Australia v New Zealand: Boxing Day Test, day two – live!
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101st over: Australia 276-4 (Smith 84, Head 31) Australia were 292/4 after 100 overs in Perth, the TV tells me. New Zealand did better than the scorecard looked there, never coughing up more than 80 runs in a session - the problem was it too them five sessions to take ten wickets. Wagner is right on Head’s body with his first ball here, the left-hander able to deflect it tidily behind square for one. Over the wicket to Smith, he’s absolutely spot on with consecutive bouncers, the right-hander leaving both to go just over his helmet. After the second, Smith winks at Wagner. I like that a lot. He then hits Smith with his final delivery, the batsman trying to duck for a third time but it is too full so he’s clobbered on his front arm before the ball lands in his right glove! More smiles between the two. Top contest.
100th over: Australia 275-4 (Smith 84, Head 30) Southee misdirects his first to Smith here, called a wide. He finds his groove thereafter, working the angle across the right haner from around the wicket from a variety of lengths, giving him nothing to score off. Australia have added 18 runs in ten overs so far today.
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