DUNEDIN: Pakistan have been dismissed for 332 in their first innings early on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand at University Oval in Dunedin, giving the home side a 97-run advantage.

Pakistan resumed on 8-307 and lost overnight batsmen Mohammad Asif for 10 and Mohammad Aamer for 26, with Saeed Ajmal left not out on one.

Playing his first test for two years, fast bowler Shane Bond took the final wicket to fall to end with figures of five for 107, his fifth five-wicket Test haul.

Umar Akmal top-scored for Pakistan with 129 on debut, the 11th Pakistani batsman to achieve that feat.

Ross Taylor and Tim McIntosh were repairing the early damage to New Zealand’’s second innings of the cricket tests against Pakistan in Dunedin.

At lunch on the fourth day New Zealand were 68-2 with Taylor on 48 and McIntosh on 14.

The Black Caps had started the day in good fashion by claiming the last two Pakistan wickets to dismiss the tourists for 332, giving New Zealand a first innings lead of 97.

But that immediately looked vulnerable when Mohammad Aamer removed Martin Guptill and Daniel Flynn without a run on the board.

He bowled Guptill with the fourth ball of the innings and then trapped Flynn lbw.

Taylor and McIntosh clawed their way back.

Taylor was in plenty of trouble early on but kept his cool to soak up plenty of pressure and eventually found his strokes.

McIntosh, who had a first ball duck in the first innings, was resolute as he helped New Zealand to an overall lead of 165 with eight wickets left.

Earlier Shane Bond claimed another five-wicket haul. Pakistan stared the day at 307-8 but the Kiwi pacemen didn”t take long to mop up the innings.

Chris Martin had Mohammad Asif caught in the slips by Tim McIntosh after just 13 runs had been added.

Then Bond had Aamer caught by skipper Daniel Vettori.

That gave Bond, marking his return to test cricket after an absence of two years, his fourth five wicket haul in 17 tests. He finished with 5-107.

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BRISBANE: Australia started the Test series against the West Indies with confidence here on Thursday.

Their captain Rickey Ponting won the toss and elected to bat.

After opener Shane Watson was run out without scoring a run, Simon Katich with his captain came to rescue and made together 126 runs in the second wicket partnership.

Katich made 92 and Ponting scored 55. Michael Hussey (66) was also among the main scorers.

For the West Indies, Dwayne Bravo claimed two wickets.

Australia were 322 runs for five wickets at stumps on the first day.

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