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 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 40.2 Marnus Labuschagne bowls it short of length to Ross Taylor,1 run, gets back in the crease and cuts it through point for a single.

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 40.5 Marnus Labuschagne bowls it short of length to Ross Taylor, no run, goes deep inside the crease and cuts it straight to the man at backward point.

Over 40.6 Marnus Labuschagne bowls it flat in the air to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and pushes it straight to the man at the point once again.

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 42.2 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 42.3 Marnus Labuschagne bowls it flat in the air to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and once again let it go through to the keeper.

Over 42.4 Marnus Labuschagne bowls a quicker arm ball to Ross Taylor, no run,  sits back to block it back to the bowler.

Over 42.5 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and  driven off the front foot to short cover.

Over 42.6 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor, no run,  sits back to cut but gets a bottom edge to backward point.

Over 44.1 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 44.2 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor,1 run, gets forward and drives it past the man at the point and picks up a single.

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 44.4 Marnus Labuschagne bowls it flat in the air to Ross Taylor, no run, hangs back to cut but straight to Warner at backward point.

Over 44.5 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and  jammed out towards cover on the bounce.

Over 44.6 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor,1 run, gets forward and driven away to sweeper cover.

Over 52.1 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Tim Southee, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 52.2 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Tim Southee, no run, presses well forward and defends it to the off-side.

Over 52.3 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Tim Southee,1 run, gets forward and punched square past cover for a single.

Over 52.4 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Mitchell Santner, no run, gets forward and looking to turn it to the on-side and missed.

Over 52.5 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Mitchell Santner, no run, pressed forward and drove it back at the bowler, who deflected it onto the stumps. Southee was backing up, but has enough time to get back into the crease.

Over 52.6 Marnus Labuschagne bowls a slower one to Mitchell Santner, no run, gets forward and defended to the off-side.

Over 54.1 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Mitchell Santner, no run, makes room and pushes it back at the bowler.

Over 54.2 Marnus Labuschagne bowls a quicker arm ball to Mitchell Santner, no run, gets forward and defended to the on-side.

Over 54.3 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Mitchell Santner, no run, stays on the front foot and defended back at the bowler.

Over 54.4 Marnus Labuschagne bowls it flat in the air to Mitchell Santner, out Bowled!! Santner was dragged forward into the drive, the ball snuck through the big gap between bat and pad, went on to rattle the off-stump.

Over 54.5 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Lockie Ferguson, no run,  poking forward and beat him on the outside edge.

Over 54.6 Marnus Labuschagne tossed up delivery to Lockie Ferguson, no run, gets cover the off stump line on the front foot and let it go through to the keeper.

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