The city of Hobart will always conjure warm connotations for Kiwi cricket fans. And with all the joy that followed, it's perhaps easy to forget the gloom with which the match began, as the Black Caps were sent back to the pavilion for 150 on the back of James Pattinson's five-wicket bag. Thankfully, Australia were even worse in their first turn with the willow, as New Zealand's four-pronged seam attack combined to dismiss the hosts for 136.
A half century from Ross Taylor capitalised on a slim advantage as the Black Caps managed 226 in their second innings to set Australia 241 for victory. And we all know what happened next: David Warner's unbeaten century, No11 Nathan Lyon providing 43 minutes of frustration and, finally, Doug Bracewell taking the last three wickets to finish with 6-40 and help his side win by seven measly runs.
98 - Australia v England, Melbourne, 2010
It's one thing for England to roll Australia on home turf - quite another to do likewise at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. But that's what happened in the Boxing Day test of 2010, when Jimmy Anderson again inspired England to a comprehensive win. Anderson and Chris Tremlett each took four wickets as Australia were dismissed for 98, with no batsman scoring more then 20. England then proceeded to show there was nothing wrong with the pitch, racking up a huge lead with a total of 513, before Australia were dismissed in their second turn for 258, losing by an innings and 157 runs.
88 - Australia v Pakistan, Leeds, 2010
It was Australia's lowest total since 1984 but Pakistan sneaked home by only three wickets. Played on neutral territory, Pakistan's quicks found the Headingly pitch to their liking, ripping through the Australian order in less than three hours as four-test wicket-keeper Tim Paine top-scored with 17. Pakistan hardly made the most of their dominant start, being dismissed for 258, and after Australia recovered to post 349 in their second innings, Pakistan got the wobbles. Luckily, after reaching 137-1, they ended up limping to their target of 180 with the loss of seven wickets.
127 - Australia v Pakistan, Sydney, 2010
Perhaps it was understandable for Pakistan to be so nervy in Leeds given, six months earlier, they had squandered a similarly strong position. In the anomaly of this list, neither Australia's feeble 127 in their first knock nor Pakistan's solid 333 in reply prevented the hosts from eventually emerging with a 36-run win. For that, they had to thank Mike Hussey's unbeaten 134 as part of a second innings score of 381, and Nathan Hauritz's 5-53, destroying the visitors' lower order as Pakistan sank to 139 all out. England can't start celebrating just yet.
