Close of play 26 Mar day 1 - New Zealand 1st innings 199/5 (NJ Astle 7*, BB McCullum 1*, 90 ov) 27 Mar day 2 - Australia 1st innings 219/4 (MJ Clarke 18*, JN Gillespie 1*, 65 ov) 28 Mar day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 11/2 (HJH Marshall 3*, SP Fleming 1*, 4.5 ov) 29 Mar day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 166/1 (29.3 ov) - end of match
Match notes
4th Umpire - DM Quested
Day 1
New Zealand 1st innings
New Zealand 50 in 18.5 overs (James 28*, Hamish 18*)
Fleming 50 off 146 balls, 6x4, 1x6
Day 2
New Zealand 200 in 90.5 overs (Astle 7*, McCullum 2*)
New Zealand 250 in 107.2 overs (Vettori 14*, Franklin 0*)
Ponting 50 off 58 balls, 7x4, 2x6
Australia 100 in 19.5 overs (Ponting 49*, Martyn 1*)
Ponting 100 off 104 balls, 13x4, 4x6
Australia 200 in 47.1 overs (Martyn 33*, Clarke 8*)
Day 3
Australia 250 in 79.3 overs (Gillespie 23*, Katich 7*)
Australia 350 in 110 overs (Gilchrist 39*, Kasprowicz 11*)
Gilchrist 50 in 47 balls, 10x4
Day 4
New Zealand 50 in 19.5 overs (Astle 17*, Vincent 17*)
New Zealand 100 in 30.2 overs (Astle 41*, Vettori 0*)
Astle 50 in 79 balls, 9x4
Australia 2nd innings
Australia 50 in 9.1 overs (Langer 24*, Ponting 19*)
Australia 100 in 21 overs (Langer 46*, Ponting 35*)
Ponting 50 in 64 balls, 7x4
Australia 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (24th over, Martin's 7th over, called by umpire Koertzen)