Gilchrist shines on a day of gloom for the Black Caps

By Mark Geenty of NZPA in Auckland
A fuming New Zealand cricket team received some sympathy from their nemesis Adam Gilchrist after he and the Eden Park gloom combined to slam them against the ropes in the third test here today.
Gilchrist, who cracked another heartbreaking innings of 60 not out off 62 balls, called for the rules for playing tests under floodlights to be reviewed as New Zealand slumped to 11 for two in their second innings late on the third day.
It left them trailing overall by 80 with two days left after Gilchrist lifted Australia to 383 and a first innings lead of 91.
Gilchrist now has 343 runs for the series at an average of 171.50, and 923 career runs against New Zealand at 76.91. He moved past Zimbabwe's Andy Flower's run tally of 4404 into second on the list of wicketkeeping runscorers.
Umpires Rudi Koertzen and Jeremy Lloyds finally responded to an exasperated New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming's pleas and called an early end at 6pm, but not until Craig Cumming and James Marshall had been removed by Glenn McGrath, who moved to 497 test wickets.
No one from the New Zealand team was commenting but privately they were annoyed the umpires sent them back out under the floodlights at 5.45pm, enough time for James Marshall to edge a catch to third slip on three after Craig Cumming was trapped leg before wicket to the second ball of the innings.
"It is difficult batting in artificial light with a red ball but it's a horrible task for umpires to make judgment, particularly if they're going by light meters," Gilchrist said.
"I can understand why the New Zealand team are feeling disappointed and frustrated at that."
Fleming now holds the balance of the test in his hands early today, with New Zealand needing to bat at least to the end of the fourth day to stay in the match.