David Warner of Australia and Brendon McCullum of New Zealand shake hands at the conclusion of the match during day three of the Third Test match between Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide Oval on November 29, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia.
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Peter Siddle hit the winning runs, much to the relief of the crowd, to clinch a 2-0 series win over the gallant Black Caps.
Plenty of eyebrows were raised at Adelaide Oval, on social media and in the commentary box when the seventh wicket fell during Australia’s dramatic second-innings run-chase in the historic day-night Test and Starc hobbled out of the dressing room.
Test spearhead Mitchell Starc says he’s unsure when he’ll be fit enough to bowl again, with Australia’s medical team to reassess his foot injury in three or four weeks.
Skipper Steve Smith paid tribute to paceman Josh Hazlewood and struggling batsman Shaun Marsh for their roles in Australia’s tense victory over New Zealand on Sunday in the first day-night Test.
West Indies are without all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, who have still not been forgiven for their role in the abandonment of last year’s tour of India, while opener Chris Gayle prefers to play lucrative Twenty20 cricket.
Starc will play no part in Australia’s upcoming three-Test series against the West Indies. “I think if we get early wickets with the new ball, you can get guys like Shaun Marsh and those guys who are now trying to make their way back into the side, put them under some pressure to score”. This was New Zealand’s first series loss since losing to South Africa in 2013.
The first test, which is followed by matches in Melbourne and Sydney, starts next week in Hobart, where unseasonably cold weather brought snowfall over the weekend.
Wicketkeeper Peter Nevill also fell to Boult, caught behind for 10, before Siddle finally pushed Australia over the line.
Starc was unable to run properly between the wickets and was seen wearing crutches soon after the Australians scraped through to win by three wickets.
He said he was surprised to be told he was going in to bat ahead of Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.
“But, to Australia’s credit, they seized that opportunity as well”.
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“Injuries are always disappointing but unfortunately that’s part and parcel of fast bowling”, Starc said. “The damage is done”.
