Josh Hazlewood completed career-best figures of six for 70 as Australia bowled out New Zealand in the first session of the third day.
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Although beaten by three wickets in a rattling good finish, McCullum liked the fighting spirit his team showed.
“He came out and gave it his all… like he always does”. I think that’s what we’re after, a pretty even contest.
“It was a great Test match”. The Kiwis, who resumed on 116 for five yesterday, lost their last five wickets for 92.
New Zealand’s skipper Brendon McCullum said it was hard to argue with the concept which has been in the works for the past decade, given the huge fan turnout.
Pacemen Tim Southee and Doug Bracewell removed Australia’s openers but captain Steve Smith (24 not out) and Adam Voges (nine) dug in to guide the hosts to 54-2 at the close of play under an inky black sky.
He made 31 and 45 – second top and top scores in New Zealand’s innings’ – and bowled tidily in Australia’s first innings, picking up his first test wicket. “Now the foot has popped… but there’s not much I can do about it”.
Earlier, Hazlewood put his hand up to take over the No. 1 paceman’s role in the absence of fellow New South Welshman Starc.
“For us to have three potentially world-class allrounders is a good problem to have”.
It did not prove too costly, though, as Bracewell removed David Warner in his next over, with Smith following for 14 seven deliveries later having been pinned in front by Boult. The national body see day-night cricket along with the luminous pink-ball as the panacea to arrest dwindling interest in the traditional five-day format.
“It was just a game that was dominated by the bowlers”.
“He’s had a big workload over the last little while, so we will have to take a look at that”. “No, you have to respect a bloke when he retires”. It wasn’t to be this game for a lot of batters. Smith never appeared settled, his edge off Boult just failed to carry to wicketkeeper B.J. Watling on one, he was dropped at mid-wicket by Mitch Santner on two, and he squeezed an inside edge between his legs to get a boundary off Boult on eight.
BJ Watling of New Zealand looks on as the ball slips past the field during day three of the Third Test match between Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide Oval on November 29, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia.
Smith denied suggestions by commentators that Marsh had been playing for his Test spot, after being run out cheaply in the first innings. “Australia is a great place to play cricket; great facilities, great weather and the cricket is very competitive”, said Richardson.
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Nevill is yet to register his maiden Test ton, however Marsh felt the 30-year-old’s feat of dragging Australia from 5-80 to 224 in Adelaide was just as remarkable.
