Australia vs New Zealand 1st Test at Perth, 12 Dec, 2019

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 416/10 (146.1)  &  217/9 (69.1)
New Zealand 166/10 (55.2)  &  171/10 (65.3)
Australia won by 296 runs
Man of the Match: Mitchell Starc
  • Lockie Ferguson 1 * (7)

Over 37.4 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 37.5 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, no run, gets forward and checks his defensive push to cover. Searches for a single, won't get it.

Over 37.6 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, 3 runs, gets forward and frees his arms and strokes the drive through the big gap at cover. Wade chases it down but not before the batsmen take three.

Over 38.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme,1 run, gets forward and pushing at it tamely. Off the bottom edge of the blade and nearly went to hand.

Over 38.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 38.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Ross Taylor, no run,  stays back and dabs it towards point.

Over 38.4 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Ross Taylor, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it down to the deep backward square leg fence for four.

Over 38.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 40.1 Marnus Labuschagne bowls it short of length to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, rock back in the crease and pulls it down to the deep square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 40.3 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 40.4 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme,1 run, gets forward and driven firmly to deep backward point.

Over 41.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme,1 run, punched off the back foot down to long-on.

Over 42.1 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme,1 run, comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to the long-off and picks up a single.

Over 43.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme,1 run, comes across and whipped away down the ground to long-on.

Over 43.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor, no run,  lunges forward to defend. Gets a faint inside edge onto the pad.

Over 44.3 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Colin de Grandhomme,1 run, gets forward and pushes it through cover for a single.

Over 46.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 46.2 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Colin de Grandhomme, no run, gets  rides the bounce and pushes it to the off-side.

Over 46.3 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Colin de Grandhomme, Boundary! Swivels across and then pull it wide of mid-wicket - there was a fielder in the deep, but he's very square.

Over 46.4 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Colin de Grandhomme, Boundary! Stands tall and then punches it behind square on the off-side, beat the fielder in the ring and rolled away to the ropes.

Over 46.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Colin de Grandhomme, no run, gets forward and gets inside the line and lets it go.

Over 46.6 Mitchell Starc bangs it short onto the pitch to Colin de Grandhomme, out Caught by Smith!! Grandhomme was trying his best to avoid it, but the ball kept coming back, might have grazed the helmet on its way to second slip. Smith jumps across to his left and snaffles it.