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 2.4 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to David Warner, Boundary! Gets forward and crisp drive down the ground and the ball races past the bowler for a four. Pure timing and the ball raced away to the fence.

Over 6.4Tim Southee to David Warner Boundary! ...

Over 9.5 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, Boundary! Comes across and nudges the ball fine and it races away to the fine leg fence for a four.

Over 10.1 Neil Wagner bowls a pitched up delivery to Joe Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and drives the ball fuller ball angling across and gets it through the covers for a four.

Over 15.3 Tim Southee bowls a half volley to Joe Burns, Boundary! Leans into it to cover the swing and strokes it behind point with an open-faced drive.

Over 15.6 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Joe Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and chases this one with a hard-handed drive and ends up slicing it wide of the man at gully. Not entirely in control of the stroke.

Over 18.1 Neil Wagner bowls a half volley to Joe Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 22.1 Neil Wagner bowls it short of length to Marnus Labuschagne, Boundary! Backs away in the crease and smashes it through backward point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 23.3 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Joe Burns, Boundary! Came down the track and smashes it straight over the bowlers head and gets a boundary.

Over 31.1 Mitchell Santner tossed up delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, Boundary! Shimmies down the track, made the room as he did so and went inside out over cover with a free-flowing drive, couple of bounces and over the ropes.

Over 31.4 Mitchell Santner bowls it short of length to Joe Burns, Boundary! Makes room and then chops it late, bisects the two fielders behind square on the off-side for a boundary.

Over 33.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, Boundary! Gets on top of the ball and slashes it over the slip cordon for a boundary.

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 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 49.4 Tim Southee bowls it short of length to Matthew Wade, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down behind square for a four. That was very well timed and placed.

Over 56.1 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Matthew Wade, Boundary! Gets forward and clipped away off the pads for a four! That was a poor ball and put away by Wade.

Over 61.2Colin de Grandhomme bowls short of length delivery to Pat Cummins, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 61.3Colin de Grandhomme bowls pitched up delivery to Pat Cummins, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 63.2Colin de Grandhomme bowls short of length delivery to Matthew Wade, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 65.2Tim Southee bowls short of length delivery to Mitchell Starc, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 66.1Neil Wagner bowls short of length delivery to Mitchell Starc, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 66.2Neil Wagner bowls pitched up delivery to Mitchell Starc, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 66.6Neil Wagner bowls short of length delivery to Nathan Lyon, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 68.3Neil Wagner bowls short of length delivery to Mitchell Starc, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!