Australia vs New Zealand 1st Test at Perth, 12 Dec, 2019

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 416/10 (146.1)  &  217/9 (69.1)
New Zealand 166/10 (55.2)  &  171/10 (65.3)
Australia won by 296 runs
Man of the Match: Mitchell Starc
  • Lockie Ferguson 1 * (7)

Over 0.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner,1 run, gets back in the crease and pushes it on the off-side with soft hands and picks up a quick single.

Over 1.1 Lockie Ferguson bowls a back of length delivery to David Warner,1 run, goes deep inside the crease and tucks it down to the short fine leg and picks up a single.

Over 2.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, 2 runs, gets forward and works it away through mid-wicket and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 2.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and looks to play across the line but misses and the ball goes off the pads towards point region.

Over 2.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it down the leg side.

Over 2.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper watchfully.

Over 2.5 Tim Southee bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to David Warner, no run, goes deep inside the crease and digs it out towards cover.

Over 2.6 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to David Warner, 4 runs, comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to the sweeper cover and picks up four runs.

Over 5.1 Lockie Ferguson bowls a back of length delivery to David Warner, no run, goes on to the back foot and tucks it down the leg side towards mid-wicket.

Over 5.2 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, 2 runs, gets forward and flicks it away through square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 5.3 Lockie Ferguson bowls a pitched up delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 5.4 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and solidly blocked out towards the man at mid-off.

Over 5.5 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, stays on the front foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 5.6 Lockie Ferguson bowls a pitched up delivery to David Warner, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it along the ground to the deep extra cover fence for four.

Over 7.1 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, Boundary! Gets forward and punches it beautifully through extra cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 7.2 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to David Warner,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and tucks it down the leg side and gets a single.

Over 7.6 Lockie Ferguson bowls a good length delivery to David Warner,1 run,  hangs back and nudges it softly towards cover-point and immediately calls Burns across for the single. 

Over 8.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, comes forward and pushes it straight to the man at short cover.

Over 8.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 8.3 Tim Southee bowls a half volley to David Warner, Boundary! Gets the square drive away through the point region. Wasn't entirely off the middle but he did well to get it through the gap.

Over 8.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets back in the crease and blocks it to cover watchfully.

Over 8.5 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 8.6 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run,  hangs back to the shorter length and pats it gently towards the cover fielder.

Over 9.5 Neil Wagner bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, walks across and blocks it to mid-wicket.

Over 10.1 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a pitched up delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and driven straight to the man at cover.

Over 10.2 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and  tries to defend with soft hands to backward point.

Over 10.3 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 10.4 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a pitched up delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and looking to drive but got a bottom edge onto the pitch. Uses his bat to shove the ball away as it threatened to move towards the sticks

Over 10.5 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a pitched up delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and driven fluently but it's well intercepted by short cover.

Over 10.6 Colin de Grandhomme bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

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