Australia’s bowlers patiently dismantled a New Zealand innings laden with silly shot selection to set up an easy run chase in the fifth and final one-day international in Wellington on Saturday.

A pitch invasion by a lone spectator in the 35th over generated more crowd noise than most of the Black Caps’ batsmen did as the home side posted a meagre 9 for 241.

Every Australian who delivered a ball took a wicket, with Mitchell Johnson turning in the best figures of 2 for 42, but their efforts were rather inefficient as they conceded an appalling 29 extras (19 wides, three leg byes, seven no balls).

Scott Styris’ innings was one of few highlights for the embattled Kiwis, who have lost three straight after winning the first match of the five-game series.

The Brisbane-born right-hander hit two fours and a six on his way to 55 from 66 deliveries, but a needlessly wild shot was his undoing.

Styris played mostly sure, steady strokeplay but he played too aggressively on a seaming James Hopes delivery and chopped it onto his stumps.

The Black Caps relied otherwise on cameos from Ross Taylor (30), Gareth Hopkins (26) and Daniel Vettori (28), who also fell victim to questionable shot selection.

Vettori looked just as comfortable at the crease Styris, with whom he piled on 68 for the fifth wicket, but the New Zealand captain took a big step to the leg side against Doug Bollinger.

Bollinger’s line and length were dead on target and the ball sent Vettori’s bails flying.

Nathan McCullum and Daryl Tuffey (36) put together a flashy 28 from 36 balls but Johnson came between them to dismiss McCullum for 17 caught-and-bowled.

Shane Bond was the last man standing on 6 not out.

Taking advantage

Despite having already clinched the series the tourists did not cut New Zealand any slack, and Ricky Ponting’s decision to bowl first paid almost immediate dividends despite a couple of expensive overs to start with.

A flurry of bonus runs in the first three overs got New Zealand off to a healthy start but less than half of them had come off the bat.

Bollinger (1 for 37) gifted the Kiwis eight sundries in his first over and Clint McKay surrendered five runs off a no-ball before the next delivery, a free hit, was sent for a towering six by Guptill.

McKay (2 for 57) kept his head down though and struck on the first ball of his next over, forcing Brendon McCullum into a hurried shot that he chipped to Ponting at mid-off.

Guptill did not see out the over, heading back to the pavilion when hesitation between he and Taylor allowed Hopes (1 for 28) to catch the opener short of his ground with a pinpoint throw to the striker’s end.

Shanan Stewart, an accomplished player in the domestic first class and one-day arenas, made just 6 from seven balls in his second one-day international for New Zealand.

He poked tentatively at Johnson and got a slight edge through to Brad Haddin behind the stumps.

Taylor and Styris joined in the middle to stop the rot and their 67-ball dig looked like it was going to dig New Zealand out of the hole.

But Taylor’s momentum was cut short when he pulled a short Watson (1 for 31) delivery high into the air on the leg side where Bollinger was able to run around and take a crucial catch.