The tourists reached lunch at 238 for three, after resuming on 147 for three at the Basin Reserve, in reply to the New Zealanders’ disappointing 183 all out in their first innings.
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(AFP Photo)The replay had the potential to create a backlash against the Australians similar to that they experienced after the final one-day worldwide at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Monday.
Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has continued his outstanding form, crafting a Test century in Wellington.
Adam Voges has escaped being bowled out after the umpire called a no ball on Doug Bracewell when in fact it was a legal delivery.
Hazlewood finished with 4 for 42, while Siddle took 3 for 37 after they had exploited what seam assistance there was to reduce New Zealand to 51 for 5 inside 12 overs, before Nathan Lyon mopped up the tail.
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Usman Khawaja and Adam Voges ensured a healthy lead for Australia in the first Test against New Zealand before Trent Boult fought back with the new ball in Wellington on Saturday.
The 29-year-old Khawaja, who was recalled to the test side last November after more than two years in the worldwide wilderness, has scored a century in each of the four tests he has batted since. Mark Craig dropped a sitter to give another life to Steve Smith while Australia were reeling at 43 for 2.
The Australian bowling, particularly from Josh Hazlewood, was clinical, but the home side looked to be nursing a hangover from its triumphant Chappell-Hadlee one-day worldwide series. “It’s pretty disappointing personally, but we move forward”, said Craig.
The 10th-wicket stand between Craig and Boult featured three sixes by Boult off Lyon.
Anderson stemmed the tide of New Zealand wickets with an innings of 38 in 144 minutes which included partnerships of 37 with B.J. Watling and 40 with Craig.
Anderson took 17 balls to get off the mark but tests tend to favour tortoises more than hares.
“Once they bowled that fuller length it was doing enough to go either way and take both edges”, he said.
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When captain Brendon McCullum went for a seven-ball duck, the only sound clearly heard was the hum of traffic circling the perimeter roundabout. Australia ended the day at 147 for three still trailing New Zealand by 36 runs with seven wickets in hand.
