Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

TA Blundell
121(210) 15x4 - 0x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 36 runs
  • 7x4 - 0x6
5 19 23 3 9 4 23 35
TM Head
TM Head
114(234) 12x4 - 0x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 30 runs
  • 5x4 - 0x6
17 17 21 7 4 8 8 32

Best performances - Bowlers

PJ Cummins
PJ Cummins
O17
M5
R28
W5
Eco1.64
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
NM Lyon
NM Lyon
O23
M4
R81
W4
Eco3.52
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W

Match Details

Toss

New Zealand , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Australia led the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30

Match days

26,27,28,29 December 2019 (5-day match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Australia 40, New Zealand 0

Scorecard Summary

AUSTRALIA 467(155.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

NEW ZEALAND 148(54.5 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

AUSTRALIA 168/5d(54.2 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

NEW ZEALAND 240(71 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Alex Malcolm

END OF OVER:
71 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ: 240/10

  • Neil Wagner6 (7b)
  • Marnus Labuschagne3-1-11-1
  • Nathan Lyon23-4-81-4

Australia win by 247 runs. Tom Blundell gets a standing ovation as he walks off for 121. That was a mighty effort and he deserves all the applause that has come his way. Australia were far too good though with bat and ball. They made 467 after being sent in and then blew New Zealand's top order apart. Pat Cummins and James Pattinson did the damage. Today was too big a mountain to climb. But Blundell made a name for himself with a world class century. Nathan Lyon bagged four as Blundell got no support from anyone really bar some small cameos from Watling and Santner.

Presentation

Kane Williamson: "I felt like there was enough in the surface to bowl first and it was obviously very important for us to be on top of our game and the surface did offer some sideways movement and swing but credit to Australia for getting through that first session and put 400 on the board. They've got a fantastic attack with pace and bounce but their accuracy stood apart and they did seem to get more out of that surface. All round from our perspective we need to be better in all departments. We do need to be better come Sydney. We haven't been at our best but it is important that we try and learn really quickly and improve in all areas."

Tim Paine: "Very pleasing. I thought the way we went about this Test from the moment we lost the toss was outstanding. I thought our batters applied themselves superbly on day one and made it easy for Trav and I on the second day to set up a big total. Then I thought our bowlers led by Pat Cummins in the first innings were superb. Got the lead we wanted and gave our bowlers a rest and again I thought James Pattinson started the rot today. We're sharing the load. We can't rely on too few and good teams have guys contributing throughout the list and we're starting to do that. It was a great surface. Guys who batted well could score runs and the bowlers who bowled well were hard work."

Player of the Match is Travis Head: "Amazing to contribute to an Australian win. We've put together a great performance. They tested me the whole time. I was very happy to get through the hard periods which I didn't do last time. As the number six batsman you are the first person talked about. I was ready to go and prepared well and I tried to perform as best I can."

Australia win the series 2-0 and get an extra day off ahead of the third Test in Sydney. New Zealand have some work to do and decisions to make. Trent Boult will head home and a replacement will need to be found but you would suspect other changes will be made.

Thanks for your company this week. Join us again in four days time for the third Test in Sydney. Until then, goodbye.

70.6
W
Labuschagne to Blundell, OUT, caught at mid on! Lyon takes this one! That's the end of the Test. They're shaking hands. The umpires are sending the catch upstairs to check. It was tossed up, he miscued a lofted drive flat to mid on, Lyon caught it cleanly. His fingers were under it. The replays show that clearly despite boos from the New Zealand fans.

TA Blundell c Lyon b Labuschagne 121 (321m 210b 15x4 0x6) SR: 57.61

70.5
0
Labuschagne to Blundell, no run, short and wide, he cracks this to cover-point but doesn't beat the man
70.4
4
Labuschagne to Blundell, FOUR, full toss and he smears this wide of mid on to the rope! He is jumping all over Marnus
70.3
0
Labuschagne to Blundell, no run, tossed up, he whips to mid on
70.2
0
Labuschagne to Blundell, no run, dropped! Caught and bowled chance! This was smoked back at him chest high, he got both hands to it and put it down
70.1
4
Labuschagne to Blundell, FOUR, short and wide, he rocks back and smashes this through cover! He is feasting on some of this now

New Zealand 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st32TWM LathamTA Blundell
2nd1KS WilliamsonTA Blundell
3rd2LRPL TaylorTA Blundell
4th54TA BlundellHM Nicholls
5th72BJ WatlingTA Blundell
6th11C de GrandhommeTA Blundell
7th40TA BlundellMJ Santner
8th2TG SoutheeTA Blundell
9th26N WagnerTA Blundell

ICC World Test Championship

TeamMWLDPTSWRpWr
AUS1484233221.392
IND17124152051.577
ENG21117344241.120
NZ1174042031.281
PAK1245328630.822
SL1226420010.729
WI1338219410.661
SA1358026420.787
BAN70612000.601