Starc stars, Hazlewood hurt, Smith flies on dramatic day | First Domain Test v New Zealand
hot dry conditions here it's nudging 40 degrees as the new zealanders make their way to the middle for day two of this first domain test series classic cover drive so he went full up traction straight up and finds it going to the boundary so how does he manage what a shot that is what a shot that's a terrific straight drive as good as you get and he's shown that he's willing to be patient and disciplined out there that's just a beautiful stroke yep cut away that's the strength of travis head desperation doesn't come off this time but he just has to build on starts and he's done just that with that hot drive he's playing a lot straighter these days he's finally knocked over for 143 wagner he works he works he works and he gets the wicket yep i just wonder if allendar got in the way of that one yep yep gets a sweep out immediately only fetch four for it he does his first 50 since the second innings of that first test at edgeboston in the ashes listen to the crowd that's exactly what they need in new zealand it's been hot out in the middle finally saudi picks up one that's through good way to open your account have cummins on the boundary charge is about to come the innovation reveals picked up his first test wicket he's created something from nothing oh missed it went wrong way and and this is it off a spinner that he he saw tim payne look to cut it he went to his right the ball was to his left yes oh sorry there he goes into the gap and just wide there it is in the deep the grand home can't get this either one bounce that's true and that'll be four one of his favorite cut shots tim payne that's big mitchell start winds up goes whack and delivers his first maximum let's see i'm with you this hurts this hurts when your knees are dragging highway on the offside divio catch running back with a flight brilliant effort the captain with a wonderful catch mitch stark goes on a friday night there's a short one nathan lyon says thank you very much no one added square leg and gets things underway with the boundary takes it on again this time gets it finer same result third time lucky brother takes the catch wagner gets his fourth i think there's a little tickle on that so does tim payne australian captain goes that'll be t south he gets his fourth and the australian innings is wrapped up and 416. shout out mitchell stark with a perfect start for australia it's just timing see the the bat face close off there the easiest of catches what a start for the aussies and he's stumped and no more hazelwood crashes through the opener and the kiwis lose their second in the second over was halfway down the wicket when the initial shy went past the stumps what's going on here there's hazelwood gone hazelwood looks like gone maybe down a hamstring or a calf but now this is a big swing in the match halfway through his run run-up and the match swings again see if we can pick anything up this is the ball before he stopped josh hazelwood little feel of the left hamstring there nicely driven by the captain the most confident shot of the inning so far for new zealand interest from behind the wicket well they're still mulling over where they're gonna go to the drs but they're not that one i thought i might have heard a little noise oh oh there you go junior beautiful cover drive over pitch from lion rooms and pounces how did you respond to that and we'll get back to it because that's another beautiful cover drive taylor instead of just looking to defend outside that off stump oh just wired off who's in the air was hit pretty well and again slices it he gets enough on it with the pink ball [Applause] oh he's got it doesn't get any better than that steve smith take a bow can't get him out of the game that is an absolute furler the pink ball at night traveling in 141 k's takes a one-hand screamer one of the best you'll ever take i reckon given the circumstances the player the light the pace of the ball to supercats it really is again and taylor finds 50 and this has been one of the toughest grittiest 50s of a long career i promise you short leg has just given lavashone the most exaggerated appeal in the history of the game touch yeah a little woody touch yes yeah strangled down the leg side australia get a late bonus it's not the most challenging or difficult catch you'll ever take he was down low good position body position two hands no hesitation just wide of the body oh no no no it's the yorker the stack york it does for him stuck on another hat-trick so many in his first class career patrick paul mitchell stark taylor he goes after it too bottom edge exposed edge in the gap and that's you're dead right you picked it taylor a straight back down the ground and he will have the last say as that ball with a glorious shot finds the rope so tucks the bet under the arm it has been a tough tough fight really tough fight adam gilchrist riveting stuff
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