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Australia v New Zealand @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
4 February 2007
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: Asad Rauf, SJ Davis
Third Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: MJ Procter
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Lou Vincent | b Shaun Tait | 90 | 113 | 160 | 6 | 1 |
| *2. Stephen Fleming | c Michael Hussey b Brett Lee | 9 | 11 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 3. Peter Fulton | lbw b Michael Clarke | 60 | 81 | 134 | 4 | - |
| 4. Ross Taylor | b Michael Clarke | 21 | 31 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 5. Scott Styris | c Michael Hussey b Stuart Clark | 34 | 36 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 6. Jacob Oram | c Brad Hodge b Brett Lee | 15 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| +7. Brendon McCullum | b Stuart Clark | 19 | 14 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 8. Daniel Vettori | not out | 3 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. James Franklin | not out | 13 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10. Mark Gillespie | ||||||
| 11. Shane Bond |
| FOW | 1-12 (Stephen Fleming), 2-163 (Peter Fulton), 3-188 (Lou Vincent), 4-212 (Ross Taylor), 5-233 (Jacob Oram), 6-269 (Scott Styris), 7-275 (Brendon McCullum). |
| Extras | 2b, 11lb, 9w, 4nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs, 230 mins) 290 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 71 | 2 | (3w,3nb) |
| Shaun Tait | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 1 | 61 | 2 | (1w,1nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 9 | 0 | 45 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Cameron White | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Adam Gilchrist | b James Franklin | 29 | 28 | 46 | 4 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Ross Taylor b James Franklin | 28 | 44 | 63 | 2 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Lou Vincent b Mark Gillespie | 104 | 113 | 171 | 6 | 1 |
| 4. Michael Clarke | c Brendon McCullum b Daniel Vettori | 9 | 20 | 45 | - | - |
| 5. Brad Hodge | not out | 99 | 86 | 123 | 7 | 1 |
| 6. Michael Hussey | run out (Lou Vincent > Jacob Oram) | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 7. Cameron White | not out | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Shaun Tait | ||||||
| 9. Stuart Clark | ||||||
| 10. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 11. Mitchell Johnson |
| FOW | 1-56 (Adam Gilchrist), 2-65 (Matthew Hayden), 3-112 (Michael Clarke), 4-266 (Ricky Ponting), 5-279 (Michael Hussey). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 3w, 9nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 48.2 ovs, 219 mins) 291 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Franklin | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Shane Bond | 9 | 0 | 64 | 0 | (1w,2nb) |
| Mark Gillespie | 8.2 | 0 | 45 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacob Oram | 5 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | (2w,2nb) |
| Scott Styris | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Brad Hodge, Michael Hussey, Cameron White, Shaun Tait, Stuart Clark, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson