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27th over: New Zealand 89-3 (Taylor 50, Nicholls 3) Ummm, Labuschagne is convinced Nicholls has edged the final Starc delivery and is going WILD at short leg. Except… he’s the only man appealing. Snicko shows that there is no edge. There was a noise. “100% I heard something,” he says on the stump mic. Gotta love his enthusiasm. Earlier in the over, Taylor reached his half-century with a single off his hip. “One of the grittiest in his career,” Ian Smith’s assessment.
26th over: New Zealand 88-3 (Taylor 49, Nicholls 3) Good call getting Cummins back in the act with eight overs (or half an hour) left. As I predicted when the innings started, there’s some chance Australia won’t get through a session worth of overs with the added half an hour. Sigh. Anyway, Cummins is brilliant. Some indecision early in the over leads to a direct hit at the non-strikers’ end from midwicket. The check upstairs but Nicholls is safely home. Taylor’s edge is found and his bat is beaten before the over is done. Seven overs left but a long, long way to go for New Zealand. Compelling cricket.
Written by Adam Collins (now) Geoff Lemon (earlier)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/dec/13/australia-v-new-zealand-first-test-day-two-live under the title “Australia v New Zealand: first Test, day two – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
