ABs kick, France kick, ABs kick, France kick, ball goes out.
It's a bit like a slippery game of ping pong at the moment.
France make good ground now through Machenaud. 10m out, good chance.
Michalak has a crack with a drop kick from 30m and it dribbles well wide.
No niggle yet, it's been relatively even apart from the early ABs try.
French lineout is a wobbly one, but they earn a penalty for ABs interference. They will have a crack at goal from 40m and a slight angle.
Michalak punches his kick off the upright and the ball bounces back into play,
Kieran Read gets the scraps and breaks free downfield. Abs with all the momentum now.
What a great run from Kieran Read. He showed good acceleration and power to find a gap and exploit it.
The follow on from that saw the French forced back deep, and coughed up a penalty.
Cruden nails the penalty. All Blacks lead 10-0.
22 MINS - ALL BLACKS 10 FRANCE 0
The ABs chase has been superb tonight. Again they put the pressure on the French backline and again they earn a turnover.
France earn a penalty though and kick for touch on halfway.
Great break from Nonu and the ABs are over the line, but did they get it down?
Ref says no, we are backing up for an ABs scrum 5m out. The French are not out of the woods yet.
Ben Smith was clearly held back by Fritz in the buildup to that break.
There's nothing worse than a jersey puller.
