Aussie batsmen fail to capitalise

Marcus North (42) and Brad Haddin (9) were at the crease when stumps were drawn.

The hosts lost Watson in the third over of the day but Katich and Ponting settled down to raise a stand of 126. Katich hit 13 fours and a six in his 92 before falling in the post-lunch session.

Hussey was uncomfortable to begin with,but soon he settled down. He fell to a soft dismissal,caught and bowled by Suleiman Benn when well set.

Brief scores: Australia 322/5 (S Katich 92,R Ponting 55,M Clarke 41,M Hussey 66,M North 42 batting; D Bravo 2/66) vs West Indies

Akmals shine on gloomy day for Pak

Dunedin: Returning to Test cricket after two years,Shane Bond rattled Pakistan with his pace on a windy day and pegged the visitors down to eight for 307 on day three of the first Test.

Pakistan,who slumped to five for 85,could have been in real trouble but for the debutant Umar Akmal. The 19-year-old launched a counterattack and impressed with his dazzling display of 129 off 160 delivers which helped his team avoid the follow-on.

Bond sent down a fiery spell of seven overs in which he had Pakistan reeling at 3 for 25 after New Zealand had folded making 429 in the morning. Umar found support from elder brother Kamran Akmal and the two put up a 176-run stand for the sixth wicket. Kamran fell 18 runs short of a well-deserved century.

Brief scores: New Zealand 429 (Taylor 94,McCullum 78,D Vettori 99,Asif 4/108) vs Pakistan 307/8 (U Akmal 129,K Akmal 82; Bond 4/93,Martin 2/52).