First Test snapshot of day four
DAY FOUR OF THE FIRST TRANS-TASMAN TEST IN WELLINGTON
Score: New Zealand 183 & 327, Australia 562.
Man of the moment: Nathan Lyon. Copped some treatment from the tailenders, especially Tim Southee, but his dismissal of BJ Watling was a cracker. Lyon finished with figures of 4-91 in NZ's second innings.
Key moment: Jackson Bird's one and only wicket of the match. Henry Nicholls was set but his three-hour knock ended on 59, the debutant looking to clip a full ball off his pads when he was bowled.
Stat of the day: NZ's previous Test loss at the Basin Reserve came in 2010, while they were on a 13-Test undefeated streak at home prior to this match.
Summary: Australia snared three wickets in each session to draw first blood in the two-Test series. Southee, Mark Craig and Trent Boult went down slogging; the tailenders pushing their second-innings total beyond 300 but failing to make the hosts bat again.
Quote of the day: "They nicked most of the balls. A little bit like us at Edgbaston I guess, or Trent Bridge," STEVE SMITH couldn't be happier with his correct call at the toss.
