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Test Cricket: Australia vs New Zealand live scores, blog (Day One)

30th November, 2011
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
5/176 (over 52)

Lineups

New Zealand

Martin Guptill (c Haddin b Siddle 13)
Brendon McCullum (c Warner b Starc 34)
Kane Williamson (c Khawaja b Lyon 19)
Ross Taylor (c) (b Pattinson 14)
Jesse Ryder (c Warner b Starc 6)
Dean Brownlie (32 not out)
Daniel Vettori (45 not out)
Reece Young (wk)
Doug Bracewell
Tim Southee
Chris Martin

Australia

David Warner
Phillip Hughes
Usman Khawaja
Ricky Ponting
Michael Clarke (c)
Michael Hussey (2 / 0 / 5 / 0)
Brad Haddin (vc,wk)
Peter Siddle (15 / 5 / 29 / 1)
Nathan Lyon (10 / 0 / 31 / 1)
Mitchell Starc (13 / 0 / 52 / 2)
James Pattinson (11 / 1 / 50 / 1)


Start: 10.00am local/11.00am AEDT
Venue: GABBA, Brisbane
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak), Asad Rauf (Pak)
Betting $1.85 Australia, $3.10 Draw, $4.75 New Zealand
TV/Radio: Channel Nine (LIVE)/ABC Radio
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The Australian summer of cricket gets underway this morning when Australia square off against trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand at the GABBA for the first of a two-test series. We’ll have live scores and commentary of the action throughout the day, with pre-match starting from 10.30am AEDT.

Scroll down to find the live blog in the comments feed.

If Australian cricket had ever experienced a period of upheaval over the past 25 years, it is now, with a foreign coach, new captain and a raft of debutants coming in for their first taste of Test cricket.

Admittedly the results under Michael Clarke in Sri Lanka and South Africa have been surprisingly solid, but even the teams from those series has changed drastically.

David Warner has – for now – shed the ‘Twenty20 specialist’ tag and will open with fellow left-hander Phil Hughes, Victorian quick James Pattinson will lead the attack with Peter Siddle and either Mitchell Starc or Ben Cutting will also debut.

Fortunately for the Australians their opponent for the whirlwind two-Test series is hardly poised to capitalise on the home side’s inexperience, not being in stellar form themselves.

The Black Caps come in with a ICC Test ranking of eight, superior to only Zimbabwe, and the similiarly young outfit has managed only four wins in their past 28 Tests.

Their form in Australia doesn’t exactly make for great reading either, having won one series in the past 20 years, but they will fancy their chances against an Australian top order who could be vulnerable.

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The forecast in Brisbane for showers to develop later on in the day, and if play is greeted with overcast conditions it could be an interesting opening session on a wicket known to give something for the seamers early.

The first day of this Test really could go either way and if either side manages to seize the initiative today their opponent may have a hard time getting it back.

It’s summer time, and the cricket is back. We’ll be providing coverage throughout the day here, so be sure to join in and give your opinion on the day’s play below.

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