Close of play 22 Nov day 1 - Australia 1st innings 411/6 (RT Ponting 92*, SK Warne 31*, 90 ov) 23 Nov day 2 - Australia 1st innings 558 24 Nov day 3 - New Zealand 1st innings 71/2 (MH Richardson 25*, SP Fleming 16*, 35 ov) 25 Nov day 4 - New Zealand 1st innings 197/4 (SP Fleming 71*, CD McMillan 51*, 86 ov) 26 Nov day 5 - New Zealand 1st innings 243/7 (105.2 ov) - end of match
Match notes
12th men: AJ Bichel (Aus) and L Vincent (NZ)
Day 1:
Australia 50 in 39 minutes from 58 balls
JL Langer 50 in 43 minutes from 49 balls, 10x4
Australia 100 in 94 minutes from 136 balls
ML Hayden 50 in 143 minutes from 92 balls, 5x4 1x6
Australia 150 in 144 minutes from 205 balls
JL Langer 100 in 156 minutes from 123 balls, 18x4
Australia 200 in 181 minutes from 263 balls
Australia 250 in 225 minutes from 326 balls
Australia 300 in 281 minutes from 408 balls
Ponting/Gilchrist 50 partnership in 39 minutes from 58 balls
RT Ponting 50 in 112 minutes from 76 balls, 7x4
Australia 350 in 323 minutes from 471 balls
Ponting/Warne 50 partnership in 40 minutes from 59 balls
Australia 400 in 367 minutes from 533 balls
Attendance: 4429
Day 2:
RT Ponting 100 in 193 minutes from 129 balls, 15x4
Ponting/Warne 100 partnership in 85 minutes from 131 balls
SK Warne 50 in 99 minutes from 83 balls, 8x4
Australia 450 in 412 minutes from 607 balls
Rain forced the players off the field at 12:20pm.
Play recommenced at 5:20pm.
Australia 500 in 466 minutes from 686 balls
RT Ponting 150 in 287 minutes from 209 balls, 19x4 1x6
Ponting/Lee 50 partnership in 44 minutes from 75 balls
Australia 550 in 502 minutes from 746 balls
Bad light forced players off the field at 6:19pm.
Attendance: 3663
Day 3:
Umpire SJ Davis (who seriously injured his knee overnight) was replaced by Umpire JH Smeaton when play resumed.
Umpire BW Jackman took over as the new third umpire.
Rain prevented play until 11:45am.
Playing times: 11:45am-1:30pm; 2:10pm-4:10pm; 4:30pm-7:00pm
New Zealand 50 in 98 minutes from 142 balls
Lunch: New Zealand 1/53 (Richardson 23*, Sinclair 23*, 25 overs)
Bad light and rain forced players off the field at 2:53pm.
Tea: New Zealand 2/71 (Richardson 25*, Fleming 18*, 35 overs)
Play abandoned at 5:04pm.
Attendance: 3306
Day 4:
Playing times: 10:30am-1:00pm; 1:40pm-3:40pm; 4:00pm-6:30pm
New Zealand 100 in 192 minutes from 282 balls
New Zealand 150 in 263 minutes fom 385 balls
Fleming/McMillan 50 partnership in 67 minutes from 98 balls
SP Fleming 50 in 177 minutes from 135 balls, 4x4
Lunch: New Zealand 4/153 (Fleming 50*, McMillan 30*, 73 overs)
Bad light forced players off the field at 2:25pm.
Play recommenced at 3:19pm.
CD McMillan 50 in 154 minutes from 126 balls, 6x4
Rain forced players off the field at 3:32pm.
Tea: New Zealand 4/197 (Fleming 71*, McMillan 51*, 86 overs)
Play abandoned at 6:40pm.
Attendance: 2837
Day 5:
Playing times: 10:30am-1:00pm; 1:40pm-3:40pm; 4:00pm-6:30pm
New Zealand 200 in 359 minutes from 524 balls
Rain forced players from the field at 11:56am.
Lunch: New Zealand 243/7 (Parore 10*, Vettori 10*, 105.2 overs)
