Smith and Voges assist Australia to 193-run lead by stumps on day four in PerthRoss Taylor’s record-breaking 290 carried unique Zealand to mammoth totalSteve Smith and Adam Voges scored the fifth and sixth centuries of the second Test to give Australia a lead of 193 at the Waca,after Ross Taylor’s epic 290 brought unique Zealand back into the contest on Monday. Smith hit his eighth century in 13 Tests and his fourth in five Tests as captain, while Western Australian Voges delighted the Waca crowd with his first on domestic soil to take the hosts to 254-2 at stumps on day four. The skipper will resume on 127 not out and Voges unbeaten on 101 in a partnership of 208 that steadied the innings after unique Zealand had removed openers Joe Burns (0) and David Warner (24) cheaply. Continue reading...
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