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Last Updated: Tuesday, 30 November, 2004, 03:53 GMT
Australia finish off New Zealand
Second Test, Adelaide, day five: Australia 575-8 dec & 139-2 dec beat New Zealand 251 & 250 by 213 runs

Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer
McGrath (left) was named man of the series
Australia wrapped up a 2-0 win in the series with a 213-run victory in the Second Test in Adelaide.

New Zealand, chasing an unlikely 464 for victory, put up little resistance as they lost their last five wickets for 100 runs. Daniel Vettori hit a fine 59 before he was removed by spinner Darren Lehmann with the last ball before lunch.

Shane Warne took the decisive wicket of Chris Martin as Australia won with almost two full sessions left to play.

New Zealand had started the fifth day on 149-5 but lost four wickets for 94 in the morning session.

Jacob Oram was first to fall after just three balls, caught behind by Adam Gilchrist off Glenn McGrath for his overnight score of 40.

It's not the way I play my cricket most of the time, but it was the way we discussed it
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting

He was soon joined by wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum - who had added 53 for the sixth wicket with Oram - 10 runs later when he was given lbw to a Jason Gillespie delivery.

James Franklin fell with the final ball of the 69th over, caught behind off Michael Kasprowicz for 13.

Vettori delayed the inevitable as he notched up his eighth Test 50, off 64 balls, before being caught by Gillespie.

The New Zealand batsman went for the drive but did not get hold of it and spooned the ball into the hands of a jumping Gillespie at mid off to close the morning session.

Justin Langer was named man of the match for his double century in the first innings, while McGrath was man of the series.

Australia won the First Test by an innings and 156 runs.


Australia: Ricky Ponting (cpt), Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist (wkt), Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath. (12th man: Brett Lee).

New Zealand: Mark Richardson, Mathew Sinclair, Stephen Fleming (cpt), Scott Styris, Nathan Astle, Brendon McCullum (wkt), Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Paul Wiseman, Chris Martin. (12th man: Hamish Marshall)




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