AUSTRALIA beat New Zealand at Hamilton this morning by 176 runs, completing a two-nil series win and an unbeaten 2009-10 Test summer.

Australia will go into the final day of the second and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton needing five wickets for victory after they reduced their hosts to 185 for five chasing 479 to win the game.

AUSTRALIA set New Zealand 479 runs to win the second Test, declaring on 8-511 lead at lunch.

Simon Katich scored 106 as Australia closed day three of the second and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton 300 runs ahead with six second-innings wickets in hand.

SIMON Katich compiled a soporific 48no as Australia crawled to 2-141 at lunch on the third day of second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.

Hamilton: New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said that he aims to play Test cricket for another four years to reach 400 wickets and 4000 runs

Ross Taylor had mixed emotions after he smashed the quickest Test century for New Zealand, only for his team to relinquish the initiative in the second Test against Australia at Hamilton.

AUSTRALIA looked set on losing the second Test against New Zealand with a series of missed chances today

SHOULD Ricky Ponting be hit by an overwhelming urge to become a professional golfer any time soon, Cricket Australia will hand over the keys to the captain's ensuite to a man on top of his game.

Simon Katich marked his 50th Test with a battling 88 and Daniel Vettori took four wickets on the occasion of his hundredth Test match as Australia were bowled out for 231 on the opening day of the second and final match in Hamilton.