80 mins New Zealand 26-28 Australia The Australians hold out in a pulsating finale and atone for last week's defeat with a memorable victory.

77 mins New Zealand 26-28 Australia A swiftly taken five-metre penalty from David Faiumu foxes the Australians and he swoops under the posts, as Jones puts the resulting kick over the gap is reduced to two points to create a frantic finish.

75 mins New Zealand 20-28 Australia Trent Waterhouse stops David Kidwell in his tracks with a strong hit that reverberates around the stadium and time is fast running out for the home side.

72 mins New Zealand 20-28 Australia Despite the attentions of the Kiwi rearguard, Minichiello forces his way through with a close range dart for the line but the replays surprisingly reject the score.

70 mins New Zealand 20-28 Australia Minichiello seizes on to another pass that may have gone forward, but his mesmerising run from the halfway line to the corner may well have sealed victory for Australia, although Johns hits the post with his conversion attempt.

66 mins New Zealand 20-24 Australia Jones faces an impossible kick from the touchline with the breeze swirling all over the stadium and he drags it well wide of the posts.

65 mins New Zealand 20-24 Australia With time running out, a flick pass to Webster appears to have gone forward but the referee is happy with it and the winger scores in the corner.

64 mins New Zealand 16-24 Australia Danny Buderus hands New Zealand a penalty with a forward pass but again there is no way through the wall of Australian green and gold.

61 mins New Zealand 16-24 Australia Jones finds touch to force a scrum on the 20-metre line as the Kiwis strive for a way back into the match.

57 mins New Zealand 16-24 Australia A penalty is awarded against Petero Civoniceva but the Australians weather some fierce Kiwi pressure.

53 mins New Zealand 16-24 Australia Webster is in good position for the Kiwis but the pass to him is poor and the opportunity goes awry.

48 mins New Zealand 16-24 Australia Lockyer is at the centre of things again, linking in with Cooper who scores with ease, and Fitzgibbon hoists the conversion straight through the posts to secure an eight-point lead.

46 mins New Zealand 16-18 Australia Minichiello's reverse pass frees Lockyer to surge through the heart of the Kiwis and score under the posts, and the kick puts Australia in front.

43 mins New Zealand 16-12 Australia A searing burst of speed along the touchline from Gasnier, who shimmies and dummies clear and scores in the corner, confirmed by the replays.

HALF-TIME: NEW ZEALAND 16-8 AUSTRALIA

40 mins New Zealand 16-8 Australia Webb seizes on a loose one in the centre of the field and finds Vagana, who releases Tony to dive over from close range, with Jones adding the conversion as the half-time whistle sounds.

38 mins New Zealand 10-8 Australia A long pass finds Johns who moves it on swiftly to Lockyer and Cooper scores in the corner on full debut, Johns comes up short with the conversion attempt into the strong wind.

35 mins New Zealand 10-4 Australia The Kiwis are given another penalty five metres from the Australian line after Mark Gasnier is ruled offside following a huge up and under and Jones makes no mistake with the kick.

33 mins New Zealand 8-4 Australia Australia look set to hit back but Cooper is ruled offside and the Kiwis escape with a clearing penalty.

31 mins New Zealand 8-4 Australia From the touchline into a howling breeze, Jones pushes his kick wide.

29 mins New Zealand 8-4 Australia Vagana dives in superbly to touch down one handed in the corner after being expertly freed by Webb, and the video replay confirms the score.

25 mins New Zealand 4-4 Australia Iafeta Palea'aesina picks a loose ball 15 metres out but he is just halted before the line.

22 mins New Zealand 0-4 Australia Johns limps off for treatment after collecting a fierce blow on the thigh, but he soon returns to the action.

20 mins New Zealand 4-4 Australia Matt King is forced back over his own line by the rampant New Zealand forwards.

17 mins New Zealand 4-4 Australia Jones loops a basketball style pass over the defence to catch the Australians out of position and Jake Webster scores his first international try in the corner, although Jones misses the chance to put the Kiwis ahead with the kick.

14 mins New Zealand 0-4 Australia Anthony Minichiello's pass looks forward to Darren Lockyer who scores in the corner, but there is no referral to the video referee, while Craig Fitzgibbon's kick fails to find the target.

12 mins Nigel Vagana is spoken to by the referee after he is enbroiled in the first bust-up between the teams, also involving Andrew Johns.

10 mins Brent Webb takes the ball over his line under pressure and the video replay rules a 20-metre drop-out.

6 mins Stacey Jones threads a deft short kick aimed for the chasers but it just drifts through for a line drop-out.

5 mins The Kiwis are given the first penalty of the match and duly thump the ball deep into Australian territory.

3 mins Shontayne Hape threatens a break but he is swiftly halted.

0808: The New Zealand crowd are delighted by the typically spirited performance of the Haka and Motu Tony gets the action underway.

0805: Kendal Baker's piercing rendition of "Advance Australia Fair" is met with an indifferent reception from the partisan, rain-soaked crowd.

0800: Damp conditions at the Ericsson Stadium as the Australians seek to avoid their first back-to-back defeat since 1978.

New Zealand: Brent Webb, Jake Webster, Paul Whatuira, Shontayne Hape, Manu Vatuvei, Nigel Vagana, Stacey Jones, Paul Rauhihi, Motu Tony, Ruben Wiki, David Kidwell, David Solomona, Louis Anderson
Replacements: David Faiumu, Roy Asotasi, Iafeta Palea'aesina, Tony Puletua.

Australia: Anthony Minichiello, Matt King, Mark Gasnier, Matt Cooper, Brent Tate, Darren Lockyer, Andrew Johns, Petero Civoniceva, Danny Buderus, Steve Price, Luke O'Donnell, Craig Fitzgibbon, Ben Kennedy.
Replacements: Trent Barrett, Jason Ryles, Mark O'Meley, Trent Waterhouse.