Australia beat New Zealand by nine wickets to win the third and final Test with a day to spare.
Leg spinner Shane Warne took 5 for 39 from 14 overs to notch his 29th five-wicket haul in Tests and sail past 1,000 first-class wickets in his career.
Glenn McGrath captured six wickets as Australia bowled out New Zealand for 433 on the second day of the first Test in Christchurch on Friday.
New Zealand were 265 for 3 on the opening day of the first Test against Australia.
New Zealand were bowled out for 226 in the 49th over after they appeared certain to win, chasing a target of 237, in the first ODI.
Stephen Fleming guided New Zealand to a nine wicket win over a World XI in the first of three fundraising one-day matches.
"The one-day pitches will suit the batsmen more," the Indian cricket coach said.
A 27-ball 72 by Sachin Tendulkar was not enough to lead India to victory\n\n\n\n\n\n
India's senior trio of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were rewarded for consistent performances last season with nominations in three categories for the 2010 ICC Awards, which will be held in Bangalore, on October 6.
Pakistan and South Africa both scraped through to thrilling victories in the final over of their respective group matches at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday. Pakistan hit a late flurry of runs to overtake Bangladesh in its match at Palmerston North, while South Africa left it to the second-last ball of its clash with Australia to secure a win at Queenstown.
The Australian produced a fast bowling spell bristling with pure hostility to lead his side to a 147-run victory in the first ODI.
The New Zealand captain's century helped them win the second one-day international and level the six-match series at 1-1.
Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets to level the five match series 1-1.
Matthew Hayden provided the recipe for a New Zealand thumping as Australia won the second match by 106 runs.
Cricket New Zealand CEO Justin Vaughan is convinced that the upcoming series between India and New Zealand is going to be exciting from start to finish.
A century in each Test of the Bangladesh series propelled the ace batsman to 15th position in the ICC rankings.
England's Monty Panesar has shot up 14 places in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers following his ten-wicket haul in the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.
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