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 0.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, out Caught and Bowled!!  Latham was looking to work it squarely on the on-side, closed the bat-face early, the ball popped off the front-edge and Starc runs across to complete the dolly.

Over 1.4 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Jeet Raval, out Bowled!! Raval was looking to flick it very square, ended up playing all around the ball, beaten by the movement and hears the sound of the ball crashing into the middle-stump.

Over 22.5Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Kane Williamson, gets an outside edge and is caught in the slips.He is Caught

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.

Over 28.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Neil Wagner, out Bowled!

Over 37.3 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to BJ Watling, out Bowled! Watling comes forward and looks to defend on the off-side, the ball takes the inside edge on to the stumps.

Over 45.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ross Taylor, out Caught by Smith!!  This was floated up invitingly outside off stump, was the non-turner and Taylor played for the turn, getting a thick edge that went straight to first slip. Regulation take for Smith.

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.

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 55.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Tim Southee, out Caught by sub)Neser!! Came down the track, didn't get anywhere close to the ball and ended up getting a fat top-edge on the swipe - Neser ran across to his right from backward point and completed the catch.