aboriginal Test in Wellington Friday with Australian batsman Adam Voges accustomed a abatement afterwards getting bowled.
After New Zealand were apace absolved for 183 Australia were able-bodied on top at 147-3 at stumps but could just as calmly accept been four down.
Voges was bowled in the endure over of the day by Doug Bracewell, alone for adjudicator Richard Illingworth to arresting a no ball.
Television replays, however, accepted it was a accepted delivery.
Australian bowler Josh Hazlewood, the tourists’ arch boner with four for 42, said the adventure brought aback memories of the adjournment of Mitchell Marsh in a one-day bout a anniversary ago.
Marsh was accustomed not out on a bent and bowled address alone for the accommodation to be chaotic afterwards a huge army uproar if a epitomize on the big awning showed the brawl had not hit the arena as aboriginal thought.
“We were just acquisitive it did not appear up on the big awning too quickly,” Hazlewood said, with the Australians acquainted a aberration had been fabricated with the Voges decision.
“The umpires fabricated the accommodation and we can just go off that. That’s what they’re there for, to accomplish those boxy decisions and that’s how it went.”
New Zealand were aghast but Mark Craig said there was annihilation they could do about the ruling.
“That’s cricket. Once his (the umpire’s) arm goes out there’s not abundant you can do about it. That’s the way it goes,” he said.
“There’s acutely a bit of disappointment but we can’t do abundant about it.”
Craig top denticulate for New Zealand with an best 41 in an innings that alone lasted 48 overs and bankrupt aural two sessions.
He aswell took the admired wicket of Steve Smith bent and bowled for 71 afterwards the Australian skipper had adored his ancillary from a afflicted alpha if they were two for 5 in the third over.
Craig had ahead alone Smith on 18.
Australia resume on Saturday with Usman Khawaja on 57 and Voges on seven.
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