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 22.6Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 23.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, stays on the front foot and defends it to FSL.

Over 23.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, goes down on his knee and swept it down to the fine leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 23.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, comes on to the front foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 24.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 24.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, hops back and tucks it away to square leg

Over 24.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 25.2 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls,1 run, gets back in the crease and tucks the ball away into the mid-wicket region and scampers off. Ross Taylor responds and dives into his crease

Over 26.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and knocks the ball out into the on-side as it decked in late.

Over 26.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and  looks to clip it away and ends up inside edging the ball away into the on-side.

Over 26.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 26.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a short and rising delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and pushed at it and got beaten. Labuschagne at FSL was very vocal in his appeal.

Over 27.6 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, comes on to the front foot and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 28.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run,  stays back and defends it into the off-side.

Over 28.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, shuffles across on the back foot and tucks it behind square on the onside and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 28.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a back of length delivery to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, backs away in the crease and steers it down to the third man and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 28.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, out Caught by Paine!! Henry Nicholls had been hanging back and tucking it but this time didn't get enough wood and only managed to toe-end it to the keeper.