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The first session of what is likely to be the final day of the second Test between Australian and New Zealand at Hobart will hold the key to the result of the match.
Early wickets for New Zealand will bring them back into the game but if Australia can ward off the early morning movement, they should make the series a clean-sweep and win the game.
We’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action throughout the fourth day, with the game starting at 10.00 am local time to cover for the lost time on the first day.
For the second time in the match, the Australian innings was curtailed because of inclement weather. The easing pitch in the latter sessions of the day may have allowed the hosts to get much closer to the Kiwi target.
Now, Australia will have to negotiate the difficult first session. Six, six and seven wickets have fallen in this session on each of the first three days and New Zealand will hope for an encore.
Dave Warner has done a fine job of stroking his way to a 50-ball 47. A maiden Test fifty beckons but his job will be far more than to just get to that landmark.
Phil Hughes is lucky to be still at the crease but now needs to cash in on the opportunity. He is on 20 and another failure could push him further away from the selection radar.
Two balls were changed in the Australian innings but there wasn’t a repeat of the Kiwi bowling performance from the first innings.
The pronounced movement from the previous essay was missing, presumably because of the lack of moisture. Chris Martin and co. need to extract and exploit it on day four.
With 169 runs being still a steep chase on this pitch, it will be a matter for someone from either team to put their hand up and deliver the goods.
Whether it will be Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey or Chris Martin, Trent Boult and Tim Southee, who takes the bull by its horns, will decide the course of this game.
We will bring you the coverage throughout the second day at Hobart and hope to receive your opinions as the action unfolds.
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