Any fears that might prompt a clatter of wickets in the foreign conditions were proved unfounded as Australia settled thereafter, losing only Joe Burns when he was bowled by Doug Bracewell off an inside edge.
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Smith, whose Australia team lead the three-Test series 1-0, is also upbeat about creating something new and exciting for the traditional form of the global game.
The Adelaide crowd was announced as 44,405 at the dinner break with more fans expected to swell the attendance in the first evening session in 138 years of Test cricket under lights. For the record: Starc bowled the first delivery with the pink ball in a test match, and Guptill faced it.
Cricket Australia revealed scans after play had picked up an ” early stage stress fracture in the third metatarsal on his right foot” which could rule him out of Australia’s upcoming Test series against West Indies.
But the Kiwis fought back with two wickets, including the prolific-scoring Warner for just one, to have the home side battening down against the swinging pink ball under lights.
“I think we’ve got enough bowling in our lineup anyway to take the 10 more wickets needed so I think we’ll be fine”.
Should Starc be sidelined James Pattinson is his likely replacement after the Victorian was made 12th man for the Adelaide Test. Starc’s absence comes after fast bowling spearhead Mitchell Johnson retired following the second Perth Test against the Kiwis.
Boult claimed one of those scalps as he dismissed David Warner (1) and the left-arm seamer believes the swing generated by the new pink ball when playing under the floodlights presents an alternative challenge for batsmen.
They lost three wickets for four runs in 11 balls, with opener Tom Latham, Ross Taylor and McCullum all falling through loose shots.
Earlier in New Zealand’s first innings, Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates dismissing Kane Williamson LBW for 22 runs.
Allrounder Mitchell Santner will make his test debut for New Zealand, giving McCullum two spin bowling options.
With Starc already ruled out Australia’s fortunes in the ongoing series-deciding third Test will bank heavily on Peter Siddle, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon.
Though the game’s oldest format took a leap into the future, players and spectators also looked back in sorrow on the one-year anniversary of Phillip Hughes’ death.
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Having carried an ankle injury for months, he was the pick of their bowlers with 3-24, but was clearly in discomfort from the first ball after New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bat.
