PERTH, Australia (Reuters)
Left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori believes New Zealand have a great chance of beating Australia in the third and deciding Test after taking a first innings lead of 183.

Vettori took 6 for 87 as the Kiwis bowled Australia out for 351, including 99 from Shane Warne, in reply to New Zealand's 534 for 9 declared.

It was the best performance ever by a visiting spinner at the WACA at Perth, a ground which is generally a paradise for fast bowlers with its true bounce and pace.

"When I came on to bowl, Stephen (Fleming) asked me if I wanted a fielder on the roof," Vettori said.

Mark Waugh, one of Vettori's six victims on Sunday, hit him for a massive straight six four years ago at the WACA Ground.

"I saw the programme at the Test match dinner and in it I was getting sledged about it being the biggest six ever seen, so it's nice I've turned it around," Vettori said.

"As long as we bat well and get our runs at a good rate we're in with a great shout.

"I think it (the wicket) could be turning square over the last two days."

Vettori missed a year of cricket with a back injury ahead of the series and was sent home from the Australia tour in October with an ankle injury, but recovered in time for the first Test at Brisbane on November 8.

The first two Tests of the three-match series were drawn.

"Everyone's excited about our chances but we all know how good Australia are so we'll have to play very well from here," Vettori said.

Warne, dropped on 10 and 51, batted for 213 minutes, hitting 10 boundaries in 157 balls.

Warne, who has played 95 Tests, said it would be an understatement to describe him as disappointed at missing out on his maiden test century.

"I played a pretty ordinary shot on 99. I didn't even try to slog it, I just tried to get it out there for one somewhere," Warne said.

"I'll probably lie awake on my bed tonight thinking of all the shots I should have played."

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