Adam Voges benefited from an umpiring howler late on day one of the trans-Tasman Test series when the Australia batsman was reprieved by an incorrect no-ball.
New Zealand looked to have ended a pulsating first day of the first Test in Wellington on a high with the dismissal of Voges, who shouldered arms to a ball that dipped in and clipped off stump.
But umpire Richard Illingworth stuck out his arm to silence NZ's celebrations in Friday's final over.
The hosts' mood became even blacker after walking off the Basin Reserve, with replays showing Doug Bracewell clearly had some part of his foot behind the line.
"There's obviously going to be a bit of disappointment but we can't do much about it now," offspinner Mark Craig said.
"We didn't see it (a replay) till we came off. Once his arm goes out there's not much you can do about it.
"That's cricket. It's the way it goes."
Former Australia opener Chris Rogers didn't hold back when asked about the verdict.
"Horrific," Rogers told cricket.com.au
"I don't understand it, why can we not get these decisions right?
"New Zealand have done nothing wrong there, they shouldn't be penalised."
The Australian camp was thrilled the footage wasn't immediately played on the big screen, as happened when Mitch Marsh was controversially dismissed - upon review - in the recent ODI series decider in Hamilton.
"We were just hoping that it didn't come up on the big screen too quickly," Josh Hazlewood laughed.
"Obviously the umpire's made the decision and we just go with that, that's what they're there for to make those tough decisions."
The controversy follows a Decision Review System (DRS) call in last year's inaugural day-night Test that dudded the Black Caps.
In that instance, Aussie tailender Nathan Lyon was given not out on review even though Hot Spot showed a distinct mark on the back of his bat which was caught by first slip.
The team sought an explanation from the International Cricket Council after that game, with the administrators admitting third umpire Nigel Llong got it wrong.
Friday's incident will ensure calls for better policing of no-balls grows louder.
Australia is currently trialling a device in the nets that uses beams to measure if a bowler has overstepped.
"We keep seeing these incidents happen," Rogers said.
"Why can we not embrace technology and get it right every time?"
Hazlewood agreed it would be ideal if there was reliable technology that could pick up no-balls.
"It's one thing I guess we might have to look at," he said.
Craig added "there's probably something they can do but I'm not sure what that is".
Voges will resume on seven when day two starts, with his side 3-147 and trailing NZ by 36 runs.
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