First Test New Zealand v Australia – Perth
First innings: Australia
Warner 0, Burns 0
Australian skipper Tim Paine has backed his batsmen to set up a big score in the first test against New Zealand in Perth.
Paine won the toss and decided with the temperature at almost 40 degrees to send David Warner and Joe Burns in on the fast and bouncy Optus Stadium pitch.
New Zealand lost paceman Trent Boult to a side strain, despite having got through two training sessions in the lead up to the Test this week
New Zealand has brought speedster Lockie Ferguson in for his Test debut, while Australia is again unchanged.
Australian batsman Travis Head told Channel Seven ahead of the match that the home side has a lot of faith in the batsmen to deliver.
“It is fantastic,” Head said. “They put on a show [against Pakistan], it’s about … taking momentum into today. I have had a couple of weeks [rest], haven’t had to do much.
“I prepared really well at home, I get the opportunity [here] … As the heat goes on, we will see. It looks like there is a little bit more grass coverage. We can’t see the cracks as much as we did last year.”
Both sides held a minute’s silence ahead of match to remember those hwo dies in the New Zealand volcano disaster earlier in the week.
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