New Zealand seamer Trent Boult reserved his judgement – the Black Caps are set to play a day-night Test of their own against Bangladesh next winter – adding: “We need to see a bit more of it to be honest”.
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Describing Williamson as a “class” player, the 30-year-old said the New Zealand batsman has become a lot smarter and tighter, Stuff.co.nz reported.
The Aussie bowlers, led by Mitchell Starc made the pink ball talk even before the lights came on.
A crowd of 47,441 witnessed Australia bowl New Zealand out for 202 before reaching stumps at 54 for 2 on the first day-night Test in history, in Adelaide, today. The Kiwis never recovered from losing three wickets in 11 balls and were all out in the final night session with Hazlewood claimed two late wickets to finish with a three-wicket haul.
Clearly rattled, Voges was out for 13 two balls later, squared up by a straighter delivery and the edge flew to Martin Guptill in the slips.
New Zealand, unbeaten in their last seven Test series since 2013, have to win the historic Test to draw the series after Australia won the Brisbane opener by 208 runs and last week’s second Test in Perth finished in a high-scoring draw. If he is able to get the ball reverse swinging he may be able to make sharp inroads into what is still a very inexperienced Australian middle order.
“But it is a different game under lights”.
“We always stick together anyway, but especially in this situation to come out and pay the ultimate respect to Hughesy and his family is probably the biggest thing for us”.
Nevill and Nathan Lyon (34) put on 74 in a hurry with the spinner thrashing the slow bowlers.
Smith dropped Ross Taylor on zero, but Hazlewood returned to trap the former New Zealand captain lbw for 32 as the tourists slid to 98-5 – after Mitchell Marsh had Kane Williamson (9) caught behind and got an lbw decision against Brendon McCullum (20).
Mitchell Starc had hobbled to the ground on crutches, and walked gingerly to the crease at Lyon’s fall, but there was nothing tentative about the 4-4-6-6 sequence that he peppered in the long-on-midwicket arc within a Mark Craig over. It was unravelling fast and the final two wickets added 108 before Nevill was removed by Doug Bracewell for 66.
The home side started the evening session in trouble on 116 for 8, but the Australian tail wagged impressively.
Peter Siddle was caught at short leg in the same over, while tea was taken when Josh Hazlewood was bowled by debutant Mitchell Santner.
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The Black Caps snared Steve Smith’s prized wicket when he charged off-spinner Craig only to be caught by wicketkeeper Watling.
