Australia vs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 – 1st Test – Match Update
Rain has delayed proceedings on the opening day of the 1st Test Match between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and New Zealand, with Kiwi’s coming back strongly after struggling under the seam friendly conditions at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, December 1st 2011.
The tourists posted 176 for the loss of 5 wickets, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 won the toss and opted to bat first, hoping to put pressure on an inexperienced Aussie bowling line-up.
With injuries to pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PM-Siddle-c2197.
With Pattinson given the first over, he was taken for a pounding of the bat off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129. Fresh from his ton from the tour match, the Kiwi opener smashed the debutant for three handsome boundaries to kick start the innings.
However, after a good initial 45 minutes, the visitors aggressive nature came to their demise as Siddle struck to dismiss http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 making no mistake.
It was then turn of Starc to get the all important breakthrough as he got the danger man McCullum to earn his maiden wicket in Test cricket. With a shorhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 (another debutant made no mistake).
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729 made amends as he grabbed the ball to give the spinner his first wicket on home soil for the national team.
Pattinson, who looked out of sorts in his first spell compensated with the all important wicket of the Kiwi skipper, Ross Taylor just before the lunch interval. The post lunch interval was eventful for the tourists with Vettori and Brownlie gathering some momentum, even though the hosts managed to take http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JD-Ryder-c1679.
With dark clouds circling, the umpires stopped play due to bad light before rain further delayed the proceedings.
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