New Zealand 307/8 (50.0 ov)
Australia 148 (24.2 ov)
New Zealand won by 159 runs
At Eden Park last February, New Zealand secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a tense one-wicket victory in a low-scoring contest, one of the most thrilling matches of the World Cup. At Eden Park this February, New Zealand have gone one step towards retaining the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a much more comfortable win. This time only half the match was low-scoring: Australia were bundled out for 148 inside 25 overs. They were only 160 short of their target.
It was New Zealand's second-biggest ODI win over Australia in terms of runs; the only larger victory was the 206-run margin secured at Adelaide Oval in 1986, when Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield ran through the Australian top order. This time it was Trent Boult and Matt Henry who reduced Australia to 41 for 6. From there, Australia's all-time ODI low total of 70 was in danger, until James Faulkner and Matthew Wade nudged them into triple figures.
Chasing scores around 300 might have proved simple for the Australians against India last month on the flat pitches of home, but on a slowish Eden Park surface and against a quality pace attack, it was not so easy. In fact, Australia had done well to even drag New Zealand's total back to 307 for 8, after Martin Guptill started the innings off with 90 before the 25-over mark. But Australia's attack, missing Mitchell Starc who had taken six wickets in last year's game, lacked penetration.
Their chase was doomed from the first few overs. Henry and Boult found just enough movement to cause trouble and hit the right lengths, whereas Australia's bowlers had taken too long to find the clichéd "good areas". Henry had Shaun Marsh caught at slip for 5 in the second over, a dismissal that may serve to convince Australia's selectors at last that Usman Khawaja is a necessary inclusion for the second match in Wellington.
Steven Smith played on to Henry for 18, David Warner was lbw to a Boult ball that would have cleared the bails for 12, George Bailey flicked Henry to midwicket for 2, Glenn Maxwell was brilliantly taken by Kane Williamson at mid-off off Boult for a duck, and Mitchell Marsh was snapped up at second slip off Boult, also without scoring. That probably took about as long to read as it to happen. It meant that Faulkner, Australia's designated finisher, was at the crease inside ten overs.
A 79-run partnership between Faulkner and Wade followed, but it was all academic, and served only to push Australia's total up to almost exactly what they had made in the World Cup game at Eden Park last year. Wade (37) and Faulkner (36) fell in consecutive overs and, on a pitch the New Zealanders had expected to take spin, Mitchell Santner finished the match with two wickets from his only two deliveries.
It was a humiliating result for the Australians, who have only two more ODIs in which to attempt to win back the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, while also using these games as the only opportunity for several of their Test players to acclimatise ahead of the Trans-Tasman Trophy series. One of those men is the captain, Smith, who perhaps misread the pitch when he sent New Zealand in: McCullum said he would have batted in any case, expecting the wicket - the same one used in Sunday's ODI against Pakistan - to slow as the game went on.
There was nothing slow about the start - at least, after the first 14 balls brought just one run. McCullum then went bang, taking 20 off four balls from Josh Hazlewood, and in the next over Guptill launched Kane Richardson onto the roof for six more. The opening stand of 79 from 10.5 overs ended when McCullum was bowled trying to smash Faulkner through the off side on 44 from 29 balls, and when Kane Williamson was out for a rare duck Australia felt they had a chance.
But Guptill found an ally in Henry Nicholls, and their 100-run stand pushed New Zealand well past the total that Australia eventually made. Australia had been a difficult opponent for Guptill in the past - in 33 innings against them across all formats this was just his third half-century - but he enjoyed the absence of Starc and Mitchell Johnson, and struck eight fours and five sixes.
He looked set for a century until he took off for a quick single when Nicholls bunted to the off side; Guptill was sent back and Maxwell's direct hit had him well short on 90. From there New Zealand lost momentum, but they were already 181 for 3 inside 25 overs, so it's all relative. Nicholls steered himself to 61 from 67 balls and there were contributions from the middle and lower order, including an unbeaten 35 from Santner.
Only 32 runs came from overs 31 to 40 and Australia might been pleased with their efforts. But in the end, they were the only team who replicated the low-scoring World Cup contest at Eden Park nearly a year ago. And the end result was a reminder that this tour will be much tougher than their recent home summer.
2nd ODI
New Zealand 281/9 (50.0 ov)
Australia 283/6 (46.3 ov)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Mitchell Marsh and John Hastings kept their heads after others before them had lost their own to wrestle Australia back into the Chappell-Hadlee series with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in Wellington.
After David Warner and the recalled Usman Khawaja motored to an opening stand of 122 in pursuit of 282, a slide of 6 for 75 had put Brendon McCullum's team within touching distance of the series trophy. But Marsh's power and Hastings' composure were enough to reel in the remainder of the target and provide a valuable steadying win for the tourists, after five consecutive defeats across both limited-overs formats.
That Australia had been chasing a target of fewer than 300 was down largely to a much improved performance with the ball and in the field. Marsh and Hastings made key contributions there also, while the legspinner Adam Zampa bowled well in his first international match to claim the wickets of Kane Williamson and Grant Elliott.
Williamson made a smooth 60, but it was a late innings partnership of 61 from 44 balls between Mitchell Santner and Adam Milne that added heft to the innings after the Australians had claimed regular wickets throughout the afternoon. Santner's three wickets included those of Khawaja and Warner, either side of two wickets in as many balls by the emerging Matt Henry.
In his three previous ODI appearances, Khawaja had only ever hit one boundary, and as if to make up for lost time, his first ball from Trent Boult sped through square leg to start correcting that ledger. Warner was no less eager to get bat on ball, and together they formed an ideal union of artistry and aggression.
Khawaja's placement was deft with the odd boundary, epitomised by one pull shot that sent the square leg umpire Billy Bowden sprawling in his 200th ODI appearance. Warner's power was demonstrated when Santner dropped short and was shovelled shudderingly beyond the rope at long on.
So comfortable did Khawaja seem that it was a surprise to everyone in the stadium when he played too soon at Santner and offered a return catch via the front edge of the bat. As wickets can often do, this one brought a marked change to momentum, and New Zealand's bowlers again homed in effectively on Steven Smith.
Having bowled Smith off the inside edge at Eden Park, Henry coaxed a deflection off the outside edge this time, which Luke Ronchi caught wonderfully diving where first slip might have been. Next ball, George Bailey was late and crooked on a fast nip-backer, leaving Glenn Maxwell to survive the hat-trick ball but drag Boult fretfully onto the stumps 11 runs later.
Through all this Warner remained imperious, surging to the cusp of a century. But Santner's persistence was rewarded when he landed a ball in line and found enough turn to beat Warner's forward stroke. The LBW appeal was vehement and the review, after Bowden rejected it, successful. Australia's stocks sank further when Matthew Wade failed to clear the outstretched left hand of Milne at deep midwicket.
At 197 for 6, New Zealand could sense victory, but Marsh found a composed partner in Hastings to whittle down the target. They were helped by the fact that Warner and Khawaja had left little pressure on the run rate, and by the occasional New Zealand fielding error. Marsh's power was at times redolent of Andrew Flintoff, another player given to plonking his front foot down the wicket and swinging hard.
Hastings stepped up admirably in the absence of James Faulkner, working the ball around sensibly with the odd angry shot, guiding the younger Marsh towards the target. By the end, they had succeeded in playing so securely that the match was won in circumstances that felt anti-climactic - largely because Marsh and Hastings played so well.
Australia had made three changes to the team that was given a hiding in Auckland, dropping Shaun Marsh for Khawaja, while Boland came in for Kane Richardson due to back soreness, and the debutant Zampa was called up in place of Faulkner. Zampa had his ODI cap presented to him by Allan Border, and his chosen shirt number, 63, was in tribute to Phillip Hughes.
New Zealand were unchanged, in a match where they could complete a series victory over Australia for the first time since 2007. McCullum led a typically hyperactive start to proceedings, clattering 28 from 12 balls including a six off each of the Australian pacemen.
Boland's very first ball was sent flying back over his head and into the sight screen, but he responded well by pulling back his length and being rewarded when McCullum charged again and was bowled. That wicket scotched much of the early momentum, even if Martin Guptill and Williamson moved along smoothly enough for the next 11 overs.
It was Marsh who broke the stand, prompting a miscue from Guptill when he tried to force the pace a little more. The chance swirled out towards deep cover, where Khawaja showed excellent judgment to claim a catch more difficult than it appeared. Marsh had another victim when Henry Nicholls, called up to the Test team this week, wafted at a wide delivery: New Zealand had stalled.
Williamson and Elliott formed another useful stand without ever looking in total command. This was in part due to the thoughtful work of Zampa, who varied his pace artfully to keep the batsmen guessing. His reward would come in consecutive overs, as first Williamson then Elliott pushed catches to cover trying to manufacture boundaries.
That put New Zealand five down, and regular wickets from there prevented the hosts from pulling together a total of the dimensions they managed at Eden Park. Santner and Milne pulled back some of the ground in the closing overs, but the tourists could be happier with their effort. Ultimately the task would prove just within the reach of Australia's batting order, leaving all to play for in Hamilton on Monday.
New Zealand 281/9 (50.0 ov)
Australia 283/6 (46.3 ov)
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
Mitchell Marsh and John Hastings kept their heads after others before them had lost their own to wrestle Australia back into the Chappell-Hadlee series with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in Wellington.
After David Warner and the recalled Usman Khawaja motored to an opening stand of 122 in pursuit of 282, a slide of 6 for 75 had put Brendon McCullum's team within touching distance of the series trophy. But Marsh's power and Hastings' composure were enough to reel in the remainder of the target and provide a valuable steadying win for the tourists, after five consecutive defeats across both limited-overs formats.
That Australia had been chasing a target of fewer than 300 was down largely to a much improved performance with the ball and in the field. Marsh and Hastings made key contributions there also, while the legspinner Adam Zampa bowled well in his first international match to claim the wickets of Kane Williamson and Grant Elliott.
Williamson made a smooth 60, but it was a late innings partnership of 61 from 44 balls between Mitchell Santner and Adam Milne that added heft to the innings after the Australians had claimed regular wickets throughout the afternoon. Santner's three wickets included those of Khawaja and Warner, either side of two wickets in as many balls by the emerging Matt Henry.
In his three previous ODI appearances, Khawaja had only ever hit one boundary, and as if to make up for lost time, his first ball from Trent Boult sped through square leg to start correcting that ledger. Warner was no less eager to get bat on ball, and together they formed an ideal union of artistry and aggression.
Khawaja's placement was deft with the odd boundary, epitomised by one pull shot that sent the square leg umpire Billy Bowden sprawling in his 200th ODI appearance. Warner's power was demonstrated when Santner dropped short and was shovelled shudderingly beyond the rope at long on.
So comfortable did Khawaja seem that it was a surprise to everyone in the stadium when he played too soon at Santner and offered a return catch via the front edge of the bat. As wickets can often do, this one brought a marked change to momentum, and New Zealand's bowlers again homed in effectively on Steven Smith.
Having bowled Smith off the inside edge at Eden Park, Henry coaxed a deflection off the outside edge this time, which Luke Ronchi caught wonderfully diving where first slip might have been. Next ball, George Bailey was late and crooked on a fast nip-backer, leaving Glenn Maxwell to survive the hat-trick ball but drag Boult fretfully onto the stumps 11 runs later.
Through all this Warner remained imperious, surging to the cusp of a century. But Santner's persistence was rewarded when he landed a ball in line and found enough turn to beat Warner's forward stroke. The LBW appeal was vehement and the review, after Bowden rejected it, successful. Australia's stocks sank further when Matthew Wade failed to clear the outstretched left hand of Milne at deep midwicket.
At 197 for 6, New Zealand could sense victory, but Marsh found a composed partner in Hastings to whittle down the target. They were helped by the fact that Warner and Khawaja had left little pressure on the run rate, and by the occasional New Zealand fielding error. Marsh's power was at times redolent of Andrew Flintoff, another player given to plonking his front foot down the wicket and swinging hard.
Hastings stepped up admirably in the absence of James Faulkner, working the ball around sensibly with the odd angry shot, guiding the younger Marsh towards the target. By the end, they had succeeded in playing so securely that the match was won in circumstances that felt anti-climactic - largely because Marsh and Hastings played so well.
Australia had made three changes to the team that was given a hiding in Auckland, dropping Shaun Marsh for Khawaja, while Boland came in for Kane Richardson due to back soreness, and the debutant Zampa was called up in place of Faulkner. Zampa had his ODI cap presented to him by Allan Border, and his chosen shirt number, 63, was in tribute to Phillip Hughes.
New Zealand were unchanged, in a match where they could complete a series victory over Australia for the first time since 2007. McCullum led a typically hyperactive start to proceedings, clattering 28 from 12 balls including a six off each of the Australian pacemen.
Boland's very first ball was sent flying back over his head and into the sight screen, but he responded well by pulling back his length and being rewarded when McCullum charged again and was bowled. That wicket scotched much of the early momentum, even if Martin Guptill and Williamson moved along smoothly enough for the next 11 overs.
It was Marsh who broke the stand, prompting a miscue from Guptill when he tried to force the pace a little more. The chance swirled out towards deep cover, where Khawaja showed excellent judgment to claim a catch more difficult than it appeared. Marsh had another victim when Henry Nicholls, called up to the Test team this week, wafted at a wide delivery: New Zealand had stalled.
Williamson and Elliott formed another useful stand without ever looking in total command. This was in part due to the thoughtful work of Zampa, who varied his pace artfully to keep the batsmen guessing. His reward would come in consecutive overs, as first Williamson then Elliott pushed catches to cover trying to manufacture boundaries.
That put New Zealand five down, and regular wickets from there prevented the hosts from pulling together a total of the dimensions they managed at Eden Park. Santner and Milne pulled back some of the ground in the closing overs, but the tourists could be happier with their effort. Ultimately the task would prove just within the reach of Australia's batting order, leaving all to play for in Hamilton on Monday.
3rd ODI
New Zealand 246 (45.3 ov)
Australia 191 (43.4 ov)
New Zealand won by 55 runs
One of Brendon McCullum's fondest ODI memories was a match in Hamilton in 2007 when he helped New Zealand run down an Australian tally of 346 to complete a Chappell-Hadlee sweep. This time around McCullum's team-mates honoured him with a rousing defence of 246 at Seddon Park, ensuring their captain retired from ODI matches with the trophy in his keeping.
Steven Smith's Australian side had been happy to restrict the hosts via a collapse of six wickets for 23 after McCullum, Martin Guptill and Grant Elliott all made starts, a meagre target to defend on the small outfield of Seddon Park. However a slowing pitch and excellent spells by Doug Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Corey Anderson and Matt Henry combined with a moment's controversy to carry New Zealand home.
The visitors were still a chance of chasing down the target when an in-form Mitchell Marsh jammed a Henry delivery back down the pitch. New Zealand appealed only half-heartedly but the umpires were moved to refer after a big screen replay showed the ball had hit boot rather than ground. Marsh was livid at his dismissal, and Australia may yet query the protocol that resulted in his exit.
Nevertheless, the night was New Zealand's, and it was an important win in the context of a tour that now moves into two Test matches. Smith's run of outs is significant for the Australians, who lost their fifth consecutive match in Darren Lehmann's absence - having recovered from DVT, he was in Wellington for the previous ODI but remained there with the Test players.
Josh Hazlewood, John Hastings, Scott Boland, Mitchell Marsh and the legspinner Adam Zampa kept New Zealand in check before making life difficult for a succession of new batsmen at the crease later in the innings. New Zealand's total was the smallest the Australians had managed to restrict an opponent to in the eight ODI matches they have played this year.
Usman Khawaja and David Warner began as if intent upon chasing the target down inside 25 overs, a flurry of boundaries and sixes providing a decidedly rapid start. However the difficulties to be tackled later were foreshadowed when Warner was out to a ball that stopped on him, the catch shovelled to cover.
Khawaja was to follow without making a match-shaping score, victim of an excellent spell by Bracewell in which the ball that dismissed him was actually one of the bowler's looser offerings. These wickets left the match in the hands of Australia's middle order, which apart from Marsh had not functioned at all this series.
Sodhi had not played until this night, but it was his excellent spell that accounted for Smith and the out of sorts Glenn Maxwell. Smith was lbw sweeping, before Maxwell threw his hands at a legbreak and was pouched at slip by McCullum, who had smartly left himself there.
At 94 for 4 the match was now firmly in New Zealand's hands, requiring an outstanding partnership of greater dimensions than that between Marsh and John Hastings in Wellington. Through a combination of fine bowling and good fortune, New Zealand did not allow that to happen. Bailey and Marsh added 59 before the former was beaten by a Henry break-back for the second time in as many matches, this time dragging on.
Ten runs later the moment of the match arrived when Marsh squeezed Henry back to to the bowler off bat, boot and, most presumed, the ground. Henry's appeal was half-hearted, the umpires barely interested. However a replay on the big screen showed that things were not as clear cut as that, and after some discussion Ian Gould referred the decision to the TV umpire S Ravi.
To the visible disgust of Marsh and bewilderment of Smith, Ravi then did the logical thing based on the evidence and gave the allrounder out caught. Whether he should even have been in a position to make that decision was another matter altogether. Either way, the wicket left Australia with an awful lot to do, and after Matthew Wade's pull shot got him out for the second match in a row, the rest was largely predictable.
McCullum enjoyed a last international catch, Hazlewood and Boland tried their luck, and Henry Nicholls got the final wicket with a direct hit. That sealed a triumphant night in Hamilton for McCullum, and also for the team he has done so much to mould over the past decade and more. The performance he drew out of an understrength bowling line-up was testament to his ingenuity.
New Zealand had left out Trent Boult due to illness, while Mitchell Santner was also missing due to a foot ailment ahead of the Test matches. Their places were taken by Bracewell and Sodhi. Perhaps with those changes in mind, McCullum admitted at the toss that he also would have bowled first.
So it was that McCullum's final ODI innings became the first act of the day. Having shown respect to his first three balls from Hazlewood, he tucked into John Hastings with a trio of boundaries - the first back over the bowler's head, the second tugged through midwicket and the third punched neatly through cover.
There had been much interest in whether McCullum could reach 200 ODI sixes in this innings, and it was to be Scott Boland who he sized up as the target. Twice McCullum lofted Boland beyond the rope at long-off, before advancing to drop-kick a length delivery high and long over square leg.
That milestone reached, McCullum stayed only four more balls and one more boundary. On 47 he skied Mitchell Marsh and looked on as Hastings took a furtive glance at a converging Glenn Maxwell before taking a very good catch. An appropriate ovation rang out around the ground.
What followed was somewhat anti-climactic, as Steven Smith marshalled his bowlers and fielders to a stout containing effort on a small ground. Zampa again delivered his legbreaks with skill and common sense, conceding only 4.5 runs per over while also coaxing Guptill into a skied paddle sweep to shortish fine leg.
Kane Williamson had been tied down before dragging Boland on, and Henry Nicholls lured into edging a Hazlewood ball moving across him that Smith held sharply at slip. Corey Anderson also found it hard to score in his usually supercharged manner, and was well held by Usman Khawaja on the long-on boundary from one of his better-timed strokes.
Marsh, Boland, Hastings and Hazlewood all made good use of cutters on the dry surface, ushering a rush of wickets as the ball aged. From 223 for 4 the hosts declined to 246 all out, a target Australia fancied themselves to chase until the game took a turn towards McCullum in the Seddon Park night.
New Zealand 246 (45.3 ov)
Australia 191 (43.4 ov)
New Zealand won by 55 runs
One of Brendon McCullum's fondest ODI memories was a match in Hamilton in 2007 when he helped New Zealand run down an Australian tally of 346 to complete a Chappell-Hadlee sweep. This time around McCullum's team-mates honoured him with a rousing defence of 246 at Seddon Park, ensuring their captain retired from ODI matches with the trophy in his keeping.
Steven Smith's Australian side had been happy to restrict the hosts via a collapse of six wickets for 23 after McCullum, Martin Guptill and Grant Elliott all made starts, a meagre target to defend on the small outfield of Seddon Park. However a slowing pitch and excellent spells by Doug Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Corey Anderson and Matt Henry combined with a moment's controversy to carry New Zealand home.
The visitors were still a chance of chasing down the target when an in-form Mitchell Marsh jammed a Henry delivery back down the pitch. New Zealand appealed only half-heartedly but the umpires were moved to refer after a big screen replay showed the ball had hit boot rather than ground. Marsh was livid at his dismissal, and Australia may yet query the protocol that resulted in his exit.
Nevertheless, the night was New Zealand's, and it was an important win in the context of a tour that now moves into two Test matches. Smith's run of outs is significant for the Australians, who lost their fifth consecutive match in Darren Lehmann's absence - having recovered from DVT, he was in Wellington for the previous ODI but remained there with the Test players.
Josh Hazlewood, John Hastings, Scott Boland, Mitchell Marsh and the legspinner Adam Zampa kept New Zealand in check before making life difficult for a succession of new batsmen at the crease later in the innings. New Zealand's total was the smallest the Australians had managed to restrict an opponent to in the eight ODI matches they have played this year.
Usman Khawaja and David Warner began as if intent upon chasing the target down inside 25 overs, a flurry of boundaries and sixes providing a decidedly rapid start. However the difficulties to be tackled later were foreshadowed when Warner was out to a ball that stopped on him, the catch shovelled to cover.
Khawaja was to follow without making a match-shaping score, victim of an excellent spell by Bracewell in which the ball that dismissed him was actually one of the bowler's looser offerings. These wickets left the match in the hands of Australia's middle order, which apart from Marsh had not functioned at all this series.
Sodhi had not played until this night, but it was his excellent spell that accounted for Smith and the out of sorts Glenn Maxwell. Smith was lbw sweeping, before Maxwell threw his hands at a legbreak and was pouched at slip by McCullum, who had smartly left himself there.
At 94 for 4 the match was now firmly in New Zealand's hands, requiring an outstanding partnership of greater dimensions than that between Marsh and John Hastings in Wellington. Through a combination of fine bowling and good fortune, New Zealand did not allow that to happen. Bailey and Marsh added 59 before the former was beaten by a Henry break-back for the second time in as many matches, this time dragging on.
Ten runs later the moment of the match arrived when Marsh squeezed Henry back to to the bowler off bat, boot and, most presumed, the ground. Henry's appeal was half-hearted, the umpires barely interested. However a replay on the big screen showed that things were not as clear cut as that, and after some discussion Ian Gould referred the decision to the TV umpire S Ravi.
To the visible disgust of Marsh and bewilderment of Smith, Ravi then did the logical thing based on the evidence and gave the allrounder out caught. Whether he should even have been in a position to make that decision was another matter altogether. Either way, the wicket left Australia with an awful lot to do, and after Matthew Wade's pull shot got him out for the second match in a row, the rest was largely predictable.
McCullum enjoyed a last international catch, Hazlewood and Boland tried their luck, and Henry Nicholls got the final wicket with a direct hit. That sealed a triumphant night in Hamilton for McCullum, and also for the team he has done so much to mould over the past decade and more. The performance he drew out of an understrength bowling line-up was testament to his ingenuity.
New Zealand had left out Trent Boult due to illness, while Mitchell Santner was also missing due to a foot ailment ahead of the Test matches. Their places were taken by Bracewell and Sodhi. Perhaps with those changes in mind, McCullum admitted at the toss that he also would have bowled first.
So it was that McCullum's final ODI innings became the first act of the day. Having shown respect to his first three balls from Hazlewood, he tucked into John Hastings with a trio of boundaries - the first back over the bowler's head, the second tugged through midwicket and the third punched neatly through cover.
There had been much interest in whether McCullum could reach 200 ODI sixes in this innings, and it was to be Scott Boland who he sized up as the target. Twice McCullum lofted Boland beyond the rope at long-off, before advancing to drop-kick a length delivery high and long over square leg.
That milestone reached, McCullum stayed only four more balls and one more boundary. On 47 he skied Mitchell Marsh and looked on as Hastings took a furtive glance at a converging Glenn Maxwell before taking a very good catch. An appropriate ovation rang out around the ground.
What followed was somewhat anti-climactic, as Steven Smith marshalled his bowlers and fielders to a stout containing effort on a small ground. Zampa again delivered his legbreaks with skill and common sense, conceding only 4.5 runs per over while also coaxing Guptill into a skied paddle sweep to shortish fine leg.
Kane Williamson had been tied down before dragging Boland on, and Henry Nicholls lured into edging a Hazlewood ball moving across him that Smith held sharply at slip. Corey Anderson also found it hard to score in his usually supercharged manner, and was well held by Usman Khawaja on the long-on boundary from one of his better-timed strokes.
Marsh, Boland, Hastings and Hazlewood all made good use of cutters on the dry surface, ushering a rush of wickets as the ball aged. From 223 for 4 the hosts declined to 246 all out, a target Australia fancied themselves to chase until the game took a turn towards McCullum in the Seddon Park night.
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