<p>Josh Hazlewood and Peter Siddle led an Australian rout after they won a crucial toss and reduced New Zealand to 84-5 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test here today.<br /><br />For New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum it was a grim way to mark his 100th Test.<br />He was in the middle after 38 minutes, much sooner than he would have hoped, and was gone without scoring seven balls later.<br /><br />Australian captain Steve Smith had no hesitation in deciding to bowl on a green-tinged wicket and was duly rewarded as his bowlers found a good length and utilised the swing and seam movement.<br />Siddle finished the morning session with two for six off five overs, at one stage bowling three maidens in a row, while Hazlewood had three for 25.</p>.<p><br />Hazlewood struck first in his second over, finding the edge of Tom Latham's bat to give Peter Nevill his first catch of the day behind the stumps.<br /><br />Nevill also pouched Kane Williamson (16) and Henry Nicholls (8) while Martin Guptill (18) and McCullum were caught in the slips.<br /><br />The Williamson dismissal was a smart piece of work by the gloveman as the New Zealand master batsman was lured into driving a full Siddle delivery without allowing for it to nip back.<br />The ball flew off the inside edge and down the leg side where Nevill dived full length to his left to secure the one-handed catch.<br /><br />Nicholls' dismissal was more straightforward with the batsman, on debut, needlessly prodding at a ball well wide of the stumps.<br /><br />New Zealand were then 51 for five in only the 12th over, leaving Corey Anderson and BJ Watling to dig in.<br /><br />They remained together for 13 overs through to lunch with Anderson not out 14 and Watling on 13. <br /></p>
<p>Josh Hazlewood and Peter Siddle led an Australian rout after they won a crucial toss and reduced New Zealand to 84-5 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test here today.<br /><br />For New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum it was a grim way to mark his 100th Test.<br />He was in the middle after 38 minutes, much sooner than he would have hoped, and was gone without scoring seven balls later.<br /><br />Australian captain Steve Smith had no hesitation in deciding to bowl on a green-tinged wicket and was duly rewarded as his bowlers found a good length and utilised the swing and seam movement.<br />Siddle finished the morning session with two for six off five overs, at one stage bowling three maidens in a row, while Hazlewood had three for 25.</p>.<p><br />Hazlewood struck first in his second over, finding the edge of Tom Latham's bat to give Peter Nevill his first catch of the day behind the stumps.<br /><br />Nevill also pouched Kane Williamson (16) and Henry Nicholls (8) while Martin Guptill (18) and McCullum were caught in the slips.<br /><br />The Williamson dismissal was a smart piece of work by the gloveman as the New Zealand master batsman was lured into driving a full Siddle delivery without allowing for it to nip back.<br />The ball flew off the inside edge and down the leg side where Nevill dived full length to his left to secure the one-handed catch.<br /><br />Nicholls' dismissal was more straightforward with the batsman, on debut, needlessly prodding at a ball well wide of the stumps.<br /><br />New Zealand were then 51 for five in only the 12th over, leaving Corey Anderson and BJ Watling to dig in.<br /><br />They remained together for 13 overs through to lunch with Anderson not out 14 and Watling on 13. <br /></p>