29th over: New Zealand 93-0 (Latham 36, Young 42) Atkinson returns to the attack after lunch with a maiden to Will Young. It takes him a few deliveries to find his line; when he does, Young is beaten on the inside by a dangerous nipbacker. England have simultaneously been unlucky and slightly under-par.
“Putting Australia in at the Gabba?” says Tom Hopkins. “When has that ever gone wrong?”
Ha, quite. I suppoe it helps when you have Jasprit Bumrah. Talking of the 2002-03 Ashes, I’m a big fan of this anecdote from Rob Key.
The third Test between Australia and India has just got underway at the Gabba. India won the toss and put Australia into bat. You can follow that with Martin Pegan.
Preamble
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Right, to the bin my friend the cricket. New Zealand had an excellent morning, reaching 93 without loss after being put in by Ben Stokes. Tom Latham (36) and Will Young (42) needed some luck, particularly against Matt Potts, but overall they played really well.
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