SA & Oz in NZ, Feb 4 - March 12

[mikesiva]

New Zealand 372 all out

Ravindra 82
Latham 73
Mitchell 58
Williamson 51
Kuggelijn 44

Cummins 4-62
Lyon 3-49

Target 279

[Arthur Crabtree]

Mighty Kiwis giving it their best shot. Should be a tense day five. Aussies must be favouriites though.

Not as good a game for GJ's mate.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Head goes early. Starting to look like NZ could win this.

[Arthur Crabtree]

But no. Big partnership between Mitch3 and Carey snuffs out the Kiwi resistance...

[GarlicJam]

then (just as I start getting a bit of confidence), debutant Sears gets a Double Mitch - Marsh and Starc in successive balls - to leave Aus needing 59 runs with 3 wickets in hand.

Down to 54 runs now. Getting very exciting.

[meninblue]

Poor series for NZ having lost both tests that too at home. Great for Australia to win an away series.

First won by a huge margin of 172 runs followed by this 3 wicket win.

[mikesiva]

Australia 281-7

Carey 98*
Marsh 80

Sears 4-90

Australia won by three wickets.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Top win for the Baggy Greens, thanks to the lower order. Well done you Aussies.

[GarlicJam]

That was a good test, and a very good win. NZ had the running of the game for lengthy periods - most particularly last night. I expected we would lose the match when it started this morning.

Lots of luck went Aus' way last night and this morning, but it was a good effort from March, Carey and Cummins. A pity Carey didn't get his century.