Complex sentence: In the next match against New Zealand, Shane Bond's spell of six wickets for 23 runs reduced Australia to 84 runs for seven wickets in 27 overs before Michael Bevan and Andrew Bichel took the total to 208 runs.
Split into simpler sentences: In the next match against New Zealand, Shane Bond's spell of six wickets for 23 runs reduced Australia to 84 runs for seven wickets. However, Michael Bevan and Andrew Bichel took the total to 208 runs.