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Simon, Adam bat Aus back

AFP, Christchurch
The first cricket Test between New Zealand and Australia was delicately poised at the end of the third day here Saturday after a 212-run partnership by centurions Simon Katich and Adam Gilchrist hauled Australia back into contention.
The Australian innings finished just before stumps on 432, just one run behind New Zealand, with Stephen Fleming and Craig Cumming extending the lead to 10 runs in the brief six overs they had at the crease before the close.
In a day of swinging fortunes, New Zealand took the honours in the first and third sessions but when it looked like Australia were in danger of not making the follow-on target, it was the dominance of Katich and Gilchrist in the middle section that revived the tourists' chances.
They came together with the score al 201 for six, when Australia had lost three wickels for 54 runs in the morning, and their partnership ended with the score al 413 and in sight of New Zealand's total.
New Zealand captain Fleming look the new ball in the 89lh over but there was little bother for the batsmen as they added 133 off 30 overs in the post-lunch session as the bowl-
ers toiled on a flat, lawpitch.
Katich reached 118 before holing out to Lou Vincent off the bowling of Nathan Astle in an innings that included 17 fours and a six, while Gilchrist, who was particularly ruthless on Daniel Vettori, had 12 fours and six sixes in his 121.
But it was Vettori who came to New Zealand's rescue, eventually getting the better of Gilchrist and finishing with five for 106.
"The way Katich and especially Gilchrist took the game away from us with some pretty awesome batting, I think it was pretty good of us the way we fought back in that last session, "Vettori said. Earlier, New Zealand's nagging off-stump bowling attack paid handsome dividends in the first session.
Australia had added just six runs to their overnight total of 141 for three when Chris Martin bowled a big inswinger to Ricky Ponting and then moved the next one away which the Australian captain edged to wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum and he was out for 46.
Three overs and 13 runs later, Michael Clarke was gone when James Franklin angled one across him and he edged to McCullum for eight.
Night watchman Jason Gillespie stood firm for 108 minutes for 12 before Vettori got a thick inside edge and the catch was held by Craig Cumming at short leg.
Vettori was the pick of the bowlers, taking the valuable wicket of Gilchrist and then Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath cheaply, after
earlier picking up Gillespie and Damien Martin.
As the pitch showed signs of growing turn it suggested he and Warne would have a big say in the final two days.
"When I saw Warne's last over it was turning pretty big so it's going to be a huge challenge especially for the left handers in the next couple of days," Vettori said.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the third day of the first Test between New Zealand and Australia at Jade Stadium in Christchurch Saturday: NEW ZEALAND: First innings 433 (Marshall 146, Cumming 74, Astle 74; McGrath 6-115, Warne 2-112)
AUSTRALIA: First innings
Langer b Franklin 23
Hayden c Astle b O'Brien 35
Ponting c McCullum b Martin 46 Martin lbw b Vettori 32
Gillespie c Cumming b Vettori 12 Clarke c McCullum b Franklin 8
Katich c Vincent b Astle 118
Gilchrist c O'Brien b Vettori 121
Warne c Astle b Vettori 2
Kasprowicz not out 13
McGrath lbw b Vettori 0
Extras: (b-2, lb-13, w-3, nb-4) 22
Total: (All out in 123.2 overs) 432
Fall of wickets: 1-48, 2-75, 3-140, 4147, 5-160, 6-201, 7-413, 8-418, 9426
Bowler O M R W
Martin 29 6 104 1
Franklin 26 5 102 2
O'Brien 14 3 73 1
Vettori 40.2 13 106 5
Astle 14 6 32 1
NEW ZEALAND: Second innings
Cumming not out 3
Fleming not out 6
Extras: 0
Total: (All out in 6 overs) 9
Bowler O M R W
McGrath 2 1 2 0
Gillespie 2 0 6 0
Kasprowicz 1 1 0 0
Warne 1 0 1 0