Australia vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

There is a significant distance building between the best pink-ball team in the world and the others

Starc finished with nine wickets in the game as Australia clinched the first Test by 296 runs

At Lunch on Day 4, New Zealand were 2 for 31, still needing 437 for an unlikely win

The New Zealand pace duo has found success - even if late in the Perth Test - by hitting lengths shorter than what they usually do, and it's a blueprint they would look to carry forward for the rest of the series

The hosts lost five wickets for 29 runs, but have already pushed their lead to 417 with four wickets in hand

Australia didn't enforce the follow-on despite having a first-innings lead of 250

The final session on Day 2 pushed every player to raise their bar. It also showed why pink-ball Tests are here to stay

The Australian fast bowler left the field midway through the fourth over of New Zealand's first innings in Perth

Labuschagne stayed unbeaten on 110 as Australia made 248 for 4 on the opening day of Perth Test

The pacer picked up the injury during the second session and did not come out on the field for the final session