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Updates from the match at Hagley Oval in ChristchurchPlay starts at 11am local/9am AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with Rob on emailHello, good morning and welcome to live coverage of the second and probably penultimate day in the second Test between New Zealand and Australia. It’s 30 years next week since Ken Rutherford calmly guided New Zealand to victory over Allan Border’s Australia in Auckland. That match is the last time the Aussies lost a Test or failed to win a series in New Zealand.Thirty years! It’s a bewildering statistic, one that has perpetuated itself in the 21st century, and you don’t need Carel Struycken to tell you it appears to be happening again. Australia had the better of the first day, with Josh Hazlewood bowling majestically to nobble New Zealand for 162. If they see off the first spell from Matt Henry, who bowled beautifully last night, they should sit snugly in the box seat. Continue reading...