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Cairns revives Black Caps
WELLINGTON, Mar 24; New Zealand, propelled by a pugnacious century from Chris Calms, had Aus India on the back foot after a wildly fluctuating opening day's play in the second Test at the Basin Reserve here Friday, reports AFP.
Australia, coming off their 62-run victory in last week's first Auckland Test and chasing their ninth straight Test win. looked to have picked up where they left off when they had the Kiwis in di^e straits at 69 for
five at lunch.
But a blazing 109 off 138 balls by No.6 Cairns revived New Zealand's first innings to 298 and at the close Australia had lost two wickets for 29 in their seven over ordeal at the crease.
At stumps, Michael Slater, who collected four boundaries, was not out 20 having seen opening partner Greg Blewett go for a duck and nightwatchman Shane Warne for seven off the last ball of the day from left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori.
New Zealand's hero was their swashbuckling all-
rounder Cairns, whose third Test century came at the right time after the Black Caps were wallowing at 66 for five.
By the time he departed to a magnificent stumbling outfield catch by Greg Blewett about an hour before stumps. New-Zealand had rallied to 282 for elgh(
Cairns, who clubbed 14 boundaries and two sixes in his 206-minute Innings, featured in rebuilding partnerships with Nathan Astle (61) and Adam Parore (46).
The lusty hitting Cairos put on 72 runs in 54 minutes for the
sixth wicket with Astle and combined with Parore to add 109 runs for the seventh wicket (o turn around the New Zealand fortunes after express bowler Brett Lee had struck three
"I really enjoy playing against the Australians and today I wasn't as fragile as other days." Cairns said.
“IT1 wait four more days before 1 decide if it's iny best Test innings because you're always after a victory - that's what makes it.
We were dodgy there for a while but we pul together some good lower partnerships with Nathan Astle. Adam Parore and Daniel Vettori. so at least we've given ourselves a chance."
New Zealand profited from uncustomary sloppy Australian fielding with Astle dropped on 15 by Brett Lee, Cairns having a life on 38 when Mark Waugh spilled a one-handed effort at second slip and Vettori fumbled by Warne at slip when 19 on the way to 27.
"We can't take them all the time but we dropped four or five half-chances and we expect to take 50 per cent of those, Steve Waugh said.
"I still think we're in reasonable shape and it was a great day of Test match cricket.
"At 5-60 and someone comes out and blazes 100 - it doesn't get any better than that."
Warne, who broke Dennis Lillee's 16-year-okl Australian Test wicket-taking record in the first Auckland Test last week, claimed four wickets for 68 to take his career tally to 360.
He removed Astle when Mark Waugh made amends with a catch at slip and after Cairos was out to Blewett’s off-balance catch off Cohn Miller. Warne got the wickets of tailenders Vettori and Simon Dou 11.
Blewett, brought on by captain Steve Waugh In a bid to scupper New’ Zealand's scoring momentum, claimed Parore to a catch behind.
The Kiwis tore into the Australian bowlers after lunch, with 92 runs flowing in the third hour as Cairns and Parore lashed out.
From 66 for five, the Kiwis did extraordinarily well to finish just a couple runs off 300.
And they finished the day with a flourish, removing the out-of-form Blewett for a duck when he couldn't get out of the way of a rising ball and edged to Astle at slip giving Doull his 98th Test wicket.
Warne came out as nightwatchman to face the final three overs in the evening gloom and looked to have survived until he was judged lbw to Vettori off the last ball of the day.
Justin Langer will come to the crease with Slater, looking for a morale-boosting score, at the start of Saturday's second day's play.
"We've asked the batsmen to put up their hands in this game and we've got the opportunity now. so let's see what we re made of said Waugh.
Captain Stephen Fleming's decision to bat after winning the toss looked to have backfired disastrously as the Kiwis lost five wickets in the opening session but he was mightily pleased with the end day's result.
Fleming lost his wicket for 16 when he did not get to the pitch of the ball and chipped Warne to a diving Miller at mid-
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard after the first day of the second cricket Test between New Zealand and Australia at the Basin Reserve on
Friday:
NEW ZEALAND: First in-
nings
Horne c Warne b Lee 4
Spearman c Gilchrist b Lee 4
Sinclair lbw b Miller 4
Fleming c Miller b Warne 16
Astle c M Waugh b Wame 61 McMillan c Gilchrist b Lee 1 Cairns c Blewett b Miller 109
Parore c Gilchrist b Blewett 46 Vettori c Langer b Warne 27
Doull c Slater b Warne 12
O'Connor not out 2
Extras: (b-1; lb-8: nb-3) 12
Total: (All out in 80.5 overs) 298
Fall of wkts: 1-4, 2-9. 3-18, 4-53^5-66, 6-138. 7-247. 8-282. 9-Bowler O M R W
McGrath 17 4 60 0
17 2 49 3
Miller 20 2 78 2
Warne 14.5 । 4
Blewett 8 1 24 1
S Waugh 4 0 10 0
AUSTRALIA: First Innings Slater not out 22
Blewett c Astle b Doull 0
Wame lbw b Vettori 7
Extras: 0
Total. (For 2 wkts In 7 overs) 29 rail of wkts; 1-8, 2-29
... T°.b?,: Mark Waugh. Steve Waugh (captain). Justin Langer Damien Martyn. Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lre c’,| Miller. Glenn McGrath
Bowler o M R w
Cairns 3 0 14 0
Doull 3 I 12 1
Vettori 1 0 3i