Matt Henry shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on selection for next month's World Twenty20 with a hostile spell of pace bowling that helped New Zealand ease to a 159-run win over Australia in the first One-Day International Wednesday. The 24-year-old Henry, who has been regularly overlooked this summer and then brought in as injury cover, took 3-20 in his first four overs at Eden Park as he and Trent Boult reduced the visitors to 41 for six in their pursuit of 308 to win. They were helped by an lbw decision against David Warner, who was told not to review by partner George Bailey despite the opener's concerns about the height. Ball tracking suggested the ball would have gone well over the stumps, causing Warner to slam his bat into his pads as he watched the replay on the big screen. Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (37) and all-rounder James Faulkner (36), however, then put on 79 runs to partially resurrect Australia's innings as it chased New Zealand's 307-8. Once Wade holed out at deep midwicket in the 21st over and Faulkner was bowled by Adam Milne in the 22nd, the match was all but over and it was bowled out for 148 in just 24.2 overs. Henry finished with 3-41, while Boult had 3-38. Mitchell Santner bowled just two balls and took the last two wickets. Martin Guptill top scored for New Zealand with 90, his highest total against Australia and his 29th ODI half century. The 29-year-old opener, who hit one of his five sixes onto the roof of the stand at the Auckland venue, shared in partnerships of 79 runs with captain Brendon McCullum (44) and 100 with Henry Nicholls (61). New Zealand, which was asked to bat by Australia captain Steve Smith, had initially looked on course to set a total well in excess of 320 but lost wickets at critical times when batsmen looked set to push on. John Hastings was the most economical of the visiting bowlers with 1-39 from 10 overs, while fifth seamer Mitchell Marsh had figures of 2-35 from seven.The three-match ODI series moves on to Wellington Saturday with the sides also scheduled to play two Tests. Faulkner out of tour Australia allrounder James Faulkner will miss the remaining two One-Day Internationals against New Zealand after injuring his right hamstring in Wednesday's series opener in Auckland, the team said. Marcus Stoinis, who made his ODI debut against England in September, will replace Faulkner whose injury comes six weeks before Australia begins its campaign for an elusive Twenty20 World Cup title in India. "James reported increased stiffness in his right hamstring during the first innings tonight and found it difficult running during our batting innings," Cricket Australia's sports science and sport medicine manager Alex Kountouris said in a statement.
