Australia tour of New Zealand, 2024

New Zealand's hopes were pinned on Ben Sears but the debutant couldn't quite pull off a Shamar Joseph

The pacer's spot in the XI isn't guaranteed when New Zealand tour the sub continent later this year

Australia captain Pat Cummins hailed his side's ability to thrive in adversity following a superb win in Christchurch

The visitors recovered from 34/4 in the 4th innings to complete a 2-0 series sweep of New Zealand

Set 279 for a 2-0 series win, the visitors stumbled to lose four wickets in the final session

The hosts have a lead of 40 runs by stumps on Day 2 with eight wickets in hand

They don't throw around the name Hadlee casually in New Zealand but after Hazlewood's destructive spell in Christchurch Test, it was hard to miss the resemblance between him and the ultimate overlord of fast bowling in these parts

Hazlewood picked up a five-fer to bowl New Zealand out for just 162 in their first innings

If Williamson's technique exudes deftness and subtlety, Ashwin's bowling is the perfect concoction of scientific genius. Their journeys to get to this point have been different too but there is a connection that neither might have preferred: the pedantry regarding their stats

Meanwhile, Australia will look to end the long Test summer with a bang at the Hagley Oval