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Hamilton - Mitchell Johnson took three wickets to reduce New Zealand to 185 for five at stumps on the fourth day of the second and final Test against Australia in Hamilton on Tuesday, needing another 294 runs for victory.
Martin Guptill (29) and Brendon McCullum (19) will shoulder the responsibility to bat New Zealand to safety on the final day.
Needing a world-record 479 for victory, the hosts were never given any respite as Johnson charged in at 150km/h, and with 3/39 put New Zealand in a virtually impossible position to even save the match and series.
He removed Tim McIntosh and BJ Watling before tea and after the break delivered the crucial blow when Ross Taylor edged a ball angling across him.
Further trouble came when Sinclair was trapped in front for 29 off Michael Clarke's part-timers, and they slid to 152/5 after Daniel Vettori was caught in the crease trying to sweep Nathan Hauritz.
Earlier, Marcus North rushed Australia to their declaration of 511/8 at lunch, with a 135-ball 90, becoming Vettori's first victim of the innings. The latter followed up the success by removing Johnson first ball - but his first test pair probably only resulted in firing up the speedster for his demolition act later-on.
Resuming the day on 333/4, all the visiting batsmen attacked the bowling with relish - especially Brad Haddin who targeted Brent Arnel, hitting the rookie for sixes straight down the ground and to long-on, in his explosive 40-ball display to reach 48 before Jeetan Patel brought an end to the entertainment.
Michael Clarke contributed 63 and Nathan Hauritz chipped in with an unbeaten 41.
Teams:
New Zealand:
TG McIntosh, BJ Watling, MS Sinclair, LRPL Taylor, MJ Guptill, DL Vettori (captain), BB McCullum (wk), JS Patel, TG Southee, BJ Arnel, CS Martin
Australia:
SR Watson, SM Katich, RT Ponting (captain), MEK Hussey, MJ Clarke, MJ North, BJ Haddin (wk), MG Johnson, NM Hauritz, RJ Harris, DE Bollinger
Martin Guptill (29) and Brendon McCullum (19) will shoulder the responsibility to bat New Zealand to safety on the final day.
Needing a world-record 479 for victory, the hosts were never given any respite as Johnson charged in at 150km/h, and with 3/39 put New Zealand in a virtually impossible position to even save the match and series.
He removed Tim McIntosh and BJ Watling before tea and after the break delivered the crucial blow when Ross Taylor edged a ball angling across him.
Further trouble came when Sinclair was trapped in front for 29 off Michael Clarke's part-timers, and they slid to 152/5 after Daniel Vettori was caught in the crease trying to sweep Nathan Hauritz.
Earlier, Marcus North rushed Australia to their declaration of 511/8 at lunch, with a 135-ball 90, becoming Vettori's first victim of the innings. The latter followed up the success by removing Johnson first ball - but his first test pair probably only resulted in firing up the speedster for his demolition act later-on.
Resuming the day on 333/4, all the visiting batsmen attacked the bowling with relish - especially Brad Haddin who targeted Brent Arnel, hitting the rookie for sixes straight down the ground and to long-on, in his explosive 40-ball display to reach 48 before Jeetan Patel brought an end to the entertainment.
Michael Clarke contributed 63 and Nathan Hauritz chipped in with an unbeaten 41.
Teams:
New Zealand:
TG McIntosh, BJ Watling, MS Sinclair, LRPL Taylor, MJ Guptill, DL Vettori (captain), BB McCullum (wk), JS Patel, TG Southee, BJ Arnel, CS Martin
Australia:
SR Watson, SM Katich, RT Ponting (captain), MEK Hussey, MJ Clarke, MJ North, BJ Haddin (wk), MG Johnson, NM Hauritz, RJ Harris, DE Bollinger
