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Pacemen sparkle on day-night test debut
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NEW Zealand’s pacemen struck back with two late wickets under the floodlights at Adelaide Oval but Australia’s bowlers shined in the sun as the inaugural day-night test opened yesterday.
Batsmen had spoken of the pink ball with trepidation in the leadup to the historic match and 12 wickets tumbled in front of a festive crowd of 47,441.
After winning the toss, New Zealand squandered a positive start with poor shot selection to be dismissed cheaply for 202 early in the twilight of the late session of the third and final test.
Pacemen Tim Southee and Doug Bracewell swung the ball around devilishly to remove Australia openers David Warner (1) and Joe Burns (14). But captain Steve Smith (24 not out) and Adam Voges (9) dug in to guide the hosts to 54-2 at stumps under an inky black sky.
Australia, 1-0 up in the series, took the lead in nudging a 138-year-old format into prime-time hours so it was fitting that the home side held a slender advantage at the close of the first day.
Its satisfaction was tempered, however, with an injury to pace spearhead Mitchell Starc who limped off late in the middle session and never returned.
Scans confirmed he had suffered a stress fracture in his right foot and he will bowl no further in the test.
“It’s very disappointing for him. He’s been on fire,” Siddle, who took 2-54 and celebrated his 200th test wicket, said.
“I think we’ve got enough bowling in our lineup anyway to take the 10 more wickets needed so I think we’ll be fine.”
Starc, who has carried an ankle injury for months, was the pick of Australia’s bowlers with 3-24, but was in clear discomfort from the first ball.
He trapped Kane Williamson in front for 22 with a yorker just before the first interval and New Zealand duly crumbled after the break. It lost three wickets for four runs in 11 balls, with opener Tom Latham, Ross Taylor and captain Brendan McCullum all falling to loose shots.
Spinner Nathan Lyon triggered the rout by having Latham caught behind for 50, and Taylor holed out for 21 edging Siddle through to wicketkeeper Peter Nevill. McCullum was caught behind for 4 slashing wildly at Starc.
Josh Hazlewood will go down as the day-night test’s first wicket-taker, trapping opener Martin Guptill leg before wicket for 1.
Though the game’s oldest format took a leap into the future, players and spectators also looked back in sorrow on the one-year anniversary of Phillip Hughes’ death. Both teams wore black armbands and a short video tribute played during the tea-break in remembrance of the former Australia batsman who died at the age of 25 after being struck in the head by a ball during a domestic match.
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