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Australia win by 247 runs.
Blackcaps 240/9 (Wagner 6*, )
Australia - 168/5 dec (David Warner 38, Joe Burns 35, Neil Wagner 3/50)
Blackcaps 148 (Tom Latham 50, Neil Wagner 18, Pat Cummins 5/28)
Australia 467 (Travis Head 114, Steve Smith 85, Neil Wagner 4/83)
Blundell's knock comes to an end and with it the match and the series, Boult will not bat so nine wickets is enough for Australia.
71st over - Labuschagne to bowl.
Four more, short and through the covers for four.
DROPPED, Blundell hits it down the ground and the bowler drops him.
Smashed away through mid-wicket for four - lovely!
WICKET! AND IT'S OVER! Boult will not bat, Blundell holes out to Lyon at mid-wicket nad it's all over, Australia win.
70th over - Lyon to bowl.
Short from Lyon and Blundell pounes for a boundary, he does that two balls in a row - back-to-back fours.
Nice single now from Blundell, lovely.
Wagner into it now, comes down the track and smashes it straight at Lyon, four runs.
69th over - Labuschagne to bowl.
Three runs from Blundell, lovely shot into the off side.
68th over - Lyon to bowl.
WICKET! WOW, what a horror show, a block into the off side sees a bad mix up, Southee and Blundell give it the old yes no, it was an easy run but the hesitation cost them, Southee is run out.
Southee 2 run out Pattinson/Paine.
67th over - Labuschagne to bowl.
Maiden over.
66th over - Lyon to bowl.
WICKET! Santner's innings has come to an end, he goes back and across and gets a little edge through to the keeper.
Santner c Paine b Lyon 27.
Four off the over.
65th over - Cummins to bowl.
HUNDRED! Lovely innings from Blundell, he works a shot into the leg side and it brings up the ton! Superb innings, the first Kiwi to score a test hundred at the MCG! Crowd on their feet. well done Tom Blundell.
A single for Santner, into the leg side.
64th over - Lyon to bowl.
A single into the leg side, moves Blundell onto 99.
Just one off the over.
63rd over - Cummins to bowl.
Single from Blundell, a pull shot into the leg side. Over.
62nd over - Lyon to bowl.
Three more for Santner, brings up the 200 for the Blackcaps.
Single for Blundell, Santner follows it up with a big shot down the ground for four- lovely.
61st over - Cummins will bowl.
An outside edge from Blundell, through the slips for four - moves to 96.
Over.
60th over - Lyon to continue.
Another single into the leg side from Blundell.
59th over - Pattinson to bowl.
Maiden over.
58th over - Lyon to bowl.
Four runs for Santner, bad ball from Lyon and the Kiwis puts it away through point.
Another really nice shot from Santner, comes down the track and goes down the ground.
Single off the last.
57th over - Pattinson to bowl.
Single from Blundell, into the leg side.
Single from Santner, just beats the fielder in short.
56th over - Lyon to bowl.
Lovely shot from Santner, comes down the track and with a lofted drive hits it for four.
55th over - Pattinson is back.
Huge appeal and it's given out LBW, Blundell goes straight up for a review, but it's going over - Blundell survives.
Maiden over.
54th over - Lyon to bowl.
Lovley shot from Santner, onto the back foot and punches it through the off side for four.
Five off the over.
53rd over - Starc to bowl.
Single from Blundell into the leg side.
52nd over - Lyon to bowl.
WICKET! Horrible, Colin de Grandhomme comes down the wicket and tries to flick it away for a big shot, he hits it straight to Warner at short fine leg.
de Grandhomme 9 b Lyon c Warner.
51st over - Starc will bowl.
Single from CDG, an outside edge through the gap in the slips.
Four from CDG, over point, nice lofted cut, risky but hey, that's how he plays.
50th over - Lyon to bowl.
WICKET!! A weird dismissal, an inside edge from Watling flies to Warner at leg slip, huge wicket for Aussie.
Watling 22 b Lyon c Warner.
Dropped, a tough chance but CDG is dropped at short leg.
49th over - Starc is up.
A top edge from Blundell and it's just over Paine, four runs.
Six runs off that over - great batting lads.
48th over - Lyon to bowl.
Blundell comes down the track and hits a four over the fielders at mid-wicket - lovely.
Nine off the over.
47th over - Starc to bowl.
One off that over.
46th over - Lyon will bowl.
Four more from Watling, nice late cut.
45th over - Cummins to bowl.
Lovely drive from Watling, three runs through the covers.
44th over - Lyon to bowl.
Two runs from Blundell, over the fielder into the leg side.
43rd over - Cummins will bowl.
Just the one Blundell single in the over.
42nd over - Lyon to bowl.
Two runs off the over, Watling.
41st over - Cummins to bowl.
Maiden.
40th over - A maiden from Lyon.
Back from tea here at the G, the ball is with Lyon.
Tea.
39th over - Cummins to bowl.
Four runs from Blundell, through the covers, pulls up just short of the rope but they run four.
Another lovely four.
38th over - Pattinson will bowl.
Too straight and Blundell is onto it in a flash and flicks it away for four more.
Another lovely shot from Blundell, short and pulled away for another four - lovely, reminds me of myself a little bit :)
Nine off the over.
37th over - Cummins to bowl.
Four singles and a three off the over, nice batting here - these two need to be here at the end of play.
36th over - Lyon to continue.
Single off the over.
35th over - Pattinson will bowl.
Three runs from Blundell and he picks up a 50, great work so far.
Saucy straight drive from Watling, overpitched and driven to the boundary.
34th over - Cummins to bowl.
One single off the over.
33rd over - Pattinson to bowl.
Maiden.
32nd over - Lyon will bowl.
Maiden over.
31st over - Starc to bowl.
LBW shout, not out is give, Aussie go for a reivew and it pitched outside leg, not out.
Gloved down the leg side by Blundell and it just goes past Paine, four runs.
Three runs for Blundell, lovely on drive.
30th over - Lyon to bowl.
Gorgeous from Nicholls, he comes down the track to Lyon and lofts him down the ground for six.
WICKET! After the big shot, Nicholls lunges forward and misses the ball, Paine does well to stump him, that's a heart-breaker there. Good bowling and keeping there.
Nicholls 33 b Lyon st Paine.
29th over - Starc to bowl.
Two singles off the over.
28th over - Lyon to bowl.
One single off the over.
27th over - Starc will continue.
In the air from Nicholls, into the leg side and into the gap, two runs.
Three off the over.
Drinks.
26th over - Lyon back into the attack.
Four singles off that over.
25th over - Starc to bowl.
No ball from Starc, and Nicholls gets an inside edge it hits the stumps and goes for four, follows it up with another four.
Another four, a wayward ball from Starc is flicked for four. 15 off the over.
24th over - Lyon to bowl.
Lyon brings another man in short, another maiden.
23rd over - Starc to continue.
Another maiden.
22nd over - Lyon will bowl now.
Maiden over.
21st over - Cummins to bowl.
Lovely from Nicholls, on the pads and he flicks Cummins over the ring for four.
20th over - Pattinson to bowl.
Big LBW shout, Erasmus says no, a little high, no review from Aussie. One single off the over.
19th over - Cummins it is.
Two singles from that over.
18th over - Pattinson will bowl.
Four runs from Blundell, short from Pattinson and he rocks on the back foot and slaps it for four.
17th over - Cummins to bowl.
Two runs off that over.
16th over - Pattinson it is.
Short ball and Nicholls pulls it into the leg side for a single.
Another short one pulled away for three, four off the over.
15th over - Cummins to bowl.
Very nice over from Cummins, has got the ball to talk, Blundell does well too. Maiden.
14th over - Pattinson to bowl.
Blundell gets the first runs of the session, a single into the off side.
We are back from lunch and the ball is in the hands of James Pattinson.
Lunch.
13th over - Starc to bowl.
Short from Starc and Blundell tries to pull him with a man back, single.
Nicholls is off the mark, a nice shot down the ground for a single.
Single off the last ball from the Starc over.
12th over - Pattinson to bowl.
WICKET! A short-ish ball from Pattinson, it doesn't really get up on Wiliamson, he misses it and the Erasmus has given it, a horrifc call - how can you give that. Kane goes upstairs and the DRS says it's just clipping, just. A terrible call from Marais Erasmus. Anyway, Williamson is on his way.
Williamson 0 LBW b Pattinson.
Two runs from Taylor and he is off the mark.
WICKET!! Another short ball from Pattinson and Taylor tries to play a loose cut shot with seven minutes to go before lunch, he chops it on to his stumps.
Taylor 2 b Pattinson.
11th over - Starc to bowl.
Maiden from the big left armer.
10th over - Cummins will continue.
Just one single off the over.
Ninth over - Pattinson to bowl his first.
Too straight from Pattinson and Blundell picks up three runs into the leg side.
WICKET! Full and wide from Pattinson and Latham can't help himself, he slashes at the ball and takes and edge - Paine takes a nice catch to his left.
Latham 8 c Paine b Pattinson.
Eighth over - Cummins will continue.
Nice single from Blundell, drops it into the leg side and easily runs through.
Overpitched from Cummins and Latham gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it down the ground for four.
Follows it up with two into the leg side - seven off the over.
Seventh over - Starc to bowl.
Four leg byes off Latham, too leg side from Starc and it goes for four.
Play and a miss on the last ball, maiden over.
Sixth over - Cummins to bowl.
Really nice over, Cummins has the ball darting around, Blundell play and miss and an LBW shout. Maiden.
Fifth over - Tom Latham is hit with a 143km/h screamer from Starc which hits him on the elbow. A few more runs added in the over.
Fourth over - Cummins bowls a maiden over. Six beautiful deliveries from the pacemane.
Third over - Just two rins in the over, but the Blackcaps need 475 runs for vicotry.
Second over - Pat Cummins to bowl the second over for the hosts. Another should for lbw, which appeared to be going way over the stumps. Blundell ends the over with a four.
First over - Tom Latham, New Zealand's best run scorer in the first innings, will face the first ball, which will be bowled by Mitchell Starc. Latham gets away for a single.
Then there is a big appeal for lbw. Paine considers the review but decides against it, and it proves to be costly as replays show it would have been hitting middle wicket.
Blundell responds with a four from the next ball, and adds three more to end the over.
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1:10pm - So there we have it, the Blackcaps need 488 for victory at the MCG. Can they take the game to the fifth day? Australia will have just under 80 overs to bowl them out today.
55th over - WICKET - Neil Wagner strikes with a beauty, which hits leg stump. And there's the declaration. Paine has seen enough and calls them in. New Zealand have been set 488 for victory
54th over - Feels like we're flying through the day with nine overs done today. At the end of the over, camera's show Tim Paine taking off his pads which could be a sign that they'll declare very soon.
53rd over - A few more runs in the over, that lead is now at 484.
52nd over - The current partnership between Travis Head and Matthew Wade has passed 50. Two singles scored from the over.
51st over - Another steady over for Wagner with a few singles from it. The lead is upto 479, but whatever happens a record chase is needed.
50th over - There was a small chance for a wicket in the over, as the ball is edged to Henry at third man, but the ball lands a few feet in front of Henry who makes a diving effort. Matthew Wade is upto 25 runs in the innings.
49th over - Wagner coutinues from the other end. That was a better over for New Zealand. A good mix of deliveries.
48th over - Southee continues and the hosts score seven runs in the over, including a last-ball four which is toped edges over gully to third man Lead now at 470.
47th over - Matt Henry is out in the field, of course the Blackcaps are without Trent Boult due to a hand injury. Neil Wagner to bowl this over for the Kiwis.
The Aussies are being agressive here and have already added a few run on the board. I expect them to try get as many as possible before lunch and then maybe they'll declare. At the end of the over, they lead by 463 runs.
46th over - Here we go folks. Day four is underway. Tim Southee opens the bowling with Travis Head on strike. Four runs scored in the over, Head claiming three of them.
12:00pm - News just in before day four gets underway, that Australian paceman Peter Siddle has just announced his retirement from international cricket.
Siddle played 67 tests for Australia, taking 221 wickets and was called into their extended squad for the Boxing Day test.
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Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Boxing Day test between the Blackcaps and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
On day three of the test, the Blackcaps were bowled out for 148, before Australia built on their lead, ending the day with a 456 run advantage.
Victory for Australia will see them lock away the trans-Tasman trophy, having won the first test by 296 runs earlier this month.
This match marks the first time the Blackcaps have played in the Boxing Day test at the MCG since 1987. Just five of New Zealand's squad were born when the team last graced the MCG on Boxing Day.
Day four action will get underway at 12:30pm.
Lineups
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Tom Blundell, Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult
Australia: David Warner, Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Travis Head, Tim Paine (c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, James Pattinson.
Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Nigel Long
TV Umpire: Aleem Dar
Reserve umpire: Gerard Abood
Match Referee: Sir Richie Richardson
