Patient Peter to be Kane's Kryptonite

The answer to the 'Kane Williamson problem' that Australia have been unable to solve in the opening two Tests of this trans-Tasman series may finally have materialised in the form of Victorian paceman Peter Siddle.

With scores of 140, 59, 166 and 32no in four innings to date, Williamson has taken a liking to Australian conditions, all the while proving particularly difficult for Steve Smith's bowling attack to extricate. 

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Enter Siddle.

The 30-year-old quick, who was recalled for the final Ashes Test and looks likely to experience the same fate this time around with a return to the team for the third Test against the Black Caps in Adelaide starting Friday, believes Australia's lack of patience with the ball has been exploited by the New Zealand No.3.

"I've had some good success against him in the past," Siddle said of Williamson. "I have troubled him, and had some good battles with him.

"It's a credit to him; he's been a class player these past 12-18 months and he has been a handful this series. It's going to be the big aim here, to try and stop him.

"I think it's just about being patient; that's one thing he's very good at, and that's one thing we can be slightly better at in our bowling, building a bit more pressure, having a bit more patience and working players like that over.

"The good players are happy to spend a lot of time out there and make you bowl a lot. So the more pressure you can put on them early on, (the more things will) work in our favour."

Siddle's ability to maintain a consistent line and length was extremely successful against former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, whom he famously dismissed 10 times in Tests. 

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The prospect of Williamson – a man content to wait for the bad ball and then seize upon those opportunities as they present themselves – is an altogether different one to Pietersen, who preferred to dictate terms when he was at the crease.

Yet Williamson's patience has rarely been tested in this series, with the Australian quicks' profligacy meaning 'boundary balls' have regularly been presented, allowing the 25-year-old to score at an impressive strike-rate of 70.89.

Siddle believes a failure by the Australians to slow his scoring has contributed to his success throughout the series, and added that his own experiences in almost 'boring' batsmen out can also work for Williamson.

"You look at all the class players in world cricket, it's worked hasn't it?" he said. "It worked against Sachin (Tendulkar), it worked against 'KP' (Pietersen), it works against (Virat) Kohli.

"That's the thing – it works.

"It's pretty basic but it happens against all the best teams. Going back to the big success we had during the Ashes here in Australia (in 2013-14), that was the big key thing for us, building pressure and getting them out that way.

"'Smudger' (Smith) is a good captain to work with in that he's willing to put players in the positions (the bowlers) want, and works well with the bowlers.

"I think it'll be no different coming into this match; we might need a few little tactical manoeuvres to get some of these guys out." 

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The Test debut of the much-discussed pink ball is set to add further complications to that equation, though Siddle believes Australia will benefit from New South Wales having played a day-night Sheffield Shield clash in Adelaide last month.

"The best example we've got is that Shield game between New South Wales and South Australia," he said. "(Mitchell) Starc and Josh (Hazlewood) got a little bit of seam movement off the deck and a little bit through the air.

"It reacts pretty similarly to a white ball, sometimes not a lot of swing.

"From all reports it held up well, it was in good condition throughout the game and I guess it comes down to the change from twilight to night and those types of things, how the ball reacts, but it's still a bit of a learning experience for all of us.

"Both teams will learn a lot throughout this match that we'll take into the second innings."