Australia retains Trans-Tasman Trophy as NZ collapse in first Test

Nathan Lyon has spun Australia to victory in the first Test and the retention of the Trans-Tasman Trophy, with New Zealand feeble in their second innings at the Basin Reserve.

Australia won the Test by 172 runs in a contest likely to be remembered for Cameron Green’s unbeaten first-innings at 174 runs.

With New Zealand’s next Tests with their arch-rival not scheduled until the summer of 2026-27, Australia’s grasp on that piece of silverware will extend into a fourth decade.

The Black Caps have not held the trophy since 1994, enduring a tortured run since then which includes just one Test victory – at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval in 2011.

The series concludes with the second Test, beginning on Friday.

Source: The Guardian