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 42.3 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, walks across and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 42.4 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 42.5 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith,1 run, walks across his sticks and clips it away past square leg for a single

Over 43.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and pushed away to mid-on by Smith. Hardly bent his back on it.

Over 43.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 43.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 43.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets back in his crease, rides the bounce and taps the ball out into the off-side. Wanted a single but Burns wasn't really interested.

Over 43.5 Tim Southee bowls a half volley to Steven Smith, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to the sweeper cover fence for four.

Over 43.6 Tim Southee bowls a half volley to Steven Smith, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it straight down the ground for four.

Over 44.3 Neil Wagner bowls it short of length to Joe Burns, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 44.4 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Joe Burns, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 44.5 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Joe Burns,1 run, gets forward and clips it through square leg for a single.

Over 45.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and walks across his sticks, then knocks it out into the on-side.

Over 45.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 45.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 45.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 45.5 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Gets wait for the ball on the back foot and steers it down to the third man fence for four.

Over 45.6 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and  knocks the ball away and finds the man at leg gully

Over 46.3 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and walks across and tucks the ball down to mid-wicket.

Over 46.4 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 46.5 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and stabs the ball out into the on-side with soft hands.

Over 46.6 Neil Wagner bowls it short of length to Steven Smith, no run, backs away and looks to hack the ball but ends up inside-halving the ball away into the deck.

Over 48.1 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it on the off-side with soft hands.

Over 48.2 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and jabbed at it and got it down to the man at FSL on the bounce.

Over 48.3 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and goes for the pull and plays it fine to find the man leg gully.

Over 48.4 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith,1 run, gets forward and clips it away through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 49.1 Tim Southee bowls it short of length to Matthew Wade,1 run, goes on to the back foot and pulled down to deep square for a single

Over 50.1 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, out Caught by Jeet Raval!!  Smith couldn't control the pull to gift a catch to deep square. The fielder was in and that allowed him to take the catch.