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Australia v New Zealand: first Test, day two – live!






























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Wicket! Labuschagne b Wagner 143 (Australia 301-5)









































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Preamble

Strewth, cobbers. Time for another fair dinkum true blue session of dinky-di Test cricket from rolled gold Perth Stadium. Hear the serried banks of sandgropers chanting “Labuschagne! Labuschagne!” Are sandgropers the Western Australian ones? I can never remember. It sounds fairly indecent in any case. Keep that behaviour off our beaches. Never mind. They’re Labuschagne freaks over there. Everyone is. The whole country has converted. Peeling off three tons on the trot will do that. Bradman did it a couple of times, Fingleton four. That’s it for Australians. Alan Melville and Rahul Dravid also did four, and Everton Weekes did five. Watch this space.

As for today though, he’s going to try to turn a ton into a big ton. Did it in Brisbane, could go again here. New Zealand bowled really well yesterday though. Swing most of the day. Bowled the short ball well when the day wore on. Got a new ball late last night. They’re a bowler down though, Ferguson will not bowl again. Huge blow, huge workload ahead for the rest. Lucky they have the all-rounder de Grandhomme, but he’s coming off an injury break as well.

Travis Head will start with Marnus after a streaky 20. Australia 248 for 4. Match in the balance. Stay tuned.



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