- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras25 (b 3, lb 5, nb 15, w 2)TOTAL558/8d (124 Overs, RR: 4.5, 508 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-223 (Justin Langer, 46.2 ov), 2-238 (Matthew Hayden, 49.4 ov), 3-253 (Mark Waugh, 53.5 ov), 4-266 (Steve Waugh, 58.6 ov), 5-267 (Damien Martyn, 59.3 ov), 6-336 (Adam Gilchrist, 73.4 ov), 7-481 (Shane Warne, 106.6 ov), 8-558 (Brett Lee, 123.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CL Cairns 28 3 122 1 4.35 0 3 DR Tuffey 15 1 74 0 4.93 1 4 SE Bond 28 0 135 1 4.82 1 7 DL Vettori 36 5 138 5 3.83 0 0 CD McMillan 8 0 51 0 6.37 0 1 NJ Astle 9 0 30 1 3.33 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras9 (lb 1, nb 8)TOTAL243/7 (105.2 Overs, RR: 2.3, 442 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Matthew Bell, 13.2 ov), 2-53 (Mathew Sinclair, 25.1 ov), 3-76 (Mark Richardson, 37.2 ov), 4-100 (Nathan Astle, 47.2 ov), 5-197 (Stephen Fleming, 86.1 ov), 6-219 (Craig McMillan, 97.6 ov), 7-223 (Chris Cairns, 98.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GD McGrath 27 12 46 2 1.70 0 4 JN Gillespie 28 14 45 3 1.60 0 0 SK Warne 24.2 3 70 1 2.87 0 0 B Lee 19 5 51 0 2.68 0 4 ME Waugh 7 1 30 1 4.28 0 0
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Close of Play
- Thu, 22 Nov - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 411/6 (RT Ponting 92*, SK Warne 31*, 90 ov)
- Fri, 23 Nov - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 558/8d
- Sat, 24 Nov - day 3 - New Zealand 1st innings 71/2 (MH Richardson 25*, SP Fleming 16*, 35 ov)
- Sun, 25 Nov - day 4 - New Zealand 1st innings 197/4 (SP Fleming 71*, CD McMillan 51*, 86 ov)
- Mon, 26 Nov - day 5 - New Zealand 1st innings 243/7 (105.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Playing times: 10:30am-1:00pm; 1:40pm-3:40pm; 4:00pm-6:30pm
- New Zealand 200 in 359 minutes from 524 balls
- Rain forced players from the field at 11:56am.
- Lunch: New Zealand 243/7 (Parore 10*, Vettori 10*, 105.2 overs)
- Match abandoned at 3:08pm.
- Playing times: 10:30am-1:00pm; 1:40pm-3:40pm; 4:00pm-6:30pm
- New Zealand 100 in 192 minutes from 282 balls
- New Zealand 150 in 263 minutes fom 385 balls
- Fleming/McMillan 50 partnership in 67 minutes from 98 balls
- SP Fleming 50 in 177 minutes from 135 balls, 4x4
- Lunch: New Zealand 4/153 (Fleming 50*, McMillan 30*, 73 overs)
- Bad light forced players off the field at 2:25pm.
- Play recommenced at 3:19pm.
- CD McMillan 50 in 154 minutes from 126 balls, 6x4
- Rain forced players off the field at 3:32pm.
- Tea: New Zealand 4/197 (Fleming 71*, McMillan 51*, 86 overs)
- Play abandoned at 6:40pm.
- Attendance: 2837
- Umpire SJ Davis (who seriously injured his knee overnight) was replaced by Umpire JH Smeaton when play resumed.
- Umpire BW Jackman took over as the new third umpire.
- Rain prevented play until 11:45am.
- Playing times: 11:45am-1:30pm; 2:10pm-4:10pm; 4:30pm-7:00pm
- New Zealand 50 in 98 minutes from 142 balls
- Lunch: New Zealand 1/53 (Richardson 23*, Sinclair 23*, 25 overs)
- Bad light and rain forced players off the field at 2:53pm.
- Tea: New Zealand 2/71 (Richardson 25*, Fleming 18*, 35 overs)
- Play abandoned at 5:04pm.
- Attendance: 3306
- RT Ponting 100 in 193 minutes from 129 balls, 15x4
- Ponting/Warne 100 partnership in 85 minutes from 131 balls
- SK Warne 50 in 99 minutes from 83 balls, 8x4
- Australia 450 in 412 minutes from 607 balls
- Rain forced the players off the field at 12:20pm.
- Play recommenced at 5:20pm.
- Australia 500 in 466 minutes from 686 balls
- RT Ponting 150 in 287 minutes from 209 balls, 19x4 1x6
- Ponting/Lee 50 partnership in 44 minutes from 75 balls
- Australia 550 in 502 minutes from 746 balls
- Bad light forced players off the field at 6:19pm.
- Attendance: 3663
- Australia 50 in 39 minutes from 58 balls
- JL Langer 50 in 43 minutes from 49 balls, 10x4
- Australia 100 in 94 minutes from 136 balls
- ML Hayden 50 in 143 minutes from 92 balls, 5x4 1x6
- Australia 150 in 144 minutes from 205 balls
- JL Langer 100 in 156 minutes from 123 balls, 18x4
- Australia 200 in 181 minutes from 263 balls
- Australia 250 in 225 minutes from 326 balls
- Australia 300 in 281 minutes from 408 balls
- Ponting/Gilchrist 50 partnership in 39 minutes from 58 balls
- RT Ponting 50 in 112 minutes from 76 balls, 7x4
- Australia 350 in 323 minutes from 471 balls
- Ponting/Warne 50 partnership in 40 minutes from 59 balls
- Australia 400 in 367 minutes from 533 balls
- Attendance: 4429
- 12th men: AJ Bichel (Aus) and L Vincent (NZ)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPerth Test to assume decider status
The Perth Test, which begins on Friday, will be the decider in this three-match series between Australia and New Zealand, after rain again hit Hobart to ensure that the Second Test ended in a frustrating draw today.
Waugh and Fleming each have their own goals tomorrow
Two winners are in prospect on the last day of play in the second rain-affected Australia-New Zealand Test in Hobart tomorrow
Two tough days ahead of Kiwis before they are safe
Unless New Zealand suffer two dramatic collapses in Hobart over the next two days the third Test in the series with Australia, starting next week in Perth, looks like providing the deciding match
Favourite son shines in absence of sun
There was so lengthy a rain delay that the effect of its batting was largely watered down today
Lightning strikes twice as teams sound out familiar tune
It was only a moderately overcast day in Hobart, and there certainly weren't enough in the way of ugly clouds to provoke thoughts that a thunderstorm might be approaching