Historic day-night Test with pink ball begins

Kiwis hit back after bowled out for 202

AFP, ADELAIDE: New Zealand were skittled for 202 but hit back with the key wicket of David Warner on an eventful opening day in
the historic day-night Test in Adelaide on Friday.
In a ringing endorsement for the pink ball concept, 47,441 fans thronged into the Adelaide Oval for the first ever day-night Test.
It was the biggest international crowd at the Adelaide Oval since England’s headline-grabbing 1932-33 Bodyline series in Australia.
Mitchell Starc, the new leader of Australia’s pace attack, and new ball partner Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets each before Starc was forced from the field and was later diagnosed with a stress fracture of the right foot.
The Kiwis fought back with two wickets, including the prolific-scoring Warner for just one, to have the home side battening down against the swinging pink ball under lights.
At the close, Australia were recovering at 54 for two with skipper Steve Smith not out 24 and Adam Voges on nine.
“I think for cricket in general it would have been supported well here and it would have been on TV all over the world. For cricket it’s definitely been a great day.”
Starc put the skids under the Kiwis removing in-form Kane Williamson (22), skipper Brendon McCullum (4) and debutant Mitchell Santner (31) as the Black Caps succumbed in 65.2 overs.
But the left-arm speedster was forced from the field before the dinner break and went for scans.
The Kiwis never recovered from losing three wickets in 11 balls and were all out in the final night session with Hazlewood claiming two late wickets to finish with a three-wicket haul.
Tom Latham was out attempting to cut spinner Nathan Lyon and was caught behind by Peter Nevill for 50.
Ross Taylor, who amassed the highest score of 290 by a touring batsman in Australia in last week’s drawn Perth Test, followed seven balls later.
Taylor edged the recalled Siddle to Nevill for 21 and skipper Brendon McCullum’s miserable scoring series continued when he was out to an injudicious slash outside off-stump.
Starc’s delivery was wide but McCullum went after it and gave a healthy snick for Nevill’s third straight catch for just four.

Historic day-night Test with pink ball begins

Kiwis hit back after bowled out for 202

AFP, ADELAIDE: New Zealand were skittled for 202 but hit back with the key wicket of David Warner on an eventful opening day in the historic day-night Test in Adelaide on Friday. In a ringing endorsement for the pink ball concept, 47,441 fans thronged into the Adelaide Oval for the first ever day-night Test. It was the biggest international crowd at the Adelaide Oval since Englands headline-grabbing 1932-33 Bodyline series in Australia. Mitchell Starc, the new leader of Australias pace attack, and new ball partner Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets each before Starc was forced from the field and was later diagnosed with a stress fracture of the right foot. The Kiwis fought back with two wickets, including the prolific-scoring Warner for just one, to have the home side battening down against the swinging pink ball under lights. At the close, Australia were recovering at 54 for two with skipper Steve Smith not out 24 and Adam Voges on nine. I think for cricket in general it would have been supported well here and it would have been on TV all over the world. For cricket its definitely been a great day. Starc put the skids under the Kiwis removing in-form Kane Williamson (22), skipper Brendon McCullum (4) and debutant Mitchell Santner (31) as the Black Caps succumbed in 65.2 overs. But the left-arm speedster was forced from the field before the dinner break and went for scans. The Kiwis never recovered from losing three wickets in 11 balls and were all out in the final night session with Hazlewood claiming two late wickets to finish with a three-wicket haul. Tom Latham was out attempting to cut spinner Nathan Lyon and was caught behind by Peter Nevill for 50. Ross Taylor, who amassed the highest score of 290 by a touring batsman in Australia in last weeks drawn Perth Test, followed seven balls later. Taylor edged the recalled Siddle to Nevill for 21 and skipper Brendon McCullums miserable scoring series continued when he was out to an injudicious slash outside off-stump. Starcs delivery was wide but McCullum went after it and gave a healthy snick for Nevills third straight catch for just four.