Australia vs New Zealand
2nd Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
Match Centre
Australia beat New Zealand by 247 runs
Match Ended - Australia beat New Zealand by 247 runs
Over 
66th 
0
0
0
0
0
0
  = 0     | 
Over 
67th 
0
W
0
2
0
0
  = 2     | 
Over 
68th 
0
0
2
1
0
0
  = 3     | 
Over 
69th 
0
4
4
0
1
4
  = 13     | 
Over 
70th 
4
0
0
4
0
W
  = 8     | 
Travis Head

Travis Head

Player Of
The Match

BATTERS

R
B
4R
6S
SR

CRR: 3.38

Commentary

Other Innings>
All
W
4s
6s
66.1
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Well bowled! This lands on off and then turns away a little. Beats the outside edge of Blundell's bat as he tries to defend.
66.2
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Quicker and shorter on off, TB stays back and keeps it out.
66.3
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Outside off, this is guided to point.
66.4
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Outside off, left alone.
66.5
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
On off, it is pushed to covers.
66.6
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
On off again, Blundell keeps it out nicely.
67.1
0
N Lyon to Southee
The batsman defends it from within the crease.
67.2
W
N Lyon to Southee
OUT! RUN OUT! Southee is out of here now! That is a big, big mix-up. Not sure what the two were doing. I feel both were ball-watching. Southee taps this towards point and then takes a few steps ahead. Blundell is jogging towards the other end but then, for some reason, both stop. Blundell now decides to turn and run to the non-striker's end. In the end both are running to the bowler's end. Pattinson from point gets to the ball and then throws it to the keeper who whips the bails off. Australia now a wicket away and Lyon needs one for a fifer.
67.3
0
N Lyon to Wagner
Outside off, it is left alone.
67.4
2
N Lyon to Wagner
A couple! Shorter and outside off, this is slapped through covers for two.
67.5
0
N Lyon to Wagner
On middle, defended.
67.6
0
N Lyon to Wagner
On middle, it is kept out.
68.1
0
M Labuschagne to Tom Blundell
Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.
68.2
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Action replay of the previous delivery.
68.3
2
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Down the leg side, helped fine for a couple.
68.4
1
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Outside off, punched off the back foot for a single through the off side.
68.5
0
Labuschagne to Wagner
Massive turn. Full and outside off, Wagner comes half-forward to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Labuschagne appeals but that was spinning way down the leg side.
68.6
0
M Labuschagne to Wagner
A touch short from this South African born, spinning in again, the other South African tries to work it to the leg side but misses and is hit on the thigh pads.
69.1
0
Lyon to Blundell
Pitches around leg, Blundell pads it away. Lyon appeals but nothing from the umpire.
69.2
4
N Lyon to Blundell
FOUR! Short ball and put away! It sits up to be hit. Blundell goes back and pulls it hard over mid-wicket for a boundary.
69.3
4
N Lyon to Tom Blundell
FOUR! Almost an action replay of the last ball! Another one which is short and asking to be hit. Blundell rocks back and pulls it through square leg for another boundary.
69.4
0
N Lyon to Blundell
Lyon changes the angle and fires it outside off, it is left alone.
69.5
1
N Lyon to Blundell
Steps down and eases it down to long on for one.
69.6
4
N Lyon to Wagner
FOUR! HAMMERED! That bursts through the hands of Lyon. Wagner comes down the track and gets to the pitch of it. Slams it back towards the bowler. Lyon looks to catch it but it bursts through his hands and goes down to the long off fence.
70.1
4
M Labuschagne to Blundell
FOUR! Raining boundaries! A short one outside off, Blundell stays back and slaps it through covers for a boundary.
70.2
0
Labuschagne to Blundell
DROPPED! That was hit hard but it should have been taken! Blundell comes down the track and hammers it back towards the bowler. Labuschagne seems to have taken his eyes off the ball when he needed to watch it closely and the ball does not stay in.
70.3
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Blundell uses his feet again and whips it straight to mid on.
70.4
4
M Labuschagne to Blundell
FOUR! Comes down the track and makes it into a full toss. It is dragged through wide mid on and a boundary results.
70.5
0
M Labuschagne to Blundell
Shorter and around off, it is hit hard to covers.
70.6
W
M Labuschagne to Blundell
OUT! That is clean as a whistle! That is the end of the game! Tom Blundell is the last man to get out. End of an outstanding innings. An innings of high caliber. He was going after every delivery now and departs in the attempt to do so. He steps out and hammers this low towards Lyon at mid off who seems to have taken it. The Aussie players start celebrating, the batsman is seen shaking hands with the Australians. The umpires though want to get it checked. They take it upstairs. The SOFT SIGNAL IS OUT! Replays roll in and they show it is a clean catch. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 247 RUNS!