett Lee to open up from the City End, bowling right arm over the
wicket pace to the right handed Craig Spearman, with three slips,
two gullies, point, wide mid off, forward short leg and long leg
in place
1.1 Lee to Spearman, three runs, full ball on his toes, chipped up in
the air towards where a normal mid on would be, but the leg side
is wide open with the attacking field set square and behind on the
off side, and it goes almost all the way
very slack running by the pair, as four runs all-run were on offer
but as they turned to look, they stayed back in their creases
1.2 Lee to Horne, no run, leaves alone a full and wide ball outside off
stump
1.3 Lee to Horne, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
1.4 Lee to Horne, no run, shoulders arms to a similar ball outside off
stump, full but a little wide to go for a drive with any safety
this early on in the innings
1.5 Lee to Horne, no run, pushed away towards Martyn at point in
defence
1.6 Lee to Horne, no run, very full ball wide outside off stump, Horne
reaches for it away from his body, chopping it into the deck and
it bounces up behind the creaseline
End of over 2 (3 runs) New Zealand 3/0 (trail by 17 runs)
B Lee 1-0-3-0 - City End
CM Spearman 3* (1b) MJ Horne 0* (11b)
2.1 McGrath to Spearman, no run, short rising ball outside off stump,
defends down from a height towards point
an extra gully in place for Spearman on strike to both bowlers, the
mid on has been removed
2.2 McGrath to Spearman, no run, Spearman goes back to a shortish ball,
dropping it away in close on the of side, Spearman calls for a
decidedly dodgy single, Horne has to scurry through to the danger
end, but Miller's quickly in from the covers and hits direct with
an underarm throw,
the third umpire is called and the replay shows him to be a good
foot short of the mark, what a ridiculous start by the New Zealand
openers, taking an extremely risky quick single in the third over
New Zealand 3/1, Partnership of 3
MJ Horne run out (Miller) 0 (11b 0x4 0x6)
super fielding by Miller, calamitous start from the home side in
their second dig, and the crowd are silenced, in complete
disbelief at that hesitant running
Mathew Sinclair the new batsman
2.3 McGrath to Sinclair, two runs, and just like in the first innings,
he's off the mark straight away, working a shortish ball angling
down leg through vacant square leg for a couple
2.4 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, beaten! what a beauty, short rising
ball from a back of a length and Sinclair can only but fend at it,
past the outside edge through to Gilchrist
2.5 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, shoulders arms to a rising ball
outside off stump
2.6 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again
End of over 3 (2 runs) New Zealand 5/1 (trail by 15 runs)
GD McGrath 2-1-2-0 - Members End
CM Spearman 3* (3b) MS Sinclair 2* (4b)
3.1 Lee to Spearman, no run, leaves alone a full and wide ball outside
off stump
3.2 Lee to Spearman, no run, leans forward, but keeps the bat well back
out of the way as it's another wide ball outside off stump not
requiring a stroke
3.3 Lee to Spearman, no run, for the third time in three balls, no shot
needed outside off stump
3.4 Lee to Spearman, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
3.5 Lee to Spearman, no run, Lee not finding his line at all this over,
leaves alone a wide ball outside off stump
3.6 Lee to Spearman, two runs, full ball wide outside off stump,
Spearman decides to break the monotony of the over and drive at
it, playing it firmly through vacant cover for a couple
End of over 4 (2 runs) New Zealand 7/1 (trail by 13 runs)
B Lee 2-0-5-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 2* (4b) CM Spearman 5* (9b)
4.1 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
4.2 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump, this
one nips back considerably off the seam and doesn't pass by off
stump by all that much, bringing 'ooohs' from the Australian
fielders
4.3 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump, this
one's a fair amount wider out as it passes through
4.4 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, testing delivery on off stump, runs it
off the lower part of the bat into the ground and away to third
slip
4.5 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again
4.6 McGrath to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone outside off stump yet
again
End of over 5 (maiden) New Zealand 7/1 (trail by 13 runs)
GD McGrath 3-2-2-0 - Members End
CM Spearman 5* (9b) MS Sinclair 2* (10b)
5.1 Lee to Spearman, no run, very quick delivery pitched in short, but
moving well away down the leg side, Gilchrist across a fair
distance to glove it high up as Spearman ducked underneath it
5.2 Lee to Spearman, no run, another bouncer, Spearman back out of the
way again, through to Gilchrist
5.3 Lee to Spearman, one run, miscues an attempted cover drive, inside
edgily plays it away towards vacant forward square leg for a
single
5.4 Lee to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone a wide ball outside off stump
5.5 Lee to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone a shortish rising ball
outside off stump
5.6 Lee to Sinclair, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump for the
umpteenth time already this innings
End of over 6 (1 run) New Zealand 8/1 (trail by 12 runs)
B Lee 3-0-6-0 - City End
CM Spearman 6* (12b) MS Sinclair 2* (13b)
6.1 McGrath to Spearman, no run, shoulders arms to a wide ball outside
off stump
6.2 McGrath to Spearman, no run, full ball, wide outside off stump, no
stroke required
6.3 McGrath to Spearman, no run, straight ball, defends back up on the
off side of the pitch
6.4 McGrath to Spearman, no run, comes forward to a straight ball on
off stump, drops it into his front pad from an inside edge, bring
a couple of excited noises from behind the wicket, but the ball
drops away safely for the batsman
6.5 McGrath to Spearman, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer heading
down the leg side
6.6 McGrath to Spearman, no run, straight ball on middle and leg,
defends down from a height back down the pitch to the bowler
End of over 7 (maiden) New Zealand 8/1 (trail by 12 runs)
GD McGrath 4-3-2-0 - Members End
MS Sinclair 2* (13b) CM Spearman 6* (18b)
7.1 Lee to Sinclair, no run, shortish straight ball, Sinclair hops on
the crease to defend down on the leg side of the pitch, Lee's
quickly up to field himself before Langer can make the ground from
mid on
7.2 Lee to Sinclair, no run, a pronounced slower delivery outside off
stump, Sinclair waits on it and strokes it away towards Martyn at
point
7.3 Lee to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone a ball that comes back a bit
once it passes by outside off stump
7.4 Lee to Sinclair, two runs, full ball drifting into his toes, nicely
turns on the crease to work it away through vacant wide midwicket
for a couple as Langer chases from mid on
7.5 Lee to Sinclair, no run, beaten! lovely ball from Lee, short and
lifting in the channel outside off stump, Sinclair was hesitant to
begin with and then pushed forward away from the body late, only
to see if fizzing on past the blade
7.6 Lee to Sinclair, no run, ducks underneath a very useful bouncer,
rather quick too
End of over 8 (2 runs) New Zealand 10/1 (trail by 10 runs)
B Lee 4-0-8-0 - City End
CM Spearman 6* (18b) MS Sinclair 4* (19b)
the official attendance today is 4153, very good crowd in this
small sized ground, filling it out nicely as people spread
themselves out with chairs, umbrellas and various other things to
enjoy a picnic type atmosphere
8.1 McGrath to Spearman, no run, pushes straight up to mid off in
defence
8.2 McGrath to Spearman, no run, firmly stroked away to Martyn at cover
point
8.3 McGrath to Spearman, one run, Spearman is squared around but he
manages to work a straight ball away towards mid off, and calls
for another quick single, but this time it's safer and Sinclair's
on the ball early, hurrying through
taken quite comfortably in the end
8.4 McGrath to Sinclair, one run, straight ball on middle and leg,
Sinclair pushes it up on the leg side of the pitch, McGrath can't
quite reach it with his outstretched right hand and concedes the
single as there's nobody stationed at mid on
8.5 McGrath to Spearman, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly
defended straight up to Miller at mid off
8.6 McGrath to Spearman, no run, straight ball on off stump, Spearman
hops back on the creaseline to defend it with a straight bat back
down the pitch
End of over 9 (2 runs) New Zealand 12/1 (trail by 8 runs)
GD McGrath 5-3-4-0 - Members End
MS Sinclair 5* (20b) CM Spearman 7* (23b)
Colin Miller replaces Lee at the City End for the first bowling
change of the innings
two slips, two gullies, point, cover, mid off fill a stacked off
side field, with only a mid on and long leg on the other side
Miller's in medium pace mode, bowling over the wicket to the right
hander
9.1 Miller to Sinclair, no run, outside off stump, pushed straight to
Hayden in the covers
9.2 Miller to Sinclair, no run, straight ball, defends up towards
Langer at mid on
9.3 Miller to Sinclair, no run, forward, pushed straight to Hayden in
the covers again
9.4 Miller to Sinclair, no run, fullish ball outside off stump, chopped
into the ground and away to Martyn at point
9.5 Miller to Sinclair, one run, shortish straight ball, Sinclair taps
it down in close on the leg side, they amble an easy single as
Langer has to come up all the way from mid on to field it
9.6 Miller to Spearman, FOUR, driving and edges, but wide of the slips!
down to the vacant third man boundary, he was induced into a false
stroke but gets away with it
End of over 10 (5 runs) New Zealand 17/1 (trail by 3 runs)
CR Miller 1-0-5-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 6* (25b) CM Spearman 11* (24b 1x4)
the first boundary of the innings comes after exactly 10 overs, in
what has been a rather lethargic start to the innings
10.1 McGrath to Sinclair, one run, straight ball worked up through
vacant mid on, they jog the easy single
Langer is moved around from square leg to mid on to plug that gap
10.2 McGrath to Spearman, one run, stroked away into the covers, a very
tight single is called for again, Spearman really has to hurry
home at the bowler's end, though the throw misses
not the best of calling again from Spearman, he's certainly living
on the edge so far in his innings, of what deliveries he's had to
play, that is
10.3 McGrath to Sinclair, three runs, full on his legs, nicely clipped
away through vacant square leg, Miller around from long leg to
field, they do well to get back for the third
10.4 McGrath to Spearman, no run, straight ball, defends up towards mid
off
10.5 McGrath to Spearman, two runs, firmly struck through cover, again a
tight second run is called, with Spearman scrambling at the
bowler's end as Lee chases from wide mid off and fires it back to
McGrath who tries to back flick on to the stumps but misses
10.6 McGrath to Spearman, no run, beaten! McGrath seams it back a long
way, cutting Sinclair in half as it beats everything, including
the top of the sticks, through to Gilchrist
End of over 11 (12 runs) New Zealand 24/1 (lead by 4 runs)
GD McGrath 6-3-11-0 - Members End
MS Sinclair 10* (27b) CM Spearman 14* (28b 1x4)
11.1 Miller to Sinclair, one run, angling down the leg side, turned away
off his pads down to Lee at long leg
11.2 Miller to Spearman, one run, stabs forward in defence, and gets a
thick inside edge that squirts away square, clear of the stumps
through backward square leg, he quickly looks around to see his
castle in tact, and grabs the easy run as a bonus as Lee's up to
field again
11.3 Miller to Sinclair, no run, forward, struck firmly into the ground,
away towards Hayden at cover
11.4 Miller to Sinclair, no run, forward, defends up on the off side
again
11.5 Miller to Sinclair, FOUR, short and wide outside off, slashes it
down between the slips and gully to the vacant third man boundary
11.6 Miller to Sinclair, no run, forward, firmly driven straight to
cover
End of over 12 (6 runs) New Zealand 30/1 (lead by 10 runs)
CR Miller 2-0-11-0 - City End
CM Spearman 15* (29b 1x4) MS Sinclair 15* (32b 1x4)
Lee replaces McGrath at the Members End
12.1 Lee to Spearman, one run, quick, short rising ball, Spearman fends
it down backward of square on the leg side and they get an easy
run as it drops well away from the packed off side field
12.2 Lee to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
12.3 Lee to Sinclair, no run, short rising ball outside off stump,
Sinclair hops on the crease to defend it down to point
12.4 Lee to Sinclair, no run, jumps on the crease, defends down towards
Martyn in the covers
12.5 Lee to Sinclair, two runs, shortish ball angling down the leg side,
tucked off his hip down through vacant square leg for the easiest
of twos, as Miller's around from long leg to field
12.6 Lee to Sinclair, no run, forward, firmly defends away to Martyn at
cover point
End of over 13 (3 runs) New Zealand 33/1 (lead by 13 runs)
B Lee 5-0-11-0 - Members End
CM Spearman 16* (30b 1x4) MS Sinclair 17* (37b 1x4)
13.1 Miller to Spearman, no run, forward, keeps the bat raised out of
the way of one passing by outside off stump
13.2 Miller to Spearman, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again
13.3 Miller to Spearman, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again
13.4 Miller to Spearman, no run, defends a straight ball down towards
Steve Waugh at shortish wide midwicket
13.5 Miller to Spearman, FOUR, slashes at a wide ball outside off stump,
low in the air and amongst cries of 'catch it!', but he pierces
the gap between gully and point and it races away
13.6 Miller to Spearman, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 14 (4 runs) New Zealand 37/1 (lead by 17 runs)
CR Miller 3-0-15-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 17* (37b 1x4) CM Spearman 20* (36b 2x4)
14.1 Lee to Sinclair, one run, short rising ball outside off stump,
forced away off the back foot through vacant cover
14.2 Lee to Spearman, no run, full ball, firmly driven straight up the
ground on the leg side, but can't get it past a good diving stop
to his left by Langer at mid on
14.3 Lee to Spearman, no run, leaves alone a full and wide ball outside
off stump through to Gilchrist shuffling across to glove it right
beside Warne at first slip
14.4 Lee to Spearman, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, punched
off the back foot up to McGrath at extra cover
14.5 Lee to Spearman, one run, short rising ball angling down the leg
side, Spearman fends it down from a considerable height towards
vacant backward square leg, they amble the run as Gilchrist goes
across to field
14.6 Lee to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone a wide ball outside off stump
End of over 15 (2 runs) New Zealand 39/1 (lead by 19 runs)
B Lee 6-0-13-0 - Members End
CM Spearman 21* (40b 2x4) MS Sinclair 18* (39b 1x4)
and it's time for the final drinks break of the day
15.1 Miller to Spearman, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
15.2 Miller to Spearman, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
15.3 Miller to Spearman, no run, forward, defends down towards Hayden at
cover
15.4 Miller to Spearman, no run, Miller gets one to seam back in
sharply, Spearman overbalances trying to work it away, taken on
the pad, Miller muffles an appeal as it's going well down the leg
side ... and umpire Jayaprakash is standing at square leg
15.5 Miller to Spearman, no run, forward, firmly pushed up to mid off in
defence
15.6 Miller to Spearman, no run, forward, quietly defends away towards
point
End of over 16 (maiden) New Zealand 39/1 (lead by 19 runs)
CR Miller 4-1-15-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 18* (39b 1x4) CM Spearman 21* (46b 2x4)
16.1 Lee to Sinclair, no run, shortish ball on off stump, pokes it down
towards Martyn at point in defence
16.2 Lee to Sinclair, no run, keeps the bat held back out of the way of
a wide, full ball passing by outside off stump
16.3 Lee to Sinclair, no run, forward, defends firmly away to Martyn at
point
things just meandering along at the moment, Australia not overly
threatening, or attacking even, and this pair haven't felt the
need to chase the bowling either, just ticking it over slowly
16.4 Lee to Sinclair, one run, straight ball angling into his legs,
turned away to vacant midwicket for an easy single
Lee switches to come around the wicket to Spearman, employing a bit
of leg theory with a short mid on, leg gully and a very fine leg
in place besides the usual suspects on the off side
16.5 Lee to Spearman, no run, ducks down out of the way of a short ball
16.6 Lee to Spearman, no run, another short ball, unsurprisingly, this
one forces Spearman to hop on the crease, fending it down just
short of Langer under the helmet, bring a couple of excited cries
from the field as he dealt with it awkwardly
End of over 17 (1 run) New Zealand 40/1 (lead by 20 runs)
B Lee 7-0-14-0 - Members End
MS Sinclair 19* (43b 1x4) CM Spearman 21* (48b 2x4)
Shane Warne is introduced into the attack, replacing Miller at the
City End
slip, backward point, deepish point, short cover, wide mid off, mid
on, forward short leg, deep backward square leg and short fine leg
in place for the right hander facing right arm over the wicket leg
spin
17.1 Warne to Sinclair, no run, forward to a flighted ball outside off,
pushed gently straight to Steve Waugh at short cover
17.2 Warne to Sinclair, no run, flighted up full and straight,
watchfully leans forward to smother the spin, played into the
pitch in front of him
17.3 Warne to Sinclair, no run, turning away from the bat outside off
stump, nudges it away straight to backward point
17.4 Warne to Sinclair, no run, forward, pushed straight to short cover
17.5 Warne to Sinclair, no run, forward, driven straight back along the
pitch to the bowler
17.6 Warne to Sinclair, no run, Sinclair reaches for the drive at a
flighted ball outside off stump, hits it into the ground and away
straight to Steve Waugh at short cover, bring an 'oooh' from Warne
as he nearly deceived him in the air
End of over 18 (maiden) New Zealand 40/1 (lead by 20 runs)
SK Warne 1-1-0-0 - City End
CM Spearman 21* (48b 2x4) MS Sinclair 19* (49b 1x4)
18.1 Lee to Spearman, one run, short rising ball angling down the leg
side as Lee maintains the around the wicket angle of attack,
Spearman pulls from up on one leg, controlling it well along the
ground down to Miller sliding to field it at fine leg
18.2 Lee to Sinclair, no run, full and wide outside off, and moving
further away, Sinclair really reaches away from the body to get
wood on it, stroking it away to backward point, he could've easily
spooned that one up in the air, a pointless shot really
18.3 Lee to Sinclair, no run, sways back out of the way of a short
rising ball angling across him, passing through at head height
18.4 Lee to Sinclair, no run, raises the bat out of the way, leaving
alone a ball passing wide outside off stump
18.5 Lee to Sinclair, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump, Lee
again reverting to bowling rather wide through to the keeper
18.6 Lee to Sinclair, FOUR, overpitched ball on his toes, Sinclair picks
it off with ease, strongly clipping it through forward square leg
by rolling the wrists over it
End of over 19 (5 runs) New Zealand 45/1 (lead by 25 runs)
B Lee 8-0-19-0 - Members End
CM Spearman 22* (49b 2x4) MS Sinclair 23* (54b 2x4)
that boundary takes Sinclair to his second highest Test innings of
23*, a wee way behind his best of 214 at present
19.1 Warne to Spearman, two runs, forward to a full ball, turns it away
through vacant backward square leg for a couple as Lee has to
field from out in the deep
19.2 Warne to Spearman, no run, prods forward in defence, it turns into
the pad and balloons up to Langer at forward short leg, Warne and
Langer appeal in delay, but umpire Dunne is unmoved, it wasn't far
off touching the inside edge as it passed through to hit the pad,
worth a shout
19.3 Warne to Spearman, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side
19.4 Warne to Spearman, no run, forward, pushes straight back to the
bowler in defence
19.5 Warne to Spearman, no run, driven away to Steve Waugh at short
cover
19.6 Warne to Spearman, no run, flighted up, pushed down to mid on in
defence
End of over 20 (2 runs) New Zealand 47/1 (lead by 27 runs)
SK Warne 2-1-2-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 23* (54b 2x4) CM Spearman 24* (55b 2x4)
Miller returns to the attack, this time bowling off spin from the
Members End, replacing Lee
20.1 Miller to Sinclair, no run, firmly punched off the back foot
straight to Mark Waugh at short cover
20.2 Miller to Sinclair, one run, flighted up on his toes, Sinclair
works it away to vacant square leg for an easy run
20.3 Miller to Spearman, no run, forward, defends straight down the
pitch back to Miller
20.4 Miller to Spearman, no run, flighted up full, turns into the front
boot going down the leg side as Spearman tried to work it away to
square leg, rebounds away towards point
20.5 Miller to Spearman, one run, this time he gets on to it, turning it
away through backward square leg for the easiest of singles
20.6 Miller to Sinclair, no run, strongly driven straight back along the
deck to the bowler
End of over 21 (2 runs) New Zealand 49/1 (lead by 29 runs)
CR Miller 5-1-17-0 - Members End
CM Spearman 25* (58b 2x4) MS Sinclair 24* (57b 2x4)
21.1 Warne to Spearman, no run, Warne bowls a lovely delivery, getting
plenty of drift as he tossed it right up, Spearman stabbed forward
in defence but was nowhere near it, taking the top of the front
pad in line with off stump and only turning marginally away, Warne
has a shout but is turned down as it drops away to Mark Waugh at
slip
21.2 Warne to Spearman, no run, leaves alone a full ball outside off
stump, Gilchrist gloves low down
21.3 Warne to Spearman, no run, flighted up full outside off stump,
driven straight to Steve Waugh at short cover
21.4 Warne to Spearman, no run, goes back to cut the wrong'un, not
picking it and gets a streaky inside edge that drops it away
towards Langer at mid on
21.5 Warne to Spearman, no run, stretches well forward, smothering the
spin, defending away to Steve Waugh at short cover
21.6 Warne to Spearman, no run, flighted up full outside off stump,
Spearman thrusts the front pad towards it as he raises his bat
high up in the air clear out of the way, through to the keeper
End of over 22 (maiden) New Zealand 49/1 (lead by 29 runs)
SK Warne 3-2-2-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 24* (57b 2x4) CM Spearman 25* (64b 2x4)
22.1 Miller to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
22.2 Miller to Sinclair, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side, Mark Waugh in from short cover to field
22.3 Miller to Sinclair, no run, straight ball, forward in defence
straight up to mid on
22.4 Miller to Sinclair, no run, forward, reaching for a straight ball,
defends down into the ground as he closes the face, defending down
to Langer at short leg
22.5 Miller to Sinclair, OUT: Sinclair goes back to a flatter ball, and
pays the ultimate price, it shoots on to take the top of the pad
and umpire Jayaprakash's finger is raised before the appeal has
barely started
New Zealand 49/2, Partnership of 46
MS Sinclair lbw b Miller 24 (62b 2x4 0x6)
CM Spearman 25* (64b 2x4) CR Miller 5.5-1-17-1
Sinclair throws away yet another opportunity to press on, and ends
a miserable series, scoring 61 runs at an average of 10.16, and
the saddest thing of all is that his highest score is this innings
of 24
his career average has plummeted from 214 after his first Test, to
39.28 after four, it hasn't quite been a golden finish to his
summer
Stephen Fleming the new batsman
a lengthy delay as the big sightscreen sitting behind the smaller
front one has to be shunted across as Miller comes around the
wicket to the left handed Fleming
22.6 Miller to Fleming, no run, leaves alone one turning away outside
off stump
End of over 23 (maiden) New Zealand 49/2 (lead by 29 runs)
CR Miller 6-2-17-1 - Members End
CM Spearman 25* (64b 2x4) SP Fleming 0* (1b)
23.1 Warne to Spearman, one run, swept down to deep backward square leg
from off stump, at last raising the New Zealand 50
23.2 Warne to Fleming, no run, Fleming shuffles back and across to off
stump, defending down a shortish ball to Steve Waugh at short
cover
23.3 Warne to Fleming, no run, well flighted up outside off stump,
Fleming lazily hits it into the ground towards cover point, Steve
Waugh snaps it up with his outstretched right hand
23.4 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward, defends in close on the leg side
23.5 Warne to Fleming, no run, forward to a straight one, quietly
pushing it back along the pitch to the bowler
23.6 Warne to Fleming, two runs, flatter ball, Fleming spots it early
and goes back and neatly whips it away through forward square leg,
getting off the mark with a well timed stroke
End of over 24 (3 runs) New Zealand 52/2 (lead by 32 runs)
SK Warne 4-2-5-0 - City End
CM Spearman 26* (65b 2x4) SP Fleming 2* (6b)
24.1 Miller to Spearman, no run, stretches well forward down the line of
a straight ball on off stump, defending with bat/pad tucked
together, back along the pitch to Miller
24.2 Miller to Spearman, no run, similar ball again, similar stroke in
response again, back along the pitch on the leg side
24.3 Miller to Spearman, no run, flighted up fuller outside off stump,
Spearman strokes it strongly along the ground but straight up to
Lee at mid off
24.4 Miller to Spearman, one run, shorter ball, Spearman leans forward
to work it around the corner, down to McGrath coming in to field
from long leg
24.5 Miller to Fleming, no run, jumps back in defence to a flat ball
outside off stump, getting right in behind it and defending back
down the pitch with a vertical blade
24.6 Miller to Fleming, OUT: what a brilliant catch! angling down the
leg side from around the wicket, Fleming has a little nibble at it
but doesn't get much on it, straight through to Gilchrist who
gloved it cleanly down the leg side
New Zealand 53/3, Partnership of 4
SP Fleming c Gilchrist b Miller 2 (8b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 25 (1 run) New Zealand 53/3 (lead by 33 runs)
CR Miller 7-2-18-2 - Members End
CM Spearman 27* (69b 2x4)
umpire Jayaprakash is quick to shoot up the finger again, the
Australians are ecstatic and New Zealand are in a bit of trouble
again
Nathan Astle the new batsman in, sitting on a pair, at the non-
striker's end
25.1 Warne to Spearman, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
25.2 Warne to Spearman, no run, forward, defends in close on the off
side
25.3 Warne to Spearman, no run, flighted up outside off stump, quietly
pushed up towards McGrath at wide mid off
25.4 Warne to Spearman, no run, pushing forward on the off side in
defence again
25.5 Warne to Spearman, no run, flighted up straighter, Spearman drives
a low full toss from the bottom of the bat up to Langer at mid on
25.6 Warne to Spearman, no run, flighted it on leg stump, Spearman
reaches at it, awkwardly defending back along the pitch to Warne,
bringing an interested cry from the bowler as he's nearly done
End of over 26 (maiden) New Zealand 53/3 (lead by 33 runs)
SK Warne 5-3-5-0 - City End
NJ Astle 0* (0b) CM Spearman 27* (75b 2x4)
26.1 Miller to Astle, no run, stretches forward, defending back along
the pitch to Miller
26.2 Miller to Astle, no run, flighted up, Astle comes forward to drive
firmly back on the leg side of the pitch, looking for a run but
can't get it past Miller quickly going across to his right to stop
it, firing it back to the keeper keeping Astle back
26.3 Miller to Astle, no run, dangerously hops back in his crease to a
shorter ball that goes through flat, gets a thick inside edge into
the top of the bad that drops down on to the pitch
26.4 Miller to Astle, no run, flighted up outside off stump, firmly
driven straight up to Lee at mid off
26.5 Miller to Astle, no run, defends down just past Langer at short
leg, Steve Waugh across to field from midwicket
26.6 Miller to Astle, no run, jumps on the crease in defence, just
pushing it out past the man in close on the off side, Miller jumps
about excitedly until he becomes subdued as nothing much becomes
of it
End of over 27 (maiden) New Zealand 53/3 (lead by 33 runs)
CR Miller 8-3-18-2 - Members End
CM Spearman 27* (75b 2x4) NJ Astle 0* (6b)
27.1 Warne to Spearman, no run, a real loosie, short and very wide
outside off stump, Spearman reaches right out to it, to flat bat
it down straight to Hayden at deepish point
27.2 Warne to Spearman, no run, tries to sweep one on middle and leg but
is taken on the pad
27.3 Warne to Spearman, no run, flighted up straight, Spearman firmly
strokes it back along the pitch to the bowler
27.4 Warne to Spearman, no run, shuffles across to off stump to leave a
flighted, full ball alone as it turns past the pad
27.5 Warne to Spearman, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch, Steve Waugh in from short extra cover to help out with
the fielding
27.6 Warne to Spearman, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side
End of over 28 (maiden) New Zealand 53/3 (lead by 33 runs)
SK Warne 6-4-5-0 - City End
NJ Astle 0* (6b) CM Spearman 27* (81b 2x4)
the clock has just ticked past the scheduled close of play time,
but we still have 5 overs remaining to be bowled tonight
28.1 Miller to Astle, no run, short ball, Astle moves back to leg to
free the arms, cutting it hard down through point, but can't get
it past Martyn fielding just backward of square, both batsmen were
looking for the run bat have to sneak back into their creases
28.2 Miller to Astle, no run, straight bat defence in close on the off
side, to Hayden at silly mid off
28.3 Miller to Astle, one run, swept away through backward square leg,
and Astle gets off the dreaded pair, McGrath comes up from long
leg to field
28.4 Miller to Spearman, no run, forward, defends in close on the off
side
28.5 Miller to Spearman, no run, flighted up outside off stump, driven
straight up to mid off
28.6 Miller to Spearman, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side
End of over 29 (1 run) New Zealand 54/3 (lead by 34 runs)
CR Miller 9-3-19-2 - Members End
NJ Astle 1* (9b) CM Spearman 27* (84b 2x4)
29.1 Warne to Astle, no run, dangerously shuffles right back to a full
ball flighted up on middle and off, just managing to chop down on
it in defence away on the leg side
29.2 Warne to Astle, one run, cut away forward of point, well fielded
but can't prevent the single
29.3 Warne to Spearman, no run, forward, defends in close on the off
side
29.4 Warne to Spearman, no run, leaves alone a ball flighted full
outside off stump
29.5 Warne to Spearman, no run, shorter ball bouncing high outside off
stump, Spearman cuts down on it softly straight to Hayden at point
29.6 Warne to Spearman, no run, flighted full on off stump, defends down
into the ground and away towards cover point
End of over 30 (1 run) New Zealand 55/3 (lead by 35 runs)
SK Warne 7-4-6-0 - City End
NJ Astle 2* (11b) CM Spearman 27* (88b 2x4)
30.1 Miller to Astle, no run, flat, shorter pitched ball outside off
stump, Astle is tempted but keeps the bat held well back out of
the way behind his body, letting it pass through untouched to
Gilchrist
30.2 Miller to Astle, no run, turns sharply in to Astle who tries to
free the arms for the cut, just managing to chop it away to
backward point
30.3 Miller to Astle, no run, flighted up very full, Astle drives a low
full toss with no great intent, straight up to Lee at deepish mid
off
30.4 Miller to Astle, no run, flatter ball turning in to off stump,
Astle is half forward before fully committing forward, defending
firmly into the ground to Hayden at silly mid off
30.5 Miller to Astle, no run, forward, turns into the pad as he defends
down in close on the leg side
30.6 Miller to Astle, no run, forward, pushed straight up to mid off in
defence
End of over 31 (maiden) New Zealand 55/3 (lead by 35 runs)
CR Miller 10-4-19-2 - Members End
CM Spearman 27* (88b 2x4) NJ Astle 2* (17b)
just the two overs remaining in the day's play now, we're getting
there, eventually
the shadows are now covering 80% of the ground, and the remaining
sun is at an awkward low angle, peeking through the hedges, but
not an overly great problem for bowler or batsmen yet
Warne coming around the wicket to Spearman for his final over of
the day
31.1 Warne to Spearman, no run, pitching outside leg stump, Spearman
thrusts the pad to it to kill the spin
31.2 Warne to Spearman, no run, similar again, Spearman kicks it away
31.3 Warne to Spearman, no run, this one's a fraction straighter, but
Spearman's able to get away with the tactic, kicking it up to
Langer at short leg
Warne rearranges his field square on the off side, bringing Steve
Waugh in from cover point to gully, and shifting Slater at point a
bit squarer
31.4 Warne to Spearman, (noball) no run, oversteps, defends back into
the pitch on the leg side, Warne lets out a little cry of 'catch
it!' in any case
31.4 Warne to Spearman, no run, full down the leg side, Spearman kicks
at it, it takes the back of the pad and rolls fine to the keeper
31.5 Warne to Spearman, one run, down the leg side again, a little
shortish and is picked off his hip, flicking it fine to Miller at
short fine leg, they take a nippy run with the shot
31.6 Warne to Astle, no run, flighted straight and full on middle and
leg, Astle defends a low full toss on the off side
End of over 32 (2 runs) New Zealand 57/3 (lead by 37 runs)
SK Warne 8-4-8-0 (1nb) - City End
CM Spearman 28* (94b 2x4) NJ Astle 2* (18b)
we're into the last over of the day now folks, and it's Colin
'Funky' Miller to bowl it, coming over the wicket to Spearman
slip, backward point, silly mid off, short extra cover, mid off,
mid on, short midwicket and forward short leg in place
32.1 Miller to Spearman, no run, defends down in close on the leg side
a bit more field rearranging, now a leg slip is put in place
32.2 Miller to Spearman, no run, full ball, chopped into the turf and
rolls back harmlessly back to the bowler
32.3 Miller to Spearman, no run, stretches well forward in defence,
played back along the pitch to the bowler
Miller switches to come around the wicket to Spearman for the final
three balls of the day
32.4 Miller to Spearman, no run, almost sneaks one through his defences
as he had bat and pad close together, just squeezing it back along
the pitch to the bowler
32.5 Miller to Spearman, one run, angling down the leg side, turned down
to McGrath at long leg, they jog a single, Spearman doing his work
for the day and handing Astle the last ball to face
32.6 Miller to Astle, no run, straight ball on middle and leg, Astle
firmly defends it down into the ground, turning it away to short
midwicket, and that is stumps
End of over 33 (1 run) New Zealand 58/3 (lead by 38 runs)
CR Miller 11-4-20-2 - Members End
CM Spearman 29* (99b 2x4) NJ Astle 2* (19b)
New Zealand struggling through the session of 33 overs, scoring
just 58 runs for the loss of three top order batsmen (including
Fleming receiving a bad April Fool's day present, out for just two
on his 27th birthday)
Spearman has remained through the struggle, only just managing to
survive at times himself, but he's still there, and that's more
than can be said of Horne, Sinclair or Fleming
though he probably owes the team a few runs after that dreadful
call for a run that resulted in Horne's departure well short of
his crease
Sinclair will probably be quite happy to finish his series in terms
of the bat, another relative failure today (though his best effort
of the lot), looking good to start with before making an
injudicious decision that ended in his downfall
Miller has both wickets to fall to bowlers, and has bowled typical
tight and economical, while mixing it up with the odd testing
delivery that keeps the batsmen thinking constantly due to his
different use of pace and flight to that of his more illustrious
partner Warne at the other end
New Zealand finish the day effectively 38/3 in an unlimited overs
one-innings match, and with only two days having gone, the game is
well advanced to see this series finish drawless
it has been an eventful day's play, with a broad spectrum of action
on display, first of all it was the New Zealand bowlers tying the
Australian top order in knots - enough to put them on the ropes at
29/5, but what followed was a magnificent middle
order recovery, lead by Martyn and strongly assisted by the
swashbuckling Gilchrist who found a welcome return to form, and in
a lesser, but still important role, Mark Waugh helped see
Australia through to lunch in a marginally stable state
from there, it was all guns blazing in the afternoon session, the
New Zealand pace trio having absolutely no answers for the Martyn-
Gilchrist pair, bringing back recent memories of Martyn (and
Langer) pasting the Northern Districts attack to all corners of
this very ground just under a month ago
Cairns, who equalled Danny Morrison as New Zealand's 2nd highest
Test wicket taker on 160, and O'Connor came back to clean up the
tail and nab a maiden 5-wicket haul in Tests, stranding Martyn on
89, just short of a deserved maiden Test ton
the final session was one of attrition, New Zealand really
struggling away, though were helped in their quest to survive by a
large proportion of wide deliveries that didn't require attention
in all, 306 runs and 12 wickets came in 89.5 overs play today, more
than plenty of value for money for the 4000 odd people who
attended on a lovely sunny day
that's all from WestpacTrust Park this evening, the third day's
play is scheduled to begin at 10:30am local time (2230 GMT)
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welcome to WestpacTrust Park in Hamilton for the third day's play
of this third and final Test of the National Bank Series between
New Zealand and Australia
it's been a grey cloudy morning unfortunately, and just as the
teams were lining up to have a photograph taken near the pavilion,
the rain began to come down sending them looking for shelter
the tarpaulin covers have been hauled on, and though the rain has
eased as they were, it continues to come down steadily and
requires the wheely portable pitch cover to be brought on also
the rain doesn't hang around for too long, only lasting around 10
minutes, from 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start to 5 minutes
after, and after a bit of a sweep of surface water, the
surrounding covers are dragged off to a light smattering of
applause
at this stage there certainly won't be any loss of overs today,
with them able to go a further hour tonight if necessary (weather
and light permitting) to 6:30pm
it's rather grey overhead in all directions, one suspects play
won't go uninterrupted throughout the whole day at this stage,
there's little wind to speak of to push the dodgy weather away
right now
the umpires have decided upon a start in just under 10 minutes
time, with all the covers now off the ground and the stumps placed
back in their rightful positions
Match State: Play scheduled to start at 10:50am local time (2250 GMT)
the umpires make their way out to the middle, followed by the
Australian fielders and New Zealand's overnight batsmen Craig
Spearman and Nathan Astle
it'll be Brett Lee to open up from the City End, replacing Warne
bowling from there last night, Spearman on strike with three
slips, gully, point, cover, mid on, forward short leg and fine leg
in place
33.1 Lee to Spearman, no run, shapes to play but keeps the bat out of
the way of a wide ball moving wider outside off stump
33.2 Lee to Spearman, no run, stretches forward, leaves alone outside
off stump again
33.3 Lee to Spearman, no run, straight ball on off stump, defends down
into the ground towards Slater coming in to field from wide mid
off
33.4 Lee to Spearman, no run, Lee just warming up, short of full pace
yet, opens the face to defend a straight ball on off stump, away
to Steve Waugh at the squarer of two gullies
33.5 Lee to Spearman, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer, just getting
the head down out of the way of it
33.6 Lee to Spearman, two runs, first runs of the day, pushed up through
vacant mid off, getting it straight of Slater who gives chase
End of over 34 (2 runs) New Zealand 60/3 (lead by 40 runs)
B Lee 9-0-21-0 - City End
NJ Astle 2* (19b) CM Spearman 31* (105b 2x4)
Glenn McGrath to open up from the Members End, replacing Miller
from before stumps last night, bowling to Astle with three slips,
gully, point, wide mid off, mid on, forward short leg and long leg
in place for the right hander on strike
34.1 McGrath to Astle, (noball) no run, oversteps, hops on the crease to
one seams back a fair distance in, takes Astle high on the pad
going down the leg side
34.1 McGrath to Astle, no run, stands tall on the crease to defend down
a shortish rising ball, closing the face on it to work it up to
Miller at mid on
34.2 McGrath to Astle, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump, it's
just wide enough outside to leave, though it does nip back late
through to Gilchrist
34.3 McGrath to Astle, no run, sways/ducks back out of the way of a
quick rising ball passing by at head height
34.4 McGrath to Astle, two runs, hops on the crease to tuck a shortish
ball off his hip past Langer grasping at forward short leg, away
through vacant square leg to get underway today, Lee around from
long leg to field
34.5 McGrath to Astle, no run, beaten! plays and misses outside off
stump, trying to drive off the back foot, never got over the top
of it and it beats the outside edge through to the keeper
34.6 McGrath to Astle, FOUR, shot! one can easily nominate that as shot
of the morning, though there have only been three so far so it
doesn't really win much, but Astle plays a fine straight drive off
the back foot through mid off, well timed
End of over 35 (7 runs) New Zealand 67/3 (lead by 47 runs)
GD McGrath 7-3-18-0 (1nb) - Members End
CM Spearman 31* (105b 2x4) NJ Astle 8* (26b 1x4)
35.1 Lee to Spearman, FOUR, Spearman challenges that previous delivery's
reign immediately, playing a fine off drive of his own, not quite
reaching the full pitch of the ball, but was always in control as
he drove a full and wide ball straight of Steve Waugh at wide mid
off
Astle ran but Spearman just stood and watched as it raced away, now
Spearman's into personal danger territory - having exceeded his
career Test batting average
35.2 Lee to Spearman, no run, shapes to play but holds back the shot at
the last moment, to a ball passing relatively wide outside off
stump
35.3 Lee to Spearman, no run, leaves alone a similar ball wide outside
off stump
35.4 Lee to Spearman, no run, stretches forward, shoulders arms to
another similar ball passing through outside off stump
35.5 Lee to Spearman, OUT: Lee with the early morning breakthrough! he
probed away a bit wide outside off stump, then bowled one a bit
straighter and shorter, Spearman felt the need to push forward in
defence and only succeeds in getting the edge straight through
New Zealand 71/4, Partnership of 18
CM Spearman c Gilchrist b Lee 35 (110b 3x4 0x6)
NJ Astle 8* (26b 1x4) B Lee 9.5-0-25-1
New Zealand effectively stand at 51/4 in an unlimited overs one-
innings match, a bit of trouble to say the least
Craig McMillan the new batsman
35.6 Lee to McMillan, two runs, gets a nice friendly welcome with a
floated low full toss angling down the leg side, easily picked off
through backward square leg for a couple
End of over 36 (6 runs) New Zealand 73/4 (lead by 53 runs)
B Lee 10-0-27-1 - City End
NJ Astle 8* (26b 1x4) CD McMillan 2* (1b)
36.1 McGrath to Astle, one run, short rising straight ball, angling just
a fraction down leg, Astle jumps back in the crease to tap it down
towards vacant short midwicket, and calling for a good quick
single
he played it in the air a short way, but in the full knowledge that
it was quite safe with no short leg for him on strike
36.2 McGrath to McMillan, no run, full and straight, McMillan leans over
the top of it to dig it back out from his toes to the bowler
36.3 McGrath to McMillan, FOUR, half volley outside off stump, McMillan
can't have been helped much more this early on in his innings,
lovely drive straight down the ground, past Langer at mid off who
turns and chases but has no chance
36.4 McGrath to McMillan, one run, shortish ball angling into middle and
leg, McMillan taps it down in close on the leg side and again they
take a good, if somewhat tighter, single as Miller hurries up from
mid on and has a shy at the keeper's end, Astle well home
36.5 McGrath to Astle, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, not
really the width to flay it through cover point, plays it inside
edgily back down the pitch
36.6 McGrath to Astle, (noball) no run, oversteps, Astle may be given
the benefit of the doubt as to whether he heard the call early or
not, as he played a big money shot, trying to slam it through the
covers again, but was thoroughly beaten by the lift
36.6 McGrath to Astle, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
End of over 37 (7 runs) New Zealand 80/4 (lead by 60 runs)
GD McGrath 8-3-25-0 (2nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 7* (4b 1x4) NJ Astle 9* (30b 1x4)
37.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, straight ball on off stump, McMillan is
watchfully propping forward to defend back into the pitch
37.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
widish ball
37.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump, not
required to play another fairly wide ball
37.4 Lee to McMillan, no run, oooh! short rising straighter ball, Lee
trying the three card trick on McMillan like how he nabbed
Spearman, McMillan shaped to play but at the last moment just
manages to jump away and keep the arms raised over the top of one
that really comes back into him from the seam
37.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, leaves alone a wider ball outside off
stump
37.6 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again
End of over 38 (maiden) New Zealand 80/4 (lead by 60 runs)
B Lee 11-1-27-1 - City End
NJ Astle 9* (30b 1x4) CD McMillan 7* (10b 1x4)
38.1 McGrath to Astle, FOUR, wide ball outside off stump, Astle has a
big launch at it, never reaching the pitch of the ball, and gets
away with a thick outside edge that flies through the gap between
the slips and gully down to vacant third man
third slip is now taken out of place and planted down at third man
as a result, Astle was looking to carve that one through cover
38.2 McGrath to Astle, no run, straight ball, defends down in close on
the leg side
38.3 McGrath to Astle, FOUR, shot! Astle surpasses his previous 'shot of
the day' efforts with that one, stood tall on the crease and
smacked it powerfully through cover, the field didn't even move as
it raced away, great shot
38.4 McGrath to Astle, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
38.5 McGrath to Astle, no run, ducks underneath a very short pitched
bouncer, comfortably clearing the crouching Astle
38.6 McGrath to Astle, no run, Astle's really going for it this morning,
has a heave at a ball that's too straight on him, getting an
inside edge that rolls straight back down the pitch
End of over 39 (8 runs) New Zealand 88/4 (lead by 68 runs)
GD McGrath 9-3-33-0 (2nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 7* (10b 1x4) NJ Astle 17* (36b 3x4)
39.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, full ball outside off stump, McMillan
opens the face and runs it down to Mark Waugh low down on the
bounce at second slip
39.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer
39.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, jumps across towards off stump,
shouldering arms to one passing by even wider out
39.4 Lee to McMillan, no run, forward, defends quietly away towards
Steve Waugh at wide mid off
39.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, straight ball on off stump, McMillan
squares around to play a save straight bat defensive shot down on
the off side of the pitch
39.6 Lee to McMillan, one run, shortish ball, taps it down in close on
the off side, quick single well taken with the shot as it's played
short of the point fielder
End of over 40 (1 run) New Zealand 89/4 (lead by 69 runs)
B Lee 12-1-28-1 - City End
CD McMillan 8* (16b 1x4) NJ Astle 17* (36b 3x4)
40.1 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
40.2 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
rising ball
40.3 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump yet
again
40.4 McGrath to McMillan, no run, straight, full ball on off stump,
McMillan just chops down on it in defence in time, playing it down
towards Miller coming up from mid on to field, loud yell of
'nooo!' from McMillan
40.5 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
fairly wide ball passing through low to the keeper
40.6 McGrath to McMillan, one run, McMillan farming the strike, another
single off the last ball of the over as he taps it down short of
the square field on the off side
End of over 41 (1 run) New Zealand 90/4 (lead by 70 runs)
GD McGrath 10-3-34-0 (2nb) - Members End
CD McMillan 9* (22b 1x4) NJ Astle 17* (36b 3x4)
Shane Warne replaces Lee at the City End for the first bowling
change of the day's play
slip, backward point, point, cover, wide mid off, mid on, forward
short leg, long leg and short fine leg in place for the right
hander on strike to the right arm leg spinner over the wicket
41.1 Warne to McMillan, one run, flighted up on his legs, quietly tapped
up towards mid on and McMillan calls for a very cheeky single as
the field is slow to react, Warne can only look on bemused
41.2 Warne to Astle, no run, beaten! a beauty from Warne second ball
into the day, pitching middle and turning away, sliding just past
the defending outside edge and off stump, really not a long you
can do with those
41.3 Warne to Astle, no run, straight ball, defended down towards Martyn
at mid on
41.4 Warne to Astle, two runs, too short, cut well through cover point,
very well timed but Hayden is placed quite deep at point and
chases hard, diving to save it just inside the boundary line,
great work
41.5 Warne to Astle, no run, forward, defends straight back down the
pitch to the bowler
41.6 Warne to Astle, no run, shortish ball, Astle gives himself some
room to cut, hitting it down straight to Hayden at point
End of over 42 (3 runs) New Zealand 93/4 (lead by 73 runs)
SK Warne 9-4-11-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 10* (23b 1x4) NJ Astle 19* (41b 3x4)
42.1 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
42.2 McGrath to McMillan, no run, forward, straight ball defended back
to the bowler
42.3 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a full and wide ball
outside off stump
42.4 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shortish ball, taps it down in close
on the leg side, McMillan looks for the quick run again but it
most certainly isn't on, Astle sends him back before he comes down
too far, just making it back into his crease in time as Miller's
up from mid on to field it
42.5 McGrath to McMillan, no run, defends down in close on the off side,
Martyn in from cover point to field
42.6 McGrath to McMillan, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
End of over 43 (maiden) New Zealand 93/4 (lead by 73 runs)
GD McGrath 11-4-34-0 (2nb) - Members End
NJ Astle 19* (41b 3x4) CD McMillan 10* (29b 1x4)
43.1 Warne to Astle, one run, flighted full, Astle sweeps well straight
down to McGrath at long leg
43.2 Warne to McMillan, FOUR, flighted up straight again, McMillan
sweeps neatly forward of square, away to the boundary through
forward square leg
43.3 Warne to McMillan, no run, forward, defends back on the leg side of
the pitch
43.4 Warne to McMillan, FOUR, tossed up down the leg side, McMillan
opens the stance to swing it up and away through forward square
leg again, a very useful shot to bring up the 100, Warne isn't
exactly pleased with that shot
43.5 Warne to McMillan, no run, forward, pushed straight up to Lee at
mid off
43.6 Warne to McMillan, one run, McMillan milks another single off the
last ball of an over, working a full ball away off his toes to
vacant midwicket
End of over 44 (10 runs) New Zealand 103/4 (lead by 83 runs)
SK Warne 10-4-21-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 19* (34b 3x4) NJ Astle 20* (42b 3x4)
44.1 McGrath to McMillan, no run, ducks underneath a short rising ball
angling down the leg side
44.2 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump,
shortish ball seaming back in late through to Gilchrist
44.3 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to
one pitching in a similar line, but going straight through this
time
44.4 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again
to a similar ball
44.5 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
shoulders arms again
44.6 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump fro
the fifth time in a row to complete the over
End of over 45 (maiden) New Zealand 103/4 (lead by 83 runs)
GD McGrath 12-5-34-0 (2nb) - Members End
NJ Astle 20* (42b 3x4) CD McMillan 19* (40b 3x4)
and with that rather uninspiring over, it's time for a drinks break
45 runs being added in 12 breezy overs in this shortened first half
of the morning session, with lunch being taken at the normal time
despite the delayed start
45.1 Warne to Astle, no run, shortish straight ball, punched off the
back foot towards Steve Waugh at cover
45.2 Warne to Astle, no run, shoulders arms to a flighted full ball
outside off stump
45.3 Warne to Astle, no run, forward, defends up towards Steve Waugh in
the covers
45.4 Warne to Astle, no run, flighted up outside off stump, driven
straight up to Lee at wide mid off
45.5 Warne to Astle, no run, reaching forward to defend a shorter ball
outside off stump, runs it off the face towards Slater at backward
point
45.6 Warne to Astle, FOUR, a bit of width and Astle pounces, cutting
well through the narrow gap between Slater at backward point and
Hayden at point
End of over 46 (4 runs) New Zealand 107/4 (lead by 87 runs)
SK Warne 11-4-25-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 19* (40b 3x4) NJ Astle 24* (48b 4x4)
46.1 McGrath to McMillan, one run, full ball angling down the leg side,
strongly clipped off his legs down to Lee coming around to field
squarer from long leg
46.2 McGrath to Astle, one run, short rising ball, Astle jumps on the
crease and fends it down from the glove into his front pad, it
drops away just besides the stumps behind behind and McMillan
calls him through for an opportune single
46.3 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
46.4 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again
46.5 McGrath to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump yet
again
46.6 McGrath to McMillan, no run, full and quick ball, strongly punched
straight up to Slater at mid off
End of over 47 (2 runs) New Zealand 109/4 (lead by 89 runs)
GD McGrath 13-5-36-0 (2nb) - Members End
NJ Astle 25* (49b 4x4) CD McMillan 20* (45b 3x4)
47.1 Warne to Astle, no run, shortish straight ball, defends down from a
height to Steve Waugh at cover
47.2 Warne to Astle, no run, lets a full and wide ball pass by outside
off stump untouched
47.3 Warne to Astle, no run, forward, defends down in close on the leg
side to Langer under the helmet
47.4 Warne to Astle, no run, flat ball angling well down the leg side,
Astle tries to flick it fine but can't get a touch on to it,
Gilchrist whips off the bails while Warne appeals for a catch, but
there was nothing there to appeal for
47.5 Warne to Astle, no run, forward, defends up towards mid off
47.6 Warne to Astle, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch
End of over 48 (maiden) New Zealand 109/4 (lead by 89 runs)
SK Warne 12-5-25-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 20* (45b 3x4) NJ Astle 25* (55b 4x4)
Lee returns, replacing McGrath after a fair spell from the Members
End
three slips, gully, point, cover, wide mid off, mid on and fine leg
in place for the right hander on strike
48.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, quick ball, full and wide outside off
stump, leaves alone through to Gilchrist
48.2 Lee to McMillan, one run, pushes forward at a ball just outside off
stump, tapping it away towards vacant cover and calling for
another good quick single, Langer tries to pick up and throw on
the run from squarer but fails to grab it cleanly, Slater tidies
up from wide mid off
48.3 Lee to Astle, one run, shortish ball nicely stroked off the back
foot, Astle playing back and behind it, but doesn't get many
through cover point as the fielder at point is set rather deep
48.4 Lee to McMillan, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer
48.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
48.6 Lee to McMillan, no run, straight ball just outside off stump,
defends away towards Langer at cover
End of over 49 (2 runs) New Zealand 111/4 (lead by 91 runs)
B Lee 13-1-30-1 - Members End
NJ Astle 26* (56b 4x4) CD McMillan 21* (50b 3x4)
49.1 Warne to Astle, no run, pushes forward in defence at a straight
ball, drops it down from the pad in close on the leg side
49.2 Warne to Astle, no run, stretches well forward in defence to a
flighted ball outside off stump, squeezing it away towards Slater
at backward point as Warne groans
49.3 Warne to Astle, OUT: flighted up on a perfect teasing length, Astle
is goaded into the drive and doesn't reach the pitch of it, edging
straight through to Gilchrist who takes his 8th catch of the match
New Zealand 111/5, Partnership of 40
NJ Astle c Gilchrist b Warne 26 (59b 4x4 0x6)
CD McMillan 21* (50b 3x4) SK Warne 12.3-5-25-1 (1nb)
Chris Cairns the new batsman, yet again having to come in with New
Zealand sitting on the razor's edge, they certainly don't make it
easy for themselves
49.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, props forward in defence, Warne turning it
away as he tucks the bat in behind the front pad
49.5 Warne to Cairns, no run, flighted full and straight, Cairns
stretches forward to get everything in behind it, smothering the
spin back to the bowler
49.6 Warne to Cairns, no run, pushes forward in defence, running it away
from bat/pad towards backward point, Cairns looks for the single
but is sent back by McMillan, certainly no run in that
End of over 50 (maiden) New Zealand 111/5 (lead by 91 runs)
SK Warne 13-6-25-1 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 21* (50b 3x4) CL Cairns 0* (3b)
50.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, jumps on the crease, defends up to McGrath
at mid on
50.2 Lee to McMillan, no run, straight ball on off stump, McMillan jumps
forward to defend it down into the ground, up towards Slater at
mid off
50.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
50.4 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump again, to
a full ball wide out, keeping low through to Gilchrist
50.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer
50.6 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a wide
ball passing through
End of over 51 (maiden) New Zealand 111/5 (lead by 91 runs)
B Lee 14-2-30-1 - Members End
CL Cairns 0* (3b) CD McMillan 21* (56b 3x4)
51.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down into the pitch for
Langer to come in from forward short leg to pick up and toss back
to the bowler
51.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends back on the leg side of
the pitch, Warne across to do his own fielding
51.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, beaten! stretches forward and is beaten
for turn as it slides past the edge, reaching for it in no man's
land away from his body, neither committed to tight or firm
defence
51.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends straight back to the
bowler
51.5 Warne to Cairns, FOUR, flighted up on his toes, Cairns just
casually flicks it through wide midwicket, such is the timing and
power of the man in form, that's enough to get it all the way to
the boundary with ease, the first run in 20 balls
51.6 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch
End of over 52 (4 runs) New Zealand 115/5 (lead by 95 runs)
SK Warne 14-6-29-1 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 21* (56b 3x4) CL Cairns 4* (9b 1x4)
52.1 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
short rising delivery
52.2 Lee to McMillan, FOUR, casually leans forward, running it off the
face through the gap between third slip and gully, down to the
vacant third man boundary
52.3 Lee to McMillan, no run, straight ball, squared around to play a
watchful defensive straight bat shot to the bowler
52.4 Lee to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a short rising ball
outside off stump
52.5 Lee to McMillan, no run, straight ball on off stump, carefully
defends with vertical blade, away towards mid off
52.6 Lee to McMillan, no run, raises the arms well in the air to leave a
rising ball outside off stump alone
End of over 53 (4 runs) New Zealand 119/5 (lead by 99 runs)
B Lee 15-2-34-1 - Members End
CL Cairns 4* (9b 1x4) CD McMillan 25* (62b 4x4)
53.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side, Gilchrist from around behind the sticks to collect
53.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side again
53.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, leaves alone a flighted ball, full and
wide outside off stump
53.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, Cairns is done for turn, turning inside
out trying to work it away through midwicket, almost scooping it
all the way back to Warne, just bouncing short
53.5 Warne to Cairns, one run, much better played, driving firmly down
to Langer pasted at long on, New Zealand bring up the 100 lead
only another 30-70 more and they'll be set for victory, if
Australia's infamous history in chasing fourth innings totals in
dead rubbers continues
53.6 Warne to McMillan, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, punished
with a cracking square cut through backward point
End of over 54 (5 runs) New Zealand 124/5 (lead by 104 runs)
SK Warne 15-6-34-1 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 5* (14b 1x4) CD McMillan 29* (63b 5x4)
Lee is replaced by Colin Miller at the Members End, Australia's
most successful bowler in the innings to date gets his first bowl
of the day
slip, backward point, cover, short extra cover, mid off, mid on,
midwicket, forward short leg and long leg in place
54.1 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward to a straight ball, just getting
down on it in defence in time, back to the bowler
54.2 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward to one turning in from outside
off stump, defends down in close on the off side
54.3 Miller to Cairns, FOUR, flighted up full, aerially smacked down the
ground, wide of Lee at mid off and it races down to the boundary
54.4 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends back on the leg side of
the pitch
54.5 Miller to Cairns, no run, firmly clipped off his toes, straight to
Steve Waugh at midwicket, McMillan looks for a quick single but is
sent back by Cairns
54.6 Miller to Cairns, no run, compactly forward in defence, played back
along the pitch to the bowler
End of over 55 (4 runs) New Zealand 128/5 (lead by 108 runs)
CR Miller 12-4-24-2 - Members End
CD McMillan 29* (63b 5x4) CL Cairns 9* (20b 2x4)
55.1 Warne to McMillan, no run, forward to a flighted, straight ball,
defending down in close on the leg side, Langer in from short
midwicket to field
55.2 Warne to McMillan, no run, forward, a shortish straight ball goes
on and takes the top of the pad, Warne pleads with the umpire for
the but doesn't get very far
55.3 Warne to McMillan, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side
55.4 Warne to McMillan, no run, leaves alone a full ball wide outside
off stump
55.5 Warne to McMillan, no run, forward, defends away towards Slater at
backward point
55.6 Warne to McMillan, no run, straight ball, McMillan stretches
forward to cover the spin, dropping it down in close on the off
side
End of over 56 (maiden) New Zealand 128/5 (lead by 108 runs)
SK Warne 16-7-34-1 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 9* (20b 2x4) CD McMillan 29* (69b 5x4)
there should be time to sneak in two further overs before the lunch
break
56.1 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch
56.2 Miller to Cairns, one run, angling down the leg side, quietly
turned of his pads to vacant square leg to jog a single, Steve
Waugh fielding from midwicket
56.3 Miller to McMillan, one run, turned away towards forward square
leg, quick run taken with the shot
56.4 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, turns into the front pad and
balloons away on the leg side well wide of Langer under the
helmet, though it certainly brings some interest from Miller
Mark Waugh is brought in from short cover to silly mid off, just to
add to the pressure a little
56.5 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends to Mark Waugh at silly
mid off
56.6 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch
End of over 57 (2 runs) New Zealand 130/5 (lead by 110 runs)
CR Miller 13-4-26-2 - Members End
CD McMillan 30* (70b 5x4) CL Cairns 10* (25b 2x4)
57.1 Warne to McMillan, no run, defends down in close on the off side
57.2 Warne to McMillan, no run, forward, dropping it down off the face
to Steve Waugh at second slip on the bounce
57.3 Warne to McMillan, no run, quicker, straight ball, McMillan just
drops the bat down on it to defend back to the bowler in time
57.4 Warne to McMillan, no run, straight ball, forward in defence into
the pitch
57.5 Warne to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms to a full ball turning
away outside off stump
just the one remaining ball to survive until lunch
and Warne will come around the wicket for it, McMillan remarks his
crease
57.6 Warne to McMillan, OUT: dear oh dear, McMillan thrusts the front
pad forward to the pitch of it, but it's a great ball, turning
sharply across him, flicks the back pad through to Mark Waugh at
slip, everyone goes up for the catch, and after a delay it's given
New Zealand 130/6, Partnership of 19
CD McMillan c ME Waugh b Warne 30 (76b 5x4 0x6)
End of over 58 (maiden) New Zealand 130/6 (lead by 110 runs)
SK Warne 17-8-34-2 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 10* (25b 2x4)
replays suggest McMillan is very, very hard done by, there seemed
to be a fair gap between the outside edge and the ball as it
passed by, he had it tucked well inside the front pad, and he just
stares back at the umpire in disbelief, and then turns to
look at the big replay screen as the players depart for lunch, he
is most displeased, but what a wicket to grab last ball before
lunch for Australia, Warne weaves his magic web again, the switch
to around the wicket does the trick
interestingly, that's McMillan's first sub-50 score in 5 innings in
Tests at WestpacTrust Park, having scored 92, 84, 51 and 79 in his
previous 4 knocks here
from a neutral point of view to the game itself, it's a shame a
wicket had to fall in such fashion right before the break,
weighting the game heavily in Australia's favour again, New
Zealand effectively sit on 110/6 in an unlimited overs one-innings
game
25 overs bowled in the shortened session, New Zealand scoring 72
runs for the loss of three wickets during it, not quite enough to
seriously challenge Australia's unbeaten tenure
they will again have to rely heavily on Chris Cairns to play them
through to a defendable total, with support from Parore and the
tail, it's a tough ask
play to resume in just under 30 minutes time at 1:10pm local time
(0110 GMT)
Match State: Lunch - Day 3
the players return from lunch, it'll be Miller to continue at the
Members End, with Cairns on strike, the new batsman Adam Parore is
at the other end
slip, backward point, short cover, cover, mid off, mid on, wide
midwicket, deep backward square leg in place for the right hander
on strike
58.1 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward to one turning in from off stump,
defends straight back to the bowler
58.2 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down in close on the leg
side to Langer at forward short leg
58.3 Miller to Cairns, one run, flat ball on his legs, firmly turned
down to McGrath at deep backward square leg
58.4 Miller to Parore, no run, straight ball, defends down with bat/pad
in close on the leg side to Langer, amidst a cry of 'catch it!'
from the bowler
58.5 Miller to Parore, no run, flat and straight, Parore reaches forward
to defend, turning it firmly to Langer in close again
58.6 Miller to Parore, no run, flighted up full, Parore firmly strokes
it up to mid on
End of over 59 (1 run) New Zealand 131/6 (lead by 111 runs)
CR Miller 14-4-27-2 - Members End
CL Cairns 11* (28b 2x4) AC Parore 0* (3b)
Warne to continue at the City End, slip, backward point, deepish
cover point, cover, wide mid off, mid on, deep backward square leg
and short fine leg in place
59.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, turns into the pad down the leg
side, popping up in close, Gilchrist around from behind the stumps
to pick up
59.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward in defence with the bat tucked in
behind the front pad, Warne turns it a fair way wide of the
outside edge
59.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down a straight ball in
close on the off side
59.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, flighted up straight again, pushed
directly back to Warne all the way along the pitch
59.5 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, quietly defends it down in close
on the leg side of the pitch, three fielders casually walk in
towards the ball to tidy up
59.6 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, again in defence, dropping it
away square on the off side
End of over 60 (maiden) New Zealand 131/6 (lead by 111 runs)
SK Warne 18-9-34-2 (1nb) - City End
AC Parore 0* (3b) CL Cairns 11* (34b 2x4)
60.1 Miller to Parore, no run, flighted up full and wide outside off
stump, Parore reaches for it, driving into the ground up towards
mid off
60.2 Miller to Parore, no run, straighter ball, Parore stretches well
forward and defends down on the leg side, Mark Waugh in from
midwicket to field
60.3 Miller to Parore, no run, flat ball turning in from just outside
off stump, defends away towards point
60.4 Miller to Parore, no run, firmly driven straight up to Hayden at
mid on
60.5 Miller to Parore, no run, flighted up full outside off stump,
driven straight up to Lee at mid off
60.6 Miller to Parore, no run, floated up full outside off stump, Parore
leans forward into it, nudging it away towards short cover, Parore
looks for a quick single but the call is a decisive 'nooo!'
End of over 61 (maiden) New Zealand 131/6 (lead by 111 runs)
CR Miller 15-5-27-2 - Members End
CL Cairns 11* (34b 2x4) AC Parore 0* (9b)
the sun has come out now, shining nicely over the ground as some of
the grey cloud clears, though not completely and the forecast is
(or was) for rain some time today
61.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
61.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, pushed away towards cover point
in defence
61.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, shortish ball, Cairns goes back and tries
to pull forward of square but can't get on to it, mis-hitting it
towards Langer scooting in from wide midwicket, he has an sharp
underhand flick at the bowler's end as Parore lazily hovers about
the creaseline
a small delay as Warne waves away a few kids near the sightscreen
getting in the road
61.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, pushes gently back down the pitch
on the leg side in defence
61.5 Warne to Cairns, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to one
turning away
61.6 Warne to Cairns, no run, same again, flighted full outside off
stump and passing through to Gilchrist untouched
End of over 62 (maiden) New Zealand 131/6 (lead by 111 runs)
SK Warne 19-10-34-2 (1nb) - City End
AC Parore 0* (9b) CL Cairns 11* (40b 2x4)
62.1 Miller to Parore, no run, forward, defends down into the ground in
close on the off side, Martyn in to field from backward point
62.2 Miller to Parore, FOUR, flat ball outside off stump, Parore uses as
much leverage as he can find in back cutting it wide of slip, and
fine of Martyn chasing from backward point, it's well stroked and
races away, Parore off the mark after 11 balls
62.3 Miller to Parore, no run, turning down the leg side, pushes it down
off his hip to Steve Waugh at square leg
62.4 Miller to Parore, no run, shuffles across to off stump, defending
down one turning in, played towards Mark Waugh at midwicket
62.5 Miller to Parore, two runs, Parore dances down the pitch and
attempts to loft it over midwicket, but he's not quite to the
pitch of it, and scoops it low in the air only just forward of
square leg, well stopped by Hayden sliding just inside the
boundary rope
62.6 Miller to Parore, FOUR, similar to the earlier boundary in the
over, gives himself just a touch of room outside off stump and
cuts it away backward of Martyn behind point, well timed and it
goes all the way
End of over 63 (10 runs) New Zealand 141/6 (lead by 121 runs)
CR Miller 16-5-37-2 - Members End
CL Cairns 11* (40b 2x4) AC Parore 10* (15b 2x4)
63.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side, Steve Waugh in from short cover to field
63.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, exact same again, Cairns is very
circumspect in keeping Warne out, Steve Waugh in to field again
63.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, for the third time in a row, defended a
little straighter as Warne gets it to slide on, defended with
bat/pad together
63.4 Warne to Cairns, FOUR, Cairns can't hold off, charges down the
pitch and tries to smack him high over long off, he doesn't quite
get to the pitch of it, but plays it safely enough on the up, high
and wide of McGrath chasing back from deep mid off, one bounce
inside the rope
McGrath is pushed all the way back to long off as a result of that
one, though it was played much wider on that occasion
63.5 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends straight back to the
bowler on the off side of the pitch
63.6 Warne to Cairns, SIX, take that! Cairns goes again, this time
launching it hard over wide long on, he's mixing up the defence
and attack quite nicely
End of over 64 (10 runs) New Zealand 151/6 (lead by 131 runs)
SK Warne 20-10-44-2 (1nb) - City End
AC Parore 10* (15b 2x4) CL Cairns 21* (46b 3x4 1x6)
64.1 Miller to Parore, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch, Slater quickly in from extra cover to field before the
bowler gets to it
64.2 Miller to Parore, two runs, dear oh dear, Adam, your surname is
Parore, not Cairns, it's wise not to imitate if you're relatively
new to the wicket and not as capable, *just* lofting it over the
head of Mark Waugh at wide midwicket
64.3 Miller to Parore, no run, forward, defends up towards Hayden at mid
on
64.4 Miller to Parore, no run, turning into his legs, turned away to
Steve Waugh at square leg
64.5 Miller to Parore, no run, flighted up, firmly driven straight up to
Hayden at mid on
64.6 Miller to Parore, no run, squared around on the crease in defence,
drops it down short of Langer under the helmet
End of over 65 (2 runs) New Zealand 153/6 (lead by 133 runs)
CR Miller 17-5-39-2 - Members End
CL Cairns 21* (46b 3x4 1x6) AC Parore 12* (21b 2x4)
65.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends away towards Steve Waugh
at short cover
65.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, flat ball, a bit of width outside off
stump, Cairns cuts it sweetly away straight to deepish point
65.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, flipper, going straight on outside leg
stump, Cairns tries to swing it away on bended knee over
midwicket, but misses, into the pad
65.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends to Steve Waugh at
shortish cover
65.5 Warne to Cairns, no run, angling down the leg side, tries to work
it away again but it's into the pad as he's squared around
65.6 Warne to Cairns, FOUR, down the track, smashed through wide mid
off, McGrath doesn't even move down at long off as it's smashed
like a tracer bullet, great shot
End of over 66 (6 runs) New Zealand 157/6 (lead by 137 runs)
SK Warne 21-10-48-2 (1nb) - City End
AC Parore 12* (21b 2x4) CL Cairns 25* (52b 4x4 1x6)
66.1 Miller to Parore, no run, forward, defends straight back along the
pitch to the bowler
66.2 Miller to Parore, no run, shorter ball turning in, Parore pats it
down short of Langer under the helmet on the leg side
66.3 Miller to Parore, FOUR, floated full, Parore plays a sparkling
straight drive back down the pitch, Miller went the wrong way
trying to stop it, and slipped over with legs split as he tried to
grab back at it, but he's OK
66.4 Miller to Parore, no run, flighted up outside off stump, firmly
stroked straight to short cover
66.5 Miller to Parore, no run, flighted full toss outside off stump,
firmly driven up on the off side, but can't get it past Lee at a
straightish and relatively deep mid off
Miller switches to come around the wicket to the right hander now
66.6 Miller to Parore, no run, straight ball angling in to off stump,
Parore stands back and tall on his crease, defending with vertical
blade back to the bowler along the pitch
End of over 67 (4 runs) New Zealand 161/6 (lead by 141 runs)
CR Miller 18-5-43-2 - Members End
CL Cairns 25* (52b 4x4 1x6) AC Parore 16* (27b 3x4)
67.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, flighted straight, full ball on off stump,
Cairns watchfully forward in defence, played to Steve Waugh at
short cover
67.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, leans forward to a slowish loopy straight
ball, patting it down on the leg side of the pitch in defence,
Langer in from wide midwicket to field
67.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, very well flighted slower ball down the
leg side, Cairns tries to launch it a mile over midwicket but
misses, into the base of the back pad
67.4 Warne to Cairns, no run, run, flighted full outside off stump,
Cairns chops it into the deck from the bottom of the bat, to Mark
Waugh who makes a fine 'catch' stop diving to his right at slip,
Warne appeals but unconvincingly, Mark Waugh has no interest in it
67.5 Warne to Cairns, FOUR, thwack! flat batted into the ground, zooms
over Steve Waugh's head at short cover, he has to duck down or
risk having his block knocked off, it was hit that ferociously,
powering away to the extra cover boundary
67.6 Warne to Cairns, no run, flighted up, firmly driven back along the
pitch to Warne
End of over 68 (4 runs) New Zealand 165/6 (lead by 145 runs)
SK Warne 22-10-52-2 (1nb) - City End
AC Parore 16* (27b 3x4) CL Cairns 29* (58b 5x4 1x6)
Glenn McGrath replaces Miller at the Members End
68.1 McGrath to Parore, no run, straight ball, squares around in defence
playing it back to the bowler
68.2 McGrath to Parore, no run, shortish rising ball outside off stump,
jumps on the crease to guide it down to the finer of two gullies
68.3 McGrath to Parore, OUT: the bowling change does the trick, third
ball in and Parore tries to slash away a ball that climbs on him
outside off stump, only managing to guide an edge through to
Gilchrist, to take his 9th catch of the match
New Zealand 165/7, Partnership of 35
AC Parore c Gilchrist b McGrath 16 (30b 3x4 0x6)
CL Cairns 29* (58b 5x4 1x6) GD McGrath 13.3-5-36-1 (2nb)
Paul Wiseman the new man in, one suggests that Cairns will have to
start blazing away full bore now that the tail is exposed
68.4 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, sways back out of the way of a very
useful rising ball on off stump, just getting the helmet out of
the road
68.5 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, quick rising ball on off stump, Wiseman
can't sway back out of the way this time, taken on the chest and
volleys away towards gully, that'll leave a nasty bruise for a
week
68.6 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, another rising ball outside off stump,
safely negotiates it, leaving through to Gilchrist
End of over 69 (maiden) New Zealand 165/7 (lead by 145 runs)
GD McGrath 14-6-36-1 (2nb) - Members End
CL Cairns 29* (58b 5x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 0* (3b)
interestingly, Steve Waugh brings himself on for Warne at the City
End, hoping to clean up the tail himself
slip, gully, point, third man, cover, long off, mid on, deep
backward square leg and long leg in place for the right hander
facing right arm over the wicket medium pace
69.1 SR Waugh to Cairns, no run, straight ball, defends back to the
bowler
69.2 SR Waugh to Cairns, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer that goes a
fair way over his head
69.3 SR Waugh to Cairns, no run, sways back out of the way of a rising
ball outside off stump
69.4 SR Waugh to Cairns, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
69.5 SR Waugh to Cairns, no run, straight ball on middle and leg, firmly
pushed straight up to Langer at mid on
69.6 SR Waugh to Cairns, two runs, short pitched straight ball, Cairns
rocks back in the crease to try and hoist it over midwicket but
doesn't get on to it perfectly, lobbing it safely clear of any
fielders, but it bounces inside the boundary but is overhauled,
they can't sneak back for the third so he can retain the strike
off the last ball of the over
End of over 70 (2 runs) New Zealand 167/7 (lead by 147 runs)
SR Waugh 1-0-2-0 - City End
PJ Wiseman 0* (3b) CL Cairns 31* (64b 5x4 1x6)
70.1 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, straight ball rising on off stump,
Wiseman watches it all the way and then just turns sideways,
keeping the bat out of the road and takes it on the sternum,
getting a bit of a battering here
70.2 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, boy is he receiving the treatment from
McGrath! quick rising ball, he jumps into it and tries to sway the
head back out of the road, but gets conkered, rebounds up from the
helmet to Mark Waugh who takes it above his head at second slip
70.3 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, bouncer angling down the leg side,
Wiseman manages not to get any part of the body on this one, three
goes in
70.4 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, jumps into a shortish rising ball,
defending it with the *bat*! well played down to short cover
70.5 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, hops on the crease, fending it down
towards Lee at leg gully
70.6 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, jumps on the crease and turns it down
towards vacant square leg, Wiseman sets off for a run but Cairns
sends him back as it's the last ball of the over
End of over 71 (maiden) New Zealand 167/7 (lead by 147 runs)
GD McGrath 15-7-36-1 (2nb) - Members End
CL Cairns 31* (64b 5x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 0* (9b)
71.1 SR Waugh to Cairns, no run, ducks underneath a short pitched
delivery going down the leg side
71.2 SR Waugh to Cairns, one run, interesting shot, another bouncer,
Cairns goes for the hook but pulls out halfway, controlling it
down to deep backward square leg
umpire Dunne completely loses sight of the ball and signals four,
but it was comfortably fielded inside the boundary line, he has to
revoke the signal to the scorers who were no doubt amused
71.3 SR Waugh to Wiseman, (noball) no run, oversteps, short pitched
delivery angling down the leg side, Wiseman tries to pull but
can't catch up to it, through to Gilchrist
71.3 SR Waugh to Wiseman, no run, another short pitched ball, left down
the leg side through to the keeper
71.4 SR Waugh to Wiseman, no run, forward, defends on the off side of
the pitch
71.5 SR Waugh to Wiseman, no run, pushes forward in defence, playing it
away to point
71.6 SR Waugh to Wiseman, no run, forward, defends down on the leg side
of the pitch
End of over 72 (2 runs) New Zealand 169/7 (lead by 149 runs)
SR Waugh 2-0-4-0 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 32* (66b 5x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 0* (14b)
72.1 McGrath to Cairns, one run, forward, pushes it away towards cover
point, easy run taken with the shot
72.2 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, sways back out of the way of a short
rising ball outside off stump
72.3 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
72.4 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, straight, short rising ball, Wiseman
hops on the crease to fend it down to where a regulation silly mid
off would be, but surprisingly for the number 9, there's none in
place
a little reactionary, but Steve Waugh moves himself in to short
point as a result of that ball
72.5 McGrath to Wiseman, one run, short ball, tries to pull but misplays
it, lobbing it to vacant midwicket, grabbing a single
72.6 McGrath to Cairns, no run, quick bouncer, Cairns sways back out of
the way, McGrath achieves the objective of keeping Wiseman on
strike for the new over
End of over 73 (2 runs) New Zealand 171/7 (lead by 151 runs)
GD McGrath 16-7-38-1 (2nb) - Members End
PJ Wiseman 1* (18b) CL Cairns 33* (68b 5x4 1x6)
73.1 SR Waugh to Wiseman, no run, shoulders arms to a full and widish
ball outside off stump
the sun has disappeared, replaced by a bit more grey cloud and
stronger winds, the groundstaff are sitting nearby the tractor,
expecting some bad weather will be dragged over the ground soon
73.2 SR Waugh to Wiseman, no run, a bit of width, Wiseman slashes it
away backward of point, slightly in the air, but can't get it past
a great diving stop by Martyn to his left at point
73.3 SR Waugh to Wiseman, one run, nudged away forward of point this
time, enabling him to double his score
73.4 SR Waugh to Cairns, one run, opens the face, running it away
backward of point for an easy run with the shot
73.5 SR Waugh to Wiseman, FOUR, Wiseman unveils the fact he can play
shots when he's not being peppered by a barrage of short balls,
pulling it hard and well down through backward square leg
73.6 SR Waugh to Wiseman, no run, short ball on off stump, defends down
on the off side of the pitch
End of over 74 (6 runs) New Zealand 177/7 (lead by 157 runs)
SR Waugh 3-0-10-0 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 34* (69b 5x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 6* (23b 1x4)
6 overs until the new ball becomes available - if required
74.1 McGrath to Cairns, three runs, shortish ball outside off, Cairns
taps it down square on the off side, they set off for a quick
well-judged run, Hayden scoots in from behind square, picks up
well and has a shy at the keeper's end
but there's nobody within a mile to backup, and it goes down
towards the square leg boundary after it misses the stumps and
gives away two bonus runs
74.2 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, ducks underneath a quick straight
rising delivery
74.3 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, plays and misses outside off stump,
short rising ball outside off stump and fished away at it
74.4 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, shortish ball, defends down towards mid
off
74.5 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, short ball angling down the leg side,
passes through to the keeper as he leaves it well alone
74.6 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, full ball on his toes, defends into the
pitch on the leg side
End of over 75 (3 runs) New Zealand 180/7 (lead by 160 runs)
GD McGrath 17-7-41-1 (2nb) - Members End
CL Cairns 37* (70b 5x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 6* (28b 1x4)
Warne returns, Steve Waugh's experiment with himself fails at the
City End
75.1 Warne to Cairns, two runs, Cairns shuffles to off stump to lap it
through backward square leg, just getting it away after exposing
his leg stump, but well played in the end, working it to the gap
for a couple
75.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, defends down on the leg side of the pitch
75.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, short ball outside off stump, Cairns fails
to cash in, slapping it down hard straight to Steve Waugh at cover
75.4 Warne to Cairns, one run, teasingly floated up, tempting Cairns to
try for the big shot with five fielders out in the deep, but he's
smarter than that, quietly nudging it along the ground up towards
long off for an easy single
75.5 Warne to Wiseman, no run, stretches well forward to a flighted,
full ball outside off stump, leaves it through to Gilchrist
75.6 Warne to Wiseman, no run, flighted up on leg stump, Wiseman lets it
come on and take the pad down the leg side, rebounding away in
close on the off side
End of over 76 (3 runs) New Zealand 183/7 (lead by 163 runs)
SK Warne 23-10-55-2 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 40* (74b 5x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 6* (30b 1x4)
and it's time for a drinks break
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Wiseman is doing well to stick around with Cairns, putting his body
on the line to protect his wicket, and has succeeded thus far, the
pair being together for around half an hour in adding 18 for the
8th wicket
53 runs added in the 18 overs since lunch, just for the loss of
Parore's wicket
the overall lead stands at 163, New Zealand are creeping up towards
a total that they could possibly defend, if they bowl very, very
well in the final innings
Miller returns, replacing McGrath at the Members End
76.1 Miller to Cairns, no run, straight ball turning in, defends down
into the ground short of Langer at forward short leg
76.2 Miller to Cairns, no run, straight ball that turns in and hurries
on to Cairns, jabbing it down from the handle of the bat, just
dropping it short of Langer
76.3 Miller to Cairns, no run, turning in outside off stump, cut into
the ground away to Martyn at backward point
76.4 Miller to Cairns, FOUR, Cairns uses the pace of a similar ball much
more cleverly this time, opening the face and running it away wide
of Martyn, who gives up the case as it beats him to the boundary
line
76.5 Miller to Cairns, FOUR, flighted up full, lofted high in the air
over Mark Waugh's head running back desperately at midwicket, but
it safely pitches away from him and over the boundary line for two
in a row
76.6 Miller to Cairns, no run, Miller pushes it through flatter and
angling down leg, Cairns tucks it straight to square leg and can't
grab back the strike
End of over 77 (8 runs) New Zealand 191/7 (lead by 171 runs)
CR Miller 19-5-51-2 - Members End
PJ Wiseman 6* (30b 1x4) CL Cairns 48* (80b 7x4 1x6)
77.1 Warne to Wiseman, no run, flighted straight on off stump, pushed
back along the pitch straight back to Warne
77.2 Warne to Wiseman, no run, beaten! pushes forward in defence, Warne
turns it away dramatically past the outside edge through to the
keeper
77.3 Warne to Wiseman, no run, forward, defends back on the off side of
the pitch
77.4 Warne to Wiseman, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
77.5 Warne to Wiseman, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
77.6 Warne to Wiseman, no run, flat ball, wide outside off stump left
alone
End of over 78 (maiden) New Zealand 191/7 (lead by 171 runs)
SK Warne 24-11-55-2 (1nb) - City End
CL Cairns 48* (80b 7x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 6* (36b 1x4)
78.1 Miller to Cairns, two runs, shortish ball, worked away towards wide
midwicket, very smartly played as there's only two men in the deep
on the leg side in that area, they sprint back for two and Cairns
has his 50 off 81 balls, 7x4, 1x6, another great hand played to
help save New Zealand's bacon, but there's still more work to be
done
78.2 Miller to Cairns, no run, defends down in close on the leg side
78.3 Miller to Cairns, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, slashed
away through point, cracking shot, Cairns in fantastic form
78.4 Miller to Cairns, no run, forward, defends down in close on the off
side
78.5 Miller to Cairns, one run, flighted down the leg side, well swung
away along the ground out to deep square leg
78.6 Miller to Wiseman, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side as the field comes in for the lesser batsman
End of over 79 (7 runs) New Zealand 198/7 (lead by 178 runs)
CR Miller 20-5-58-2 - Members End
CL Cairns 55* (85b 8x4 1x6) PJ Wiseman 6* (37b 1x4)
Warne switches to come around the wicket to Cairns, with the new
ball due next over, Australia getting a bit frustrated as this
pair have now added 33 together and pushing the lead out towards
the 200 mark
79.1 Warne to Cairns, no run, forward, defends with bat/pad away towards
Mark Waugh at cover
79.2 Warne to Cairns, no run, flighted down the leg side, Cairns lets it
just come on and taken the pad outside leg stump
79.3 Warne to Cairns, no run, similar again, lets it rebound away off
the pad towards point
79.4 Warne to Cairns, SIX, unbelievable shot! turns square on the crease
to line up the shot to a ball pitching outside leg stump, and
launches it between the two men in the deep backward of square,
hard and flat over the top, brings up the 200 in style
Cairns really is in scintillating touch, a true danger man,
virtually the only player that must have genuinely worried
Australia throughout this series
79.5 Warne to Cairns, no run, flighted up straighter, defends back to
Warne on the off side of the pitch
79.6 Warne to Cairns, no run, cuts hard into the ground square on the
off side, but can't get it past a good diving stop at point
End of over 80 (6 runs) New Zealand 204/7 (lead by 184 runs)
SK Warne 25-11-61-2 (1nb) - City End
PJ Wiseman 6* (37b 1x4) CL Cairns 61* (91b 8x4 2x6)
the new ball is immediately taken when available, Lee replacing
Miller at the Members End to take the bright new projectile
three slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, forward short leg and
fine leg in place
80.1 Lee to Wiseman, no run, rising ball outside off stump, Wiseman has
nothing to do with it, swaying back out of the line of the
delivery
80.2 Lee to Wiseman, FOUR, full and wide outside off stump, pushes
tentatively towards it, guiding it off the outside edge between
the third slip and gully fielders, down to the vacant third man
boundary, Wiseman into double figures
he just haunches over his bat with a mixed expression, lucky to get
away with that, the Australians are bemused
80.3 Lee to Wiseman, FOUR, and he does it again! outside off stump, he
pushes at it, then decides to leave late, but doesn't get the bat
out of the road in time, getting a small back edge to pass by the
stumps and beat the keeper
the crowd is really getting in behind Wiseman now, riding his luck
and annoying the Australians to no end
80.4 Lee to Wiseman, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly defends
well up to mid off, another big cheer as he keeps it out
80.5 Lee to Wiseman, no run, similar ball, guided away towards point in
defence, now the crowd are even making noise as the bowler runs
in, things starting to get rather interesting here
80.6 Lee to Wiseman, no run, swish and miss outside off stump, a full,
fast and wide ball, he reaches for it but it's too quick for him,
missing it through to the keeper
End of over 81 (8 runs) New Zealand 212/7 (lead by 192 runs)
B Lee 16-2-42-1 - Members End
CL Cairns 61* (91b 8x4 2x6) PJ Wiseman 14* (43b 3x4)
McGrath replaces Warne at the City End, to get the second usage of
the new ball
81.1 McGrath to Cairns, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, opens
the blade to run it away to Hayden at backward point
81.2 McGrath to Cairns, no run, similar again, a little straighter and
Cairns guides it squarer, Hayden fields again to prevent the
single
81.3 McGrath to Cairns, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer
81.4 McGrath to Cairns, FOUR, full ball outside off stump, picks it up
over wide mid off, cracking shot to bring up the 50 partnership,
fine resistance by this pair to keep the game alive
and have extended things enough that we are certain to play into
tomorrow now, when it was looking a little touch and go earlier on
81.5 McGrath to Cairns, no run, forward, defends away towards point
81.6 McGrath to Cairns, no run, ducks back out of the way of a short
rising ball outside off stump
End of over 82 (4 runs) New Zealand 216/7 (lead by 196 runs)
GD McGrath 18-7-45-1 (2nb) - City End
PJ Wiseman 14* (43b 3x4) CL Cairns 65* (97b 9x4 2x6)
82.1 Lee to Wiseman, no run, angling down the leg side, defends down
from the pad in close
82.2 Lee to Wiseman, no run, straight ball, gets in behind it, defending
well back on the off side of the pitch
82.3 Lee to Wiseman, no run, plays and misses outside off stump, Lee
pushed it through quicker in the channel, Wiseman playing inside
out at it
82.4 Lee to Wiseman, no run, stretches the front pad forward, leaving
alone outside off stump
82.5 Lee to Wiseman, no run, quick rising ball outside off stump, sways
back out of the way as it passes through outside off stump
82.6 Lee to Wiseman, two runs, pushes forward firmly, getting it past
mid off nicely for a couple, Wiseman growing in confidence!
End of over 83 (2 runs) New Zealand 218/7 (lead by 198 runs)
B Lee 17-2-44-1 - Members End
CL Cairns 65* (97b 9x4 2x6) PJ Wiseman 16* (49b 3x4)
83.1 McGrath to Cairns, no run, sways back out of the way of a quick
rising ball outside off stump
83.2 McGrath to Cairns, one run, stands on the crease, smacking it down
to Slater at long off on the bounce
83.3 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, short ball angling on middle and leg,
Wiseman shuffles across to off stump, fending it down short of
Langer falling to his right to stop it on the bounce
83.4 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, pokes
it away towards backward point, Wiseman yells 'no!' then takes a
few steps down the pitch before having to get back in his crease
as Miller's across to field from point
83.5 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
83.6 McGrath to Wiseman, no run, sways back out of the way of a quick
rising ball outside off stump
End of over 84 (1 run) New Zealand 219/7 (lead by 199 runs)
GD McGrath 19-7-46-1 (2nb) - City End
CL Cairns 66* (99b 9x4 2x6) PJ Wiseman 16* (53b 3x4)
84.1 Lee to Cairns, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, guides it
down to Martyn at third man and the lead is stretched out to 200
now, great partnership this
84.2 Lee to Wiseman, OUT: but it couldn't go any further to New
Zealand's lament, Lee gets a straight rising ball to tuck Wiseman
up who's all over the place on the crease, fending it up off the
glove, pops up to Gilchrist
New Zealand 220/8, Partnership of 55
PJ Wiseman c Gilchrist b Lee 16 (54b 3x4 0x6)
CL Cairns 67* (100b 9x4 2x6) B Lee 17.2-2-45-2
he came forward to take the simplest of catches in front of first
slip, his 10th of the match, a new Australian record, and just one
short of Jack Russell's world record now
Daryl Tuffey the new batsman, coming in a lot later than he must've
expected after a 55 run 8th wicket partnership
84.3 Lee to Tuffey, legbye: FOUR, takes evasive action to a shortish
ball, hits him on the back and down to the fine boundary for leg
byes
84.4 Lee to Tuffey, no run, defends down on the off side of the pitch
84.5 Lee to Tuffey, no run, plays and misses at a quick, full ball
outside off stump, very close to taking the outside edge
84.6 Lee to Tuffey, no run, and again! almost taking off stump as well,
Tuffey just managing to see out the over
End of over 85 (5 runs) New Zealand 224/8 (lead by 204 runs)
B Lee 18-2-45-2 - Members End
CL Cairns 67* (100b 9x4 2x6) DR Tuffey 0* (4b)
85.1 McGrath to Cairns, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, defends
back down on the off side of the pitch
85.2 McGrath to Cairns, no run, seams back in sharply to take the pad,
half appeal from McGrath but he bails out quickly as it was far
too high
85.3 McGrath to Cairns, FOUR, stand and deliver! Cairns sits back on the
crease and pulls from outside off stump, wide of the man at mid on
for another commanding boundary
85.4 McGrath to Cairns, OUT: Cairns is undone next ball though, tries
another pull, but McGrath sends it in straighter, a little full,
angling back in to the stumps, Cairns swings across the line and
misses by a mile, the top of off stump is taken
New Zealand 228/9, Partnership of 8
CL Cairns b McGrath 71 (104b 10x4 2x6)
DR Tuffey 0* (4b) GD McGrath 19.4-7-50-2 (2nb)
that ends another entertaining Cairns knock, in remarkable all-
round form over the last 12 months, but New Zealand will need him
to deliver with the ball as well, if they are to defend this
moderate total if they are to prevent a whitewash
Shayne O'Connor the last man in, 15 minutes before the scheduled
tea break
85.5 McGrath to O'Connor, no run, jumps on the crease to defend a
straight ball on off stump down in close on the off side
85.6 McGrath to O'Connor, no run, ducks underneath a quick bouncer on a
leg stump line
End of over 86 (4 runs) New Zealand 228/9 (lead by 208 runs)
GD McGrath 20-7-50-2 (2nb) - City End
DR Tuffey 0* (4b) SB O'Connor 0* (2b)
86.1 Lee to Tuffey, one run, shortish ball angling on middle and leg,
Tuffey turns and scoops it away through to vacant square leg to
get off the mark
86.2 Lee to O'Connor, no run, a very quick short ball angling across the
left hander outside off stump, just managing to sway back out of
the line in time
four slips, gully, cover, forward short leg, short backward square
leg and fine leg in place
86.3 Lee to O'Connor, no run, leaves alone another quick rising ball
outside off stump
Lee switches to come around the wicket to the left hander
after a bit of a delay, at last the rear of two sightscreens is
shifted along at O'Connor's request
86.4 Lee to O'Connor, OUT: full ball angling right in, O'Connor is
trapped on the crease and struck low down, again umpire
Jayaprakash isn't slow in firing up that finger
New Zealand 229/10, Partnership of 1
SB O'Connor lbw b Lee 0 (5b 0x4 0x6)
DR Tuffey 1* (5b) B Lee 18.4-2-46-3
and that ends the New Zealand innings, Australia wrapping things up
quickly once they got that 8th breakthrough, the last 3 wickets
falling for 9 runs
Lee finishes with an 8-wicket haul for the match, and Gilchrist is
denied a chance at equalling or beating the world record for Test
dismissals in a match
New Zealand post a similar total to their first innings, setting a
target of 210 for Australia, looking to make it 10 consecutive
victories in Tests, and go one short of the all-time record set by
the West Indies in the mid-1980s
they have 7 sessions in which to get the runs, so only weather will
be able to prevent a result in this match now, New Zealand's
incentive is to save face and avoid a series whitewash, what would
be their first at home since 1962-63 in Tests
given the proximity to tea when the final wicket fell, we're taking
the break about 10 minutes early, so join us in around 15 minutes
time for a resumption at 3:20pm local time (0320 GMT)
Match State: Tea - Day 3
the players return to the field, 36 overs to bowl in the final
session tonight
it's Michael Slater to face first up, Matthew Hayden at the other
end, with Chris Cairns to bowl from the Members End
three slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, forward short leg and
long leg in place for the right hander facing right arm over the
wicket pace bowling
0.1 Cairns to Slater, no run, leaves alone a wide ball outside off
stump
0.2 Cairns to Slater, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again
0.3 Cairns to Slater, no run, forward, defends back down on the off
side of the pitch
0.4 Cairns to Slater, no run, stroked away towards cover point
0.5 Cairns to Slater, no run, leaves alone a wide ball outside off
stump again
0.6 Cairns to Slater, no run, forward, defends up towards mid off
End of over 1 (maiden) Australia 0/0 (210 more runs req)
CL Cairns 1-1-0-0 - Members End
ML Hayden 0* (0b) MJ Slater 0* (6b)
Shayne O'Connor opening up from the City End, bowling left arm over
the wicket to the left handed Hayden
three slips, gully, point, mid off, mid on, square leg and long leg
in place
1.1 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
1.2 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, leaves alone a wider ball outside off
stump
1.3 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, leaves alone an even wider ball outside
off stump
if O'Connor keeps up with this, his 5th and 6th balls are going to
be called as wides ...
1.4 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, a straight one! dead bang on off stump,
a bit short of a length and Hayden is required to defend down from
waist height towards Horne at mid on
1.5 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, back to the old routine, leaves a
rather wide ball alone outside off stump
1.6 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, shoulders arms dangerously as he wasn't
expecting a straight one, clips the top of the front pad, huge
appeal for lbw from O'Connor but umpire Dunne shakes the head, it
was a good shout, but enough doubt whether it would've come back
enough to hit off
End of over 2 (maiden) Australia 0/0 (210 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 1-1-0-0 - City End
MJ Slater 0* (6b) ML Hayden 0* (6b)
2.1 Cairns to Slater, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
2.2 Cairns to Slater, FOUR, short rising ball, Slater's quick to rock
back and viciously pull over forward square leg, no fielders
anywhere near it, solid way to get himself and the chase off the
mark
2.3 Cairns to Slater, one run, shortish ball, taps it down backward of
square on the leg side, easy single as Sinclair has to go back
from under the helmet to field
2.4 Cairns to Hayden, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
straight ball angling across him
2.5 Cairns to Hayden, FOUR, short ball angling down the leg side,
Hayden emulates his partner from earlier in the over and pulls it
well, down through backward square leg to get off the mark on this
occasion
2.6 Cairns to Hayden, no run, full and straight on off stump,
watchfully defended into the ground up towards mid off
End of over 3 (9 runs) Australia 9/0 (201 more runs req)
CL Cairns 2-1-9-0 - Members End
MJ Slater 5* (9b 1x4) ML Hayden 4* (9b 1x4)
3.1 O'Connor to Slater, FOUR, short ball, it sits up at O'Connor's pace
and Slater nonchalantly rotates on the crease to pull it hard,
just over the head of Sinclair reaching up at square leg
3.2 O'Connor to Slater, no run, hops on the crease to defend down a
fuller ball outside off stump, towards Horne coming in at mid off,
Hayden has to scoot back into his crease as no quick run is on
offer
3.3 O'Connor to Slater, OUT: O'Connor swings one back a fair way, and
gets Slater the same way as in the first innings, huge appeal and
umpire Dunne produces a slow raise of the finger, and as like the
first innings, Slater is not happy
Australia 13/1, Partnership of 13
MJ Slater lbw b O'Connor 9 (12b 2x4 0x6)
ML Hayden 4* (9b 1x4) SB O'Connor 1.3-1-4-1
he looks at the replay screen, it came back and hit him relatively
high up in time with leg stump, marginal, but no worse than many
others in this match so far
Slater walks off with a double failure for the match, and New
Zealand have a much-needed early breakthrough to keep things
interesting
Justin Langer the new batsman
3.4 O'Connor to Langer, no run, shapes to play but withdraws the bat
out of the way, leaving alone outside off stump
3.5 O'Connor to Langer, no run, angling back into the top of the pad,
drops it down in close on the leg side
3.6 O'Connor to Langer, no run, angling wide down the leg side, left
through to the keeper
End of over 4 (4 runs) Australia 13/1 (197 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 2-1-4-1 - City End
ML Hayden 4* (9b 1x4) JL Langer 0* (3b)
4.1 Cairns to Hayden, one run, jumps on the crease, nudging it wide of
mid off, quick run taken with the shot
4.2 Cairns to Langer, FOUR, opens the face and runs it along the ground
wide of third slip, down to the vacant third man boundary to get
of the mark
4.3 Cairns to Langer, FOUR, my word! the top three show a decided
affinity for the pull, this time it's Langer getting into the act,
hammering it away off one foot through forward square leg
4.4 Cairns to Langer, three runs, full and wide outside off stump,
strongly punched wide of Wiseman at mid off, just overhauls it
inside the boundary, 12 off 4 balls in the over so far, Langer off
to a typically quick start again in this series
4.5 Cairns to Hayden, no run, shoulders arms to a rising ball outside
off stump
4.6 Cairns to Hayden, FOUR, Hayden finishes the over in style as Cairns
is taken to the cleaners, overpitched outside off stump and
cracked away wonderfully through vacant extra cover
End of over 5 (16 runs) Australia 29/1 (181 more runs req)
CL Cairns 3-1-25-0 - Members End
JL Langer 11* (6b 2x4) ML Hayden 9* (12b 2x4)
5.1 O'Connor to Langer, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly
stroked straight to Horne at point
5.2 O'Connor to Langer, no run, forward, played square on the off side
again, defending towards Horne across at cover point
5.3 O'Connor to Langer, no run, beaten! O'Connor slips one through
Langer that comes back sharply, going through the gate, flicking
the top of the pad through to Parore, there's a strong appeal but
it wasn't fully supported
5.4 O'Connor to Langer, FOUR, overpitched wide outside off stump,
spanked away through vacant extra cover, it's a hurly burly start
to the chase
5.5 O'Connor to Langer, one run, full ball angling down the leg side,
gets a faint inside edge on to the pad as it drops away backward
of square leg for an easy run
5.6 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, squared around in defence, just
managing to squeeze out a full ball on his toes away towards cover
End of over 6 (5 runs) Australia 34/1 (176 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 3-1-9-1 - City End
JL Langer 16* (11b 3x4) ML Hayden 9* (13b 2x4)
6.1 Cairns to Langer, no run, stretches forward, prodding it back down
the pitch in defence with the bat held in front of the front pad
6.2 Cairns to Langer, one run, full and angling down the leg side,
picked off down to O'Connor at long leg
Cairns coming around the wicket to the left handers now
6.3 Cairns to Hayden, no run, shoulders arms to a rising ball outside
off stump
6.4 Cairns to Hayden, three runs, overpitched outside off stump, nicely
driven straight down the ground on the off side, Wiseman gives
chase from mid off, just pulling it in inside the boundary line
6.5 Cairns to Langer, FOUR, a shocker, low full toss wide outside off
stump, no second invitations required for Langer to capitalise,
smacked away through vacant cover
6.6 Cairns to Langer, no run, defends away towards Horne at point
End of over 7 (8 runs) Australia 42/1 (168 more runs req)
CL Cairns 4-1-33-0 - Members End
ML Hayden 12* (15b 2x4) JL Langer 21* (15b 4x4)
one suspects Tuffey will get his chance at the bowling crease
shortly, Cairns not looking settled whatsoever
the official attendance of 3100 here today lose a bit of enthusiasm
after the early fall of wicket, as this pair look to dominate with
ease
7.1 O'Connor to Hayden, one run, full ball, turned away wide of mid on
for an easy single
7.2 O'Connor to Langer, no run, full on his toes, driven straight up to
mid off
7.3 O'Connor to Langer, no run, full ball outside off stump, defends
away towards cover
7.4 O'Connor to Langer, no run, swings back in to the left hander, half
appeal but O'Connor ends it quickly as it struck him well down the
leg side
7.5 O'Connor to Langer, FOUR, far too short and punished, scorching
pull shot through vacant midwicket
a bit of a hold up as the video screen stays on when O'Connor's
run-ups tarts, it turns off after being signalled at, but then
switches back on to live action as he delivers the next ball, poor
stuff
7.6 O'Connor to Langer, no run, and a good ball he gets as he's
distracted too, shortish ball angling back in, just beats the
outside edge
End of over 8 (5 runs) Australia 47/1 (163 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 4-1-14-1 - City End
ML Hayden 13* (16b 2x4) JL Langer 25* (20b 5x4)
8.1 Cairns to Hayden, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
8.2 Cairns to Hayden, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump at a
full ball angling in a little but still too wide to require a shot
8.3 Cairns to Hayden, one run, short pull, pulled hard down to Sinclair
now down at deep backward square leg, no man under the helmet at
all in place
8.4 Cairns to Langer, no run, straight, shortish ball on off stump,
defends away to Horne at point
8.5 Cairns to Langer, no run, straight ball angling in outside off
stump, Langer tries to cut though it's too close to him, chopping
it into the ground from the bottom edge, just bouncing away past
off stump
8.6 Cairns to Langer, no run, straight ball angling in again, Langer
leaves well, shouldering arms as it passes not far by the sticks
through to Parore
End of over 9 (1 run) Australia 48/1 (162 more runs req)
CL Cairns 5-1-34-0 - Members End
ML Hayden 14* (19b 2x4) JL Langer 25* (23b 5x4)
9.1 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
9.2 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, straight ball swinging up, firmly
clipped off his legs, but can't beat a good diving save by
Sinclair diving across to his right at square leg
9.3 O'Connor to Hayden, FOUR, kapow! sock! zappo! fullish ball outside
off stump, Hayden absolutely monsters it through vacant extra
cover, it was hit low through the air but it was always safe
brings up the 50 in double quick time
9.4 O'Connor to Hayden, FOUR, and more! this time a great straight
drive on the leg side, Cairns remains motionless at mid on as it
passes right on by him
9.5 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, straight ball defended back on the off
side of the pitch
9.6 O'Connor to Hayden, no run, full ball, firmly pushed back on the
leg side, Cairns across to field behind the bowler from mid on
End of over 10 (8 runs) Australia 56/1 (154 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 5-1-22-1 - City End
JL Langer 25* (23b 5x4) ML Hayden 22* (25b 4x4)
10.1 Cairns to Langer, one run, straight ball, tucked away through
square leg out to Sinclair in the deep for an easy single
10.2 Cairns to Hayden, no run, straight ball angling in on off stump,
firmly defended back down the pitch to Cairns on his follow
through
10.3 Cairns to Hayden, no run, shoulders arms to a full ball passing by
outside off stump
10.4 Cairns to Hayden, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
10.5 Cairns to Hayden, no run, full ball, firmly driven straight up to
Wiseman at mid off
10.6 Cairns to Hayden, no run, defends it away towards Spearman in the
covers
End of over 11 (1 run) Australia 57/1 (153 more runs req)
CL Cairns 6-1-35-0 - Members End
JL Langer 26* (24b 5x4) ML Hayden 22* (30b 4x4)
Paul Wiseman is introduced at the City End, replacing O'Connor
11.1 Wiseman to Langer, one run, shortish ball turning away wide outside
off stump, cut down backward of point for an easy run with the
shot as McMillan has to go across and field from squarer
11.2 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, flighted up full on off stump, driven
straight back to the bowler in defence
11.3 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, dances down the track but is beaten for
the flight, gets a thick outside edge slicing away towards
backward point, just being saved by it
11.4 Wiseman to Hayden, two runs, shortish ball outside off stump,
Hayden cuts well through backward point after giving himself some
room
11.5 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, oooh! Hayden very dangerously shoulders
arms to the one that goes straight on, that was oh-so-close to
shaving off stump, Hayden anxiously looks up to the replay screen
to see just how close
11.6 Wiseman to Hayden, FOUR, down the track, this time he gets to the
pitch of the ball, and plays a fine off drive wide of mid off to
complete the over and keep the scoring rate up, and brings up a
very quick 50 partnership
End of over 12 (7 runs) Australia 64/1 (146 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 1-0-7-0 - City End
JL Langer 27* (25b 5x4) ML Hayden 28* (35b 5x4)
12.1 Cairns to Langer, no run, straight ball outside off stump, defends
away square on the off side
12.2 Cairns to Langer, no run, good tight ball on off stump, forces
Langer to hop on the crease in defence on the off side of the
pitch
12.3 Cairns to Langer, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
12.4 Cairns to Langer, two runs, shortish ball down the leg side, pulled
down to long leg, good fielding in the deep keeps it to two
12.5 Cairns to Langer, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, carved
away through backward point, this is too easy for him
12.6 Cairns to Langer, no run, hops on the crease to defend back down on
the off side of the pitch
End of over 13 (6 runs) Australia 70/1 (140 more runs req)
CL Cairns 7-1-41-0 - Members End
ML Hayden 28* (35b 5x4) JL Langer 33* (31b 6x4)
it surely must be time for a change and let Tuffey have a throw of
the dice at the Members End, Cairns is proving just too loose in
his opening spell, defending such a low total, New Zealand just
can't afford it
13.1 Wiseman to Hayden, one run, tapped away forward of point for an
easy single
13.2 Wiseman to Langer, three runs, cut away through backward point, a
fair chase in the deep to get to the ball inside the boundary, and
Hayden runs very hard to grab a good third run at the danger end
13.3 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, flighted up outside off stump, firmly
pushed straight up to Tuffey at mid off
13.4 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, forward, quietly defends away towards
Astle at midwicket
13.5 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, shortish, flat ball outside off stump,
chopped down to backward point
13.6 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, gives himself room again, cutting hard
but not past McMillan at point
End of over 14 (4 runs) Australia 74/1 (136 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 2-0-11-0 - City End
JL Langer 36* (32b 6x4) ML Hayden 29* (40b 5x4)
Daryl Tuffey, as expected, gets a bowl, replacing Cairns at the
Members End
bowling right arm over the wicket to the left hander, two slips,
gully, point, extra cover, mid off, mid on, deep backward square
leg and long leg in place
14.1 Tuffey to Langer, no run, strongly driven straight to Spearman at
extra cover
14.2 Tuffey to Langer, three runs, too short, Langer swivels on the
crease and pulls hard down through wide midwicket, Wiseman gives
chase from mid on but they run well and grab a third
14.3 Tuffey to Hayden, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
14.4 Tuffey to Hayden, no run, shortish ball, defends down to Wiseman at
mid on
14.5 Tuffey to Hayden, one run, full on his legs, turned down to
O'Connor down at long leg
14.6 Tuffey to Langer, no run, cut hard into the ground outside off
stump, looked for all money to be a boundary but McMillan makes a
great diving stop to his right to snatch the ball as he tumbled
End of over 15 (4 runs) Australia 78/1 (132 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 1-0-4-0 - Members End
ML Hayden 30* (43b 5x4) JL Langer 39* (35b 6x4)
15.1 Wiseman to Hayden, one run, full ball, driven up towards wide mid
off for a quick run with the shot as O'Connor fields
15.2 Wiseman to Langer, FOUR, great stuff from Langer, in truly sublime
form here, sweeps fine down the leg side, with enough power to
make Cairns' chase from deep backward square leg essentially
frivolous
15.3 Wiseman to Langer, two runs, laps it again, though this time he
doesn't put as much oomph behind it, down to fine leg, Cairns gets
to it inside the boundary line this time
15.4 Wiseman to Langer, no run, defends square on the off side
15.5 Wiseman to Langer, no run, forward, defends away towards cover
point
15.6 Wiseman to Langer, no run, straight and full, Langer stretches
forward to smother the turn, defending in close on the off side
End of over 16 (7 runs) Australia 85/1 (125 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 3-0-18-0 - City End
ML Hayden 31* (44b 5x4) JL Langer 45* (40b 7x4)
time for the final drinks break of the day, it's fairly dark above,
will be tough to see us going through the entire duration
and with 125 needed for victory with a minimum of 20 overs to bowl,
at the rate they're going, they could claim the extra half hour if
they wanted to, but whether the conditions would permit it is
another story altogether
16.1 Tuffey to Hayden, no run, very short rising ball wide down the leg
side, Hayden is well tempted to go for the hook but withdraws as
he sees it's a bit of a reach
16.2 Tuffey to Hayden, no run, jumps on the crease, defending straight
up to Cairns at mid off
16.3 Tuffey to Hayden, one run, shortish ball angling down the leg side,
tucked off the hip through to Sinclair out at deep backward square
leg
16.4 Tuffey to Langer, FOUR, tight ball outside off stump, opens the
face and runs it wide of second slip down to the vacant third man
boundary
16.5 Tuffey to Langer, one run, turned of his legs down to O'Connor at
long leg, that brings a great 50 for Langer, off just 42 balls,
8x4
16.6 Tuffey to Hayden, one run, Tuffey pushes it down the leg side
again, Hayden jumps on the crease to tuck it away down to O'Connor
for another easy single
End of over 17 (7 runs) Australia 92/1 (118 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 2-0-11-0 - Members End
ML Hayden 33* (48b 5x4) JL Langer 50* (42b 8x4)
17.1 Wiseman to Hayden, FOUR, fabulous shot, back cut behind point, this
pair are just demolishing New Zealand, it's mostly low risk
cricket too, just good clean, crisp strokeplay
17.2 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, tries to cut again, but it's a bit
straight on him despite making some room, hitting it down into the
ground straight to the point fielder
the sun peeks through the clouds again, increasing the hopes of
completing the full requirement of overs tonight
17.3 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, full on his toes, turned away straight
to Astle at midwicket
17.4 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, forward, quietly tapped to McMillan at
short cover
17.5 Wiseman to Hayden, no run, defends with pad in close on the off
side, Fleming in from short extra cover - standing right next to
McMillan in position, to tidy up
17.6 Wiseman to Hayden, OUT: flighted up, Hayden tries to smack it over
the top but it turns on him and he gets a thick edge that flies
fast to Spearman at slip, taking a good safe catch at head height
Australia 96/2, Partnership of 83
ML Hayden c Spearman b Wiseman 37 (54b 6x4 0x6)
End of over 18 (4 runs) Australia 96/2 (114 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 4-0-22-1 - City End
JL Langer 50* (42b 8x4)
Wiseman has success, but how late is it for New Zealand's hopes?
114 required, 8 wickets in hand for Australia as Mark Waugh walks
to the wicket
18.1 Tuffey to Langer, no run, straight ball outside off stump, guided
away to McMillan in the gully
18.2 Tuffey to Langer, legbye: one run, angling down the leg side,
turned down to fine leg off the pad
18.3 Tuffey to ME Waugh, FOUR, Waugh's off the mark immediately, driving
at a full ball outside off stump, getting a thick outside edge
along the ground, down to the vacant third man boundary, a little
lucky to get away with it
18.4 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, sways back out of the way of a short
rising ball outside off stump
18.5 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, leaves alone outside off stump again
18.6 Tuffey to ME Waugh, FOUR, short rising ball outside off stump,
slashed away through vacant cover, cracking shot
End of over 19 (9 runs) Australia 105/2 (105 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 3-0-19-0 - Members End
JL Langer 50* (44b 8x4) ME Waugh 8* (4b 2x4)
19.1 Wiseman to Langer, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side
19.2 Wiseman to Langer, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, cut away
nicely through backward point, Langer relentlessly marches on
19.3 Wiseman to Langer, no run, forward, defends to Fleming at short
cover
19.4 Wiseman to Langer, no run, tries to sweep, taken low down on the
pad down the leg side
19.5 Wiseman to Langer, no run, watchfully forward, defends to Fleming
at short cover
19.6 Wiseman to Langer, one run, swept down to Cairns at deep backward
square leg
End of over 20 (5 runs) Australia 110/2 (100 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 5-0-27-1 - City End
JL Langer 55* (50b 9x4) ME Waugh 8* (4b 2x4)
20.1 Tuffey to Langer, no run, quick short ball, ducks underneath it
through to Parore
20.2 Tuffey to Langer, one run, forward, drops it down into his pad,
almost bouncing back on the stumps but it rolls away from the back
of the pad to enable a quick single to be taken as it's well short
of any fielders
20.3 Tuffey to ME Waugh, one run, angling down the leg side, easily
worked away through vacant square leg
20.4 Tuffey to Langer, no run, quick ball outside off stump, leaves it
alone as it doesn't angle back in enough
20.5 Tuffey to Langer, one run, short ball, pulled strongly down through
square leg, away to Spearman in the deep
20.6 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, jumps on the crease, defends down on
the leg side of the pitch
End of over 21 (3 runs) Australia 113/2 (97 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 4-0-22-0 - Members End
JL Langer 57* (54b 9x4) ME Waugh 9* (6b 2x4)
21.1 Wiseman to Langer, one run, flighted down the leg side, clipped off
his legs away to Cairns at deep backward square leg
21.2 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, jumps forward out of his crease, but
doesn't reach the pitch of the ball, it turns into the front pad
and rebounds back to the bowler
21.3 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, comes forward again, defends it firmly
into the left kneecap of Sinclair at forward short leg, it
rebounds back towards Parore low down, but he makes a casual
attempt to take it, hard to say whether it carried on the full
21.4 Wiseman to ME Waugh, two runs, firmly driven away through cover
point
21.5 Wiseman to ME Waugh, one run, turned away off his legs through
backward square leg to the man in the deep
21.6 Wiseman to Langer, no run, pushed back in defence on the leg side
of the pitch
End of over 22 (4 runs) Australia 117/2 (93 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 6-0-31-1 - City End
ME Waugh 12* (10b 2x4) JL Langer 58* (56b 9x4)
93 required to win with 8 wickets in hand, 14 overs to bowl today
and the sun has disappeared again, it's getting a little dark
22.1 Tuffey to ME Waugh, two runs, shortish ball angling down the leg
side, well clipped through backward square leg with elegance,
O'Connor around from long leg to field
22.2 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, firmly driven straight up to Wiseman at
mid off
22.3 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, ducks underneath a quick bouncer
22.4 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, angling down the leg side, Waugh has a
little push at it as it rises quite some way, through to Parore
down the leg side, Parore appeals a little, Tuffey joins in
belatedly, but it touched very little at all
22.5 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, ducks underneath another short pitched
delivery
22.6 Tuffey to ME Waugh, no run, firmly driven straight up to Wiseman at
mid off
End of over 23 (2 runs) Australia 119/2 (91 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 5-0-24-0 - Members End
JL Langer 58* (56b 9x4) ME Waugh 14* (16b 2x4)
23.1 Wiseman to Langer, no run, flighted full down the leg side, Langer
tries to sweep but misses, almost getting done around his pads,
but it drops into the ground clear
23.2 Wiseman to Langer, one run, swept away this time, down to Cairns at
deep backward square leg
23.3 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, firmly driven straight up to Tuffey at
deepish mid on
23.4 Wiseman to ME Waugh, FOUR, dances down the pitch, swung away hard
and flat over midwicket, umpire Dunne loses sight of it and has to
check with the third umpire as to whether it was a four or six,
and confirmed that it pitched just inside the boundary line
23.5 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, forward, defends in close on the off
side
23.6 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, firmly driven straight up to mid off
End of over 24 (5 runs) Australia 124/2 (86 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 7-0-36-1 - City End
JL Langer 59* (58b 9x4) ME Waugh 18* (20b 3x4)
23.6 Wiseman to ME Waugh, no run, full ball on his toes, turned away
towards midwicket, Dunne allowing a bonus ball in the over
End of over 24 (5 runs) Australia 124/2 (86 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 7-0-36-1 - City End
JL Langer 59* (58b 9x4) ME Waugh 18* (21b 3x4)
24.1 Tuffey to Langer, no run, beaten! a lovely ball shaping just a
fraction away in the channel outside off stump
24.2 Tuffey to Langer, no run, forward, defends away towards McMillan in
the gully
24.3 Tuffey to Langer, no run, straight and full, angling in from around
the wicket, firmly defended back out down the wicket on the off
side for Tuffey to field off his own bowling
24.4 Tuffey to Langer, no run, full outside off stump, firmly driven
straight up to Cairns at mid off
24.5 Tuffey to Langer, no run, hops on the crease in defence, defends
down into the pitch from a bottom edge
24.6 Tuffey to Langer, no run, full ball outside off stump, defends away
to cover, Tuffey at last bowls a maiden over in his Test career
End of over 25 (maiden) Australia 124/2 (86 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 6-1-24-0 - Members End
ME Waugh 18* (21b 3x4) JL Langer 59* (64b 9x4)
25.1 Wiseman to ME Waugh, OUT: dear oh dear, Mark Waugh pushes forward
in defence, with the bat tucked behind the front pad, it turns
into the front pad and rebounds away to Sinclair at short leg,
they all go up, but it wasn't the world's most convincing appeal
Australia 124/3, Partnership of 28
ME Waugh c Sinclair b Wiseman 18 (22b 3x4 0x6)
JL Langer 59* (64b 9x4) PJ Wiseman 7.1-0-36-2
but umpire Dunne says it's good enough and raises the finger,
replays show it went nowhere near the glove, Waugh looks back at
the big screen, just shaking his head as he walks off, another
incredibly average decision
brother Steve Waugh replaces him at the crease
25.2 Wiseman to SR Waugh, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side
the crowd groan in surprise as the replay is shown, they are about
as happy with that one as the batsman, and they're mostly
supporting the fielding side!
25.3 Wiseman to SR Waugh, no run, forward, covers up the spin, defending
to silly mid off
25.4 Wiseman to SR Waugh, no run, flighted up, driven down to Tuffey at
mid on
25.5 Wiseman to SR Waugh, no run, forward, driven up towards mid off,
Astle intercepts from extra cover
25.6 Wiseman to SR Waugh, no run, shortish ball turning in from outside
off stump, defends down into the pitch at his feet
End of over 26 (maiden) Australia 124/3 (86 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 8-1-36-2 - City End
JL Langer 59* (64b 9x4) SR Waugh 0* (5b)
26.1 Tuffey to Langer, FOUR, shortish ball outside off stump, a gimme
ball for Langer to easily guide away wide of gully, down to the
vacant third man boundary
Astle is placed down at third man as a result, taken out of second
slip to only leave Fleming in that region now
26.2 Tuffey to Langer, two runs, he's in action immediately, Langer
running a tighter ball outside off stump finer, Astle does well to
sprint around the boundary, sliding into it to stop inside the
line
26.3 Tuffey to Langer, no run, oooh my word! Langer jumps across to off
stump to try and pull but misses, it balloons up from the pad over
his head and lands *just* behind the stumps, oh-so-very-very-close
that was
Langer had absolutely no idea where that one went as he failed to
protect his stumps, but luckily for him the castle remains intact
the umpires get out their light meters, it has got quite a bit
darker now, it's highly unlikely well finish the full requirement
of overs unless the sun suddenly reappears out of nowhere now
26.4 Tuffey to Langer, no run, defends a tight ball on off stump, played
away square on the off stump
26.5 Tuffey to Langer, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
26.6 Tuffey to Langer, one run, short ball, pulled down through
midwicket to Spearman running around in the deep, they look for
two but wait as the throw is flung back in quickly
End of over 27 (7 runs) Australia 131/3 (79 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 7-1-31-0 - Members End
JL Langer 66* (70b 10x4) SR Waugh 0* (5b)
you know it's rather dark here when the mini lights on the manual
scoreboard, they're very bright by comparison to earlier in the
day
the light meters are out again, but after some discussion between
captains, they continue on
27.1 Wiseman to Langer, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side
Wiseman stops half way through his run-up, and points to his
captain to change the field, and he promptly does so, moving
himself in to silly mid off, and Sinclair from backward square leg
to short cover
27.2 Wiseman to Langer, one run, flighted ball outside off stump, firmly
driven wide of Sinclair out to McMillan in the deep
27.3 Wiseman to SR Waugh, one run, dances down the pitch, closes the
face on the shot playing it wide of mid on with a quick run with
the shot to get off the mark
27.4 Wiseman to Langer, no run, reaching outside off stump, guides it
away to backward point in defence
umpire Dunne has to wave at the replay screen as the operators fail
to turn it off again, at last they respond
27.5 Wiseman to Langer, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side to Fleming at silly point
27.6 Wiseman to Langer, FOUR, a bit of width outside off stump and
Langer's quick to pounce, sweetly cutting down through backward
point, Horne gives chase but has to give up just as it beats him
to the line
End of over 28 (6 runs) Australia 137/3 (73 more runs req)
PJ Wiseman 9-1-42-2 - City End
SR Waugh 1* (6b) JL Langer 71* (75b 11x4)
they take another light meter reading at the end of the over, and
this time it's offered to the batsmen and they decide to go off
it's unlikely we'll get any more play today unless the clouds
miraculously shift, we've still got 8 overs to bowl tonight if
somehow they do
the stumps are pulled out of the ground, tarpaulin covers go over
the adjacent wickets, the pitch is being swept, and a few
Australians kick around an Aussie Rules football and soccer ball
about on the outfield, yes folks, stumps have officially been
pulled
that ends yet another intriguing day's cricket, seeing 308 runs
scored and 10 wickets fall in 81.4 overs play, shortened at both
ends - by rain just prior to the scheduled start and poor
visibility at the finish
another bumper Hamilton crowd turned up (relative to the size of
the ground and city, anyway), and can't complain at what's been on
offer in the last three days - 850 runs and 33 wickets is
certainly value for money entertainment - the only down side being
that this game is barely lucky to stretch into the fourth day
New Zealand begun the day in a precarious position, leading by just
38 with 3 wickets down, and lost Spearman early, failing to break
past the 30s barrier once again in his career when looking set and
doing the hard work in knuckling down the night before
he and Astle both fell to shots that could have been better picked
in the situation, but it was the loss of McMillan which really
stung the home side, being dismissed off the very last possible
ball before the lunch adjournment
replays clearly indicated that the bat got nowhere near the ball,
but umpire Dunne saw otherwise and gave him out caught at slip,
there was some contention that he may have in fact been given out
lbw as it brushed the back pad
however that too is a rough call as it flicked the pad high, in
line with leg stump, after turning a fair angle from pitching
outside leg, and officially he was given out as caught
after lunch, Parore briefly looked like he'd come to the party
early on as he cut Miller away twice soon after the break, but he
fell playing the wrong shot to the delivery, trying to cut a ball
that was far too tall on him
things looked most worrying for the home side, with tail-ender
Wiseman walking to the crease and the score effectively just 145/7
in an unlimited overs one-innings match
however he proved to be a surprise package, after withstanding a
barrage of short pitched deliveries from McGrath to begin with,
taking many on the body and bruising a thumb in the process, he
stuck it out and put a heavy price on his wicket
something which none of the New Zealand top order could claim -
with a set of starts with all-too-quick finishes - with scores of
24, 26, 30 and 35 along with failures of 0 and 2
he spent just over an hour at the crease, and in that time played
the odd streaky shot one would expect from a tail-ender, but at
the same time he hung in there to let Cairns play his usual
belligerent knock after playing circumspectly early on
the new ball was taken immediately and not too soon afterwards,
finally Wiseman was removed, and the innings ended not long
afterwards as Cairns swung across the line missed a straight one
going for one big shot too many and O'Connor was trapped in front
Brett Lee finishing with the best figures of the innings, taking
his match figures to 8-123 and extending his phenomenal run of
success so early in his Test career - now having taken 31 wickets
at the paltry average of 16.06
Gilchrist claimed an Australian record 10th dismissal in the match
(5 catches in each innings, passing Gil Langley, Rod Marsh and Ian
Healy on 9) but failed to add to it with two more possible at that
stage, leaving Jack Russell alone atop the all-time standings with
11 (against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1995-96)
the target of 210 doesn't look a big one, with some of the best
batting conditions of the match arguably ahead at that stage, but
with Australia's recent poor history in chasing lowish totals in
the fourth innings, in particular in dead rubbers, New Zealand
should've fancied their chances
Slater was removed early again for a double failure, his 143 at
Wellington standing well clear of his other five disappointing
series innings which managed just 34 combined
but after that, it was mostly plain sailing, Hayden and
particularly Langer pasting the bowling to all corners of the
ground, with Langer posting the fastest known 50 in Australian
Test history (in terms of balls faced)
Wiseman snared a couple of wickets towards the end to keep New
Zealand in with a faint hope, but the way the Australian top order
have approached the chase so far, it will take an almighty effort
tomorrow by the home team to spark to victory
the scenario at stumps stands with Australia needing 73 runs to win
their 10th Test on the trot and go one behind the all-time
consecutive Test victory record, and New Zealand needing a further
7 wickets to deny them
with a minimum of 180 overs remaining in this match, it will take
an awful lot of bad weather to see neither of these results occur,
with a finish before lunch tomorrow odds-on
that's all from Hamilton today, play to resume at the earlier time
of 10:06am local time (2206 GMT) tomorrow morning, due to make up
for the 8 overs lost today, but until then it's good evening from
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Match State: Stumps - Day 3
welcome to WestpacTrust Park for the fourth, and rather likely last
day of the third and final Test of the National Bank Series
between New Zealand and Australia - in fact the last day of New
Zealand's home international season
it's a lovely morning here in Hamilton, just the odd puffy white
cloud in the sky, play won't be interrupted as Australia push for
the remaining 73 runs to complete a 3-0 series whitewash, either
way it should be all over well before lunch
it's an early start today, to make up for the lost overs last
night, 24 minutes early to be precise
it's Chris Cairns opening up from the Members End, replacing Tuffey
who bowled there to stumps last night
28.1 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, angling into his legs, drops down off
the pad to short backward square leg
28.2 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, clipped off his legs, straight to
Spearman at short backward square leg again
28.3 Cairns to SR Waugh, three runs, straight ball, tucked down squarer,
directly through square leg, well struck and they get three as
long leg and short backward square leg fielders give chase, just
picking it up inside the rope
two slips, gully, point, third man, extra cover, mid on, deep
square leg and long leg in place
28.4 Cairns to Langer, two runs, wide outside off stump, easily cut down
through backward point, just past the dive of McMillan in the
gully
28.5 Cairns to Langer, FOUR, already it's too easy this morning,
overpitched wide outside stump, nicely driven through extra cover
28.6 Cairns to Langer, one run, taps it down on the off side, good quick
run taken with the shot as O'Connor has to come up from mid off to
field
End of over 29 (10 runs) Australia 147/3 (63 more runs req)
CL Cairns 8-1-51-0 - Members End
JL Langer 78* (78b 12x4) SR Waugh 4* (9b)
Shayne O'Connor to bowl from the City End, replacing Wiseman who
bowled there to stumps last night
two slips, gully, point, cover, wide mid off, mid on, square leg
and long leg in place
29.1 O'Connor to Langer, no run, straight and full on off stump, firmly
driven straight back to the bowler along the pitch
29.2 O'Connor to Langer, no run, leaves alone one moving away outside
off stump
29.3 O'Connor to Langer, one run, angling down the leg side, turned down
to Wiseman at long leg
29.4 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, good short rising ball outside off
stump, Waugh has to sway his head back quickly out of the way
29.5 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, ducks underneath a bouncer
29.6 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, beaten! good short rising ball
outside off stump, Waugh had a little nibble but didn't quite find
the edge through to Parore, bringing 'ooohs' from the New Zealand
field
End of over 30 (1 run) Australia 148/3 (62 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 6-1-23-1 - City End
JL Langer 79* (81b 12x4) SR Waugh 4* (12b)
Cairns already looks like he doesn't really want to bowl this
morning, 10 runs conceded off his opening over, and already the
required runs jump down to just 63
30.1 Cairns to Langer, no run, straight ball outside off stump, tries to
drive on the off side, gets an inside edge that rolls back down
the pitch to the bowler
30.2 Cairns to Langer, no run, tries to carve it away through cover
point, chops it into the pitch from the bottom edge, Langer
chastises himself for missing out
30.3 Cairns to Langer, no run, straight rising ball, Langer hops on the
crease to defend it down into the ground and up towards straight
mid on
30.4 Cairns to Langer, no run, raises the bat clear out of the road of
one passing through outside off stump, angling in a shade from
around the wicket
30.5 Cairns to Langer, no run, straight ball just outside off stump,
Langer leans in to it to defend watchfully away towards point
30.6 Cairns to Langer, one run, opens the face to run one down to
Wiseman at long leg
End of over 31 (1 run) Australia 149/3 (61 more runs req)
CL Cairns 9-1-52-0 - Members End
JL Langer 80* (87b 12x4) SR Waugh 4* (12b)
31.1 O'Connor to Langer, no run, angling wide down the leg side, no shot
offered as it goes through to Parore
31.2 O'Connor to Langer, no run, angling into the pads, pushed down to
Horne at square leg
31.3 O'Connor to Langer, no run, straight ball that moves away a shade,
driven firmly straight to Spearman at cover
31.4 O'Connor to Langer, no run, shapes to defend then raises the bat
out of the road to a rising ball off a length, swings back a long
way once it passes the stumps
31.5 O'Connor to Langer, no run, angles it across the left hander, down
the leg side, Langer leaves alone but it doesn't go far off
shaving leg stump, bringing a couple of half cries from the field
31.6 O'Connor to Langer, FOUR, half volley outside off stump, "thank you
very much for your kind donation, Mr O'Connor" says Langer, and
promptly pushes it through vacant extra cover, and leave the
infielders to stand around and decide who should collect it
End of over 32 (4 runs) Australia 153/3 (57 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 7-1-27-1 - City End
SR Waugh 4* (12b) JL Langer 84* (93b 13x4)
32.1 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, shortish rising ball just outside off
stump, defended down from a height towards Horne at point
32.2 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, good short lifting ball, almost commits
Waugh into playing a horizontal bat shot, but he bails out
quickly, ducking just underneath it
32.3 Cairns to SR Waugh, FOUR, short lifting delivery outside off stump,
Waugh rolls the wrists in getting over the top of it, wonderfully
cutting down through point, beating the dive of Horne who almost
got his hands to it to his left at point
32.4 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, shuffles across to off stump, closing
the face to defend down a straight ball away towards Spearman at
square leg
32.5 Cairns to SR Waugh, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, how
easy can you get? commandingly cracked down through cover point
32.6 Cairns to SR Waugh, no run, shortish straight ball, Waugh fends
down in close on the leg side safely short of Sinclair in close
under the helmet
End of over 33 (8 runs) Australia 161/3 (49 more runs req)
CL Cairns 10-1-60-0 - Members End
JL Langer 84* (93b 13x4) SR Waugh 12* (18b 2x4)
33.1 O'Connor to Langer, one run, angling down the leg side, turned down
to Wiseman coming in from long leg, who slopping boots it a mile
away from himself as he reached down to pick it up, going all the
way towards Jayaprakash walking in from square leg, but they don't
go for another
33.2 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, short ball angling across him, Waugh
doesn't want to hook this early in the morning and ducks
underneath it
33.3 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, similar again, ducks underneath a
short ball through to the keeper
33.4 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
33.5 O'Connor to SR Waugh, (noball) no run, oversteps, hops on the
crease to a shortish ball, defending it straight down into the
pitch
33.5 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, pushes away in defence towards
Spearman coming in to field from cover, they looked briefly for a
quick run with the shot but it was stroked a little too firmly
33.6 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
End of over 34 (2 runs) Australia 163/3 (47 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 8-1-29-1 (1nb) - City End
JL Langer 85* (94b 13x4) SR Waugh 12* (24b 2x4)
Daryl Tuffey replaces Cairns at the Members End, with 47 required
for victory
34.1 Tuffey to Langer, no run, straight ball outside off stump, defends
back down the pitch on the off side
34.2 Tuffey to Langer, one run, angling down the leg side, easily turned
down to Horne at long leg
virtually a one-day field employed for Tuffey with Langer on
strike, third man and long leg, just the one slip and the rest in
an inner ring around an invisible 30 metre circle
it's a little more attacking for Waugh, two slips and no third man,
but only just
34.3 Tuffey to SR Waugh, FOUR, and where should he place the next ball?
shortish outside off stump, rolls the wrists and plays it down
through the gap between gully and second slip, that very vacant
boundary
34.4 Tuffey to SR Waugh, two runs, full ball on his legs, strongly
clipped away through backward square leg, almost looks like is has
sufficient timing in the shot to go all the way, but Wiseman
skelters around from long leg to just pick up inside the boundary
line
34.5 Tuffey to SR Waugh, no run, leaves alone outside off stump
34.6 Tuffey to SR Waugh, no run, short rising awkward ball, Waugh jumps
into it trying to fend it away, it rebounds up off his shoulder
and just drops away from the stumps, not a bad delivery from
Tuffey
End of over 35 (7 runs) Australia 170/3 (40 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 8-1-38-0 - Members End
JL Langer 86* (96b 13x4) SR Waugh 18* (28b 3x4)
Steve Waugh gets some attention, that one hurt, the physio comes
out and gives him some treatment, and he's able to continue on
35.1 O'Connor to Langer, FOUR, oh this is too cheeky from Langer, full
ball outside off stump, Langer just props forward, ever-so-
slightly opening the face of the bat, and simply lets it slide on
and run wide of Astle at second slip to the vacant boundary
that brings up the 50 partnership between this pair in just 61
deliveries
35.2 O'Connor to Langer, one run, short ball angling down the leg side,
tries to pull it hard away but miscues, lobbing it towards vacant
short backward square leg, they still manage to grab an easy
single for Langer's troubles
35.3 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, pushes forward in defence and gets an
inside edge into the back pad, just bouncing back into the pitch
away from the stumps
Waugh and Langer have a bit of a discussion, seems Waugh isn't
overly comfortable out there now
35.4 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, pushes forward in defence towards
Spearman at cover
35.5 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, good ball that moves back in to
Waugh, nudging it away in defence towards McMillan in the gully
who makes a good diving stop
35.6 O'Connor to SR Waugh, no run, hops on the crease, defending down
towards Sinclair at forward square leg
End of over 36 (5 runs) Australia 175/3 (35 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 9-1-34-1 (1nb) - City End
JL Langer 91* (98b 14x4) SR Waugh 18* (32b 3x4)
at the end of the over Waugh signals on the physio again
after some lengthy discussions they decide that it's best to play
it safe and let Waugh come off the field
SR Waugh retired hurt 18 (32b 3x4 0x6)
Damien Martyn comes in to replace him, at the non-striker's end
36.1 Tuffey to Langer, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, stroked
down to Wiseman at third man
36.2 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, sways back out of the way of a shortish
ball passing by outside off stump
36.3 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
36.4 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, short rising ball outside off stump,
leaves it well along swaying back away from it
36.5 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, forward, defends back up on the leg side
of the pitch, O'Connor in from mid on to assist Tuffey in fielding
it
36.6 Tuffey to Martyn, no run, short rising ball outside off stump, cuts
it hard into the ground, on the bounce to McMillan who fumbles in
the gully
End of over 37 (1 run) Australia 176/3 (34 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 9-1-39-0 - Members End
JL Langer 92* (99b 14x4) DR Martyn 0* (5b)
37.1 O'Connor to Langer, FOUR, good short rising ball outside off stump
inducing Langer to fend away from he body in the air, but luckily
plays it down through the gap between gully and second slip to the
vacant boundary
Langer races on to 96, just 4 runs short of a near run-a-ball pace
century
37.2 O'Connor to Langer, no run, firmly defends away to cover point
37.3 O'Connor to Langer, FOUR, and there it is, full and wide outside
off stump, punched firmly through vacant extra cover and it goes
all the way, a strong round of applause from this smallish crowd
to witness the death throes of the match, off just 102 balls,
16x4, a great knock by
37.4 O'Connor to Langer, (noball) one run, oversteps, angling full down
the leg side, turned down to long leg
37.4 O'Connor to Martyn, no run, forward, defends away towards point,
McMillan up from gully to intercept it before Horne
37.5 O'Connor to Martyn, FOUR, oooh, edged and gets away with it, a
lovely ball from O'Connor that moved away, finding a genuine nick
that went just wide of Parore diving to his right, there was a bit
of a gap between the keeper and Fleming at first slip
37.6 O'Connor to Martyn, OUT: he can't get away with things twice in a
row, O'Connor swings one back in this time, takes him on the top
of the front pad, after a loud appeal mostly from the bowler,
umpire Dunne raises the finger slowly after some deep thought
Australia 190/4, Partnership of 66
DR Martyn lbw b O'Connor 4 (8b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 38 (15 runs) Australia 190/4 (20 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 10-1-48-2 (2nb) - City End
JL Langer 101* (103b 16x4)
Martyn shakes his head as he walks off, that one struck him about
in line with leg stump and relatively high, but no worse than many
of the other decisions handed out over the course of this match
Adam Gilchrist the new batsman at the non-striker's end
38.1 Tuffey to Langer, no run, firmly driven but straight to Astle at
cover
38.2 Tuffey to Langer, no run, straight ball, defends straight to
Spearman at point
38.3 Tuffey to Langer, no run, similar again, tight ball on off stump,
defends away towards point
38.4 Tuffey to Langer, no run, good full ball on off stump, firmly dug
back out along the pitch to the bowler, Tuffey grabbing down at it
on his follow through
38.5 Tuffey to Langer, no run, full again but angling more to leg,
neatly clipped off his feet but straight to Sinclair at square leg
38.6 Tuffey to Langer, one run, full ball strongly played up on the leg
side to the left of Cairns at mid on, good quick run called loudly
for by Langer
End of over 39 (1 run) Australia 191/4 (19 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 10-1-40-0 - Members End
JL Langer 102* (109b 16x4) AC Gilchrist 0* (0b)
39.1 O'Connor to Langer, two runs, short and wide outside off stump, cut
down hard, good diving partial stop by Sinclair at point, but it
baubles away and they hurry back for a second, Gilchrist is a
little slow, and Horne's back up throw hits direct at the bowler's
end
umpire Dunne calls for the replay but he's home by a good two feet,
pointless to even bother really
39.2 O'Connor to Langer, two runs, full on his legs, clipped down
through backward square leg, an easy couple as Wiseman fields
around from long leg
39.3 O'Connor to Langer, one run, tapped away on the leg side of the
pitch, good easy quick run taken with the shot as it's played
short and wide of Tuffey at mid on
39.4 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
39.5 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, driven firmly into the ground on the
off side of the pitch, O'Connor across to grab it to his right on
his follow through
39.6 O'Connor to Gilchrist, no run, youch! Tuffey takes it a bit too
literally when they tell you to "keep your eyes on the ball",
Gilchrist firmly stroked it up the ground towards him at mid on,
he fell to his left to stop it but stumbled a little and took it
in the face
End of over 40 (5 runs) Australia 196/4 (14 more runs req)
SB O'Connor 11-1-53-2 (2nb) - City End
JL Langer 107* (112b 16x4) AC Gilchrist 0* (3b)
40.1 Tuffey to Langer, FOUR, full outside off stump, simple stuff for
Langer, strongly driven through vacant extra cover to bring up the
Australian 200, the end is nigh, just 10 to win
40.2 Tuffey to Langer, no run, shorter ball on off stump, defends down
towards point, McMillan up from gully to stop it first
40.3 Tuffey to Langer, no run, good straight ball that nips back into
the top of the pads, rebounding away towards point, hurried Langer
up a little
40.4 Tuffey to Langer, FOUR, lovely stuff! a bit and wide outside off
stump, square drives it on the up, playing it well down through
cover point, now just one big hit away from the clean sweep
40.5 Tuffey to Langer, two runs, slower ball outside off stump, Langer
tries to cut it down but it's a bit tight on him, gets a thick
edge that flies down towards Fleming at first slip but falls just
short, Parore can't dive across to get it either, down to the fine
boundary, just picked up inside the line by Wiseman from third man
as evidenced by that delivery and a couple earlier, that pair are
standing back just a bit too far for Tuffey, particularly Parore
40.6 Tuffey to Langer, (noball) no run, oversteps, tries to pull a short
ball through square leg, but mistimes it, dropping it down in
close on the leg side
40.6 Tuffey to Langer, one run, shortish ball, pulled straight down to
long leg, two needed now
End of over 41 (12 runs) Australia 208/4 (2 more runs req)
DR Tuffey 11-1-52-0 (1nb) - Members End
JL Langer 118* (119b 18x4) AC Gilchrist 0* (3b)
Craig McMillan replaces O'Connor at the City End
slip, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket, square leg
and long leg in place
41.1 McMillan to Langer, no run, slow, loopy ball outside off stump,
Langer has a swing and a miss
41.2 McMillan to Langer, no run, straight ball on middle and leg, driven
straight up to mid on
41.3 McMillan to Langer, FOUR, and there it is, short and wide outside
off stump, cut hard away down through cover point, it goes all the
way, Langer runs down the pitch pumping his fist, Australia have
done it - their third 3-0 clean sweep of the season
the Australians in the dressing room all go up in celebration and
give each other a few deserved congratulatory hugs and handshakes,
a marvellous season for the One-Day International World Cup
champions and unofficial best Test team around
victorious by six wickets, they wrapped it up nice and quickly this
morning, only requiring exactly an hour this morning to knock off
the required 73 runs, only losing Martyn (and Steve Waugh to
injury) in the process
Langer dominant again in proceedings, striking 51 of the 75 runs
scored today, ending up with an exactly run-a-ball 122 not out,
ending what's been an amazing season of Test cricket - on the
verge of being dropped at Hobart before pulling off that
remarkable match-winning partnership with Gilchrist, who also
ended up with him at the end here (even if he did only face three
dot balls!), and from then on he feasted on the bowling
it's time for end of match, and indeed end of season presentations
now, with a Hyundai car on offer to the player of the New Zealand
home international season
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming says a few gracious words about
New Zealand's opponents, and then it's on to New Zealand Cricket
Chief Executive Christopher Doig, saying a bit about both sides
and the New Zealand season as a whole
a cheque is presented from New Zealand Cricket to the New Zealand
Royal Foundation for the Blind for $28,000, with a guide dog in
tow for the presentation
Adam Gilchrist is named Man of the Match for his swashbuckling 75
off 80 balls in the first innings to help Australia get out of
trouble, and an Australian record 10 dismissals in the match
Chris Cairns is named the National Bank International Player of the
Year, sneaking ahead of Nathan Astle on points in the final match
of the season, winning a shiny new dark green Hyundai Sonata worth
over $28,000
the National Bank Series Trophy and the Trans-Tasman Trophy are
presented to victorious captain Steve Waugh, who says a few words
and then walks over for a team photo with the trophies to end the
presentation
and there ends the international season in New Zealand, there'll be
no further top level cricket here until probably a Boxing Day Test
against Zimbabwe in December (provisionally), with the Women's
World Cup held in the month before that
New Zealand have no further international commitments until around
August when they go to Singapore for a tri-series with India and
South Africa, before heading off on their African safari tour of
Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa
Australia hop over to South Africa now for three One-Day
Internationals, and then their winter is relatively free also,
both teams playing almost constant cricket for the last year and a
half and then some, both teams well deserving their breaks
there's just under four days left to wrap up in the New Zealand
domestic season, with the second day of the Shell Trophy final
between Northern Districts and Auckland underway at Taupo
that wraps up things here in Hamilton, a few of the crowd hang
around and look at the pitch and wait for autographs, and Cairns
hovers around his car with a couple of others, having a good look
at what he'll probably on see briefly, as it will likely be used
to boost team funds
we hope you've enjoyed CricInfo's coverage of the internationals
throughout this season from New Zealand, it's been a most
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Match State: Australia won by 6 wickets