Johnson grabs 10 to seal series success
Mitchell Johnson achieved his second ten-wicket match haul in Tests to finish off New Zealand before lunch as Australia swept to a 2-0 series victory
03/26Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Mar 27-31 2010
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![Australia]( "Australia")
231 & 511/8d -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
264 & 302 (91.1 ov)
Player of the Match
03/26Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Mar 27-31 2010
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![Australia]( "Australia")
231 & 511/8d -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
264 & 302 (91.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Deserving Johnson earns a rest
Mitchell Johnson put his hand up over the past week, now he can put his feet up
Ponting looks to the Ashes after undefeated summer
Ricky Ponting is confident Australia are in the best possible shape to regain the Ashes later this year
Vettori faces same old problems
It's not surprising Daniel Vettori looked a tired man after New Zealand's loss in Hamilton
Day 4
Johnson blasts make New Zealand suffer
Mitchell Johnson took out his frustration at a first Test pair by hurting New Zealand and putting Australia on target for a comfortable series cleansweep
Greatbatch wants tougher approach from batsmen
Mark Greatbatch put on a restrained, if slightly grumpy public face after New Zealand's latest batting woes but behind closed doors it must have been the roaring twenties
Shades of Akram in record-breaking Johnson
Mitchell Johnson is used to being quick, though usually it's the speed of his bowling that attracts the most attention
Doug on the deck, and maybe in the dock
Plays of the day from the fourth day between New Zealand and Australia in Hamilton
Day 3
Steely Katich sets up Australia's 300-run advantage
After two days of frenetic activity, Simon Katich returned the game to Test pace and his important, grafting century led to a commanding lead of 300
Simple Simon knows his limits
Simon Katich hasn't so much been flying under the radar as crawling under it
Australian crawl, and an overturned decision
Plays of the day from the third day of the New Zealand-Australia Test in Hamilton
Time running out for Martin
The third day was a hard one for all the New Zealand bowlers but their ageing spearhead Chris Martin has reason to feel concerned
Day 2
Taylor blazes hundred but can't burn off Australia
Ross Taylor raced to New Zealand's fastest Test century but the hosts failed to support their red-hot team-mate and the sides finished almost level
Weary Johnson finds some aggression
The end of the season can't come soon enough for Mitchell Johnson
Fortune favours brave Taylor
Ross Taylor didn't endure the nervous nineties on the way to New Zealand's fastest Test century
Hauritz caned, and Sinclair's shoelaces
Plays of the day from the second day between New Zealand and Australia in Hamilton
Day 1
Vettori leads New Zealand's strong surge
New Zealand dismissed their highly-fancied opponents for 231 and then finished at 19 for 1 as they dream of levelling the two-game series
Consistent Katich chases bigger scores
Without Simon Katich's contribution at Seddon Park, Australia's disappointing opening day could have been disastrous
New Zealand's all-round all-star
On the day that Vettori marked his 100th Test he was once again the star for New Zealand
Déjà vu for Ponting and Co
Plays of the day from the first day of the second Test between New Zealand and Australia
Others
Ponting tells New Zealand how to improve
Disappointing though the 2-0 result was for New Zealand, it wasn't a shock
Clarke in line for move to No. 4
Michael Clarke's increasing seniority within the Test team is set to continue with his likely promotion to No. 4 during the series against Pakistan
Katich and Co deliver for Australia
Australia's marks out of 10 for the 2-0 series win over New Zealand
New Zealand caught short again
New Zealand's marks out of 10 for the two-Test series against Australia