Ross Taylor yesterday made the highest Test score by a visiting batsman in Australia before he was out for 290, helping lift New Zealand to a first-innings total of 624 on day four of the second Test. After conceding a 65-run lead in the first innings, Australia slipped to 46-2 before rallying with a 212-run partnership between skipper Steve Smith (131 not out) and Adam Voges (101) to reach 258-2 at stumps on the penultimate day. Australia lead by 193 runs and, with the pitch remaining benign despite the...
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