Australia wins the 1st Test match against New Zealand

On day four in Wellington, Nathan Lyon took six wickets in the morning session as New Zealand collapsed to 196 all out, spinning the visitors to victory. The off-spinner Lyon claimed four of New Zealand's last seven wickets for 70 runs before lunch. Lyon ended with statistics of 6/65 after 27 overs and 10-108 for the match. The 36-year-old took advantage of the Basin Reserve's spin-friendly conditions as well as some poor batting from New Zealand, who started the day at 111/3 and needed an implausible 258 extra runs to win.

After Australia was sent to bat, Cameron Green's career-high unbeaten 174 on the first day helped them overcome 89/4 to reach 383 and establish a commanding 204-run advantage in the first innings. Green was declared the man of the match.