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Russell Jackson first and Will Macpherson later

Australia v New Zealand: the second day of the second Test – as it happened

Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson both fought hard to drag New Zealand back into the game late on day two of the second Test at the Waca.
Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson both fought hard to drag New Zealand back into the game late on day two of the second Test at the Waca. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

It’s hard to overstate the importance of the 53 runs Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor shared at the end of the day’s play. New Zealand fought back well today, but when Latham went, Australia were ticking and a mini-collapse looked very possible. But Williamson - who was especially superb - and Taylor backed up their much-improved bowlers to make it to stumps without alarm. They will return on day three for a bit more digging in; they’re still miles behind in the context of the match, but it’s not over yet. Russell Jackson will be back in the morning to guide you through the first two sessions of what promises to be a massively intriguing day, and I will see (sort of, I guess) you all for the evening session once more. Turrah - have a fine evening, wherever you are.

I’ll leave you with this lovely message of solidarity from the kind people at the MCG. Think of Paris, folks, and if you’re there, stay safe.

That's the close of play on a better day for New Zealand

42nd over: New Zealand 140-2 (Williamson 70, Taylor 26)

They’ve got a hell of a lot still to do, mind. If you could pick one man to see out the last over of the day for your life right now, it would probably be Kane Williamson. Starc is steaming in - there’s some suggestion from some grimaces that he may have hurt his side - with increasing numbers of fielder around the bat, with a silly point in place, but Williamson leaves and defends to see out a maiden.

41st over: New Zealand 140-2 (Williamson 70, Taylor 26)

That is just lovely from Williamson. Hazlewood drops slightly back of length, and he gets up on his toes and angles the bat to send it behind point for four. The next has the same result and brings up the 50 partnership, this time it’s fuller and on leg stump, and he flicks it hard through midwicket. Interesting, this pair are now the most prolific batting partnership in Kiwi history. Williamson leaves the next two outside off, and the fifth is pulled low out to the two men in the deep for a single. Taylor pushes the last, which tails in slightly, back to the bowler. One more over to come.

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40th over: New Zealand 131-2 (Williamson 61, Taylor 26)

Lyon off, Starc on. Probably not what Ross Taylor - whose injury in an “unimaginable place” Mark Nicholas keeps discussing - fancied. There are men at short leg and leg gully, who Taylor just avoids with ths first ball as they take a single. Both those fielders go for Williamson, and are moved in front of the wicket on either side, close in. Starc’s going full and tight to him, and a misfield gives him a single at cover gives him a single off the last.

39th over: New Zealand 129-2 (Williamson 60, Taylor 25)

Hazlewood is living up to his metronome reputation, one that I think damns him with faint praise a bit. Williamson gets bat on the first three, although I reckon he’d rather be leaving. The fourth is fuller and straighter and hits him on the pad, and there’s a massive appeal from the bowler that the crowd pick up on and through some interest at. Umpire is unmoved, was clearly going down leg, and Smith will not review. The fifth is a fine bouncer and the sixth defended. Good maiden at a good time from a good bowler at a good batsman. If we want to talk in simple terms.

38th over: New Zealand 129-2 (Williamson 60, Taylor 25)

The winter of this day is coming, and you can feel it a little. Lyon is trying lots of things - over and round the wicket, looking for the developing rough - and Taylor is not trying too much at all, until the final ball of the over, when he deliciously on-drives past a tight mid-on for four. Was lovely, and there wasn’t much risk either. Would be a disaster to lose one of these now, it has to be said.

37th over: New Zealand 125-2 (Williamson 60, Taylor 21)

Good from Hazlewood early doors, with Taylor leaving and defending, before unfurling the most stunning extra cover drive from the fourth. He gets four. The fifth is prodded to leg for one and Williamson is safe as houses on the sixth. Both sides will be pretty happy with that over, I reckon.

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There’s some cover drive adultery going on on the twitters, and I’m not sure how I feel about that.

36th over: New Zealand 120-2 (Williamson 60, Taylor 16)

Lyon is toying with his field for Taylor, swapping cover and point round and leaving tempting gaps all over the place. But Taylor is not to be tempted, until he pushes one past the straightish midwicket and takes an easy single.

35th over: New Zealand 119-2 (Williamson 60, Taylor 15)

We’d spotted Hazlewood warming up, and here he is. The length is full and the line is tight, and Williamson can’t get the first four away, and the fifth is left outside off. The sixth is played with such soft hands and an open face and runs down to third man for four. Lovely from Kane, again.

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34th over: New Zealand 115-2 (Williamson 56, Taylor 15)

Lyon’s nagging line continues. Taylor nudges in front of square on the legside for one, before Williamson scampers a single to Warner at 45, the throw comes in and misses Kane, Lyon and the stumps, but is misfielded by Starc at mid-off and there’s buzzers. He takes another single to the same man at mid-off, perhaps just because he could.

Williamson gets his 50!

33rd over: New Zealand 111-2 (Williamson 53, Taylor 14)

Williamson pulls Johno for one, before Taylor squirts one past short leg for a single too. Smith is being a bit Pup-esque here with some fields. Catchers in front of the wicket (short cover for Taylor, short point for Kane), and lots of tweaking. Kane doesn’t mind, and takes another two in the legside, and then belts a cover drive for four! Awesome. Third 50 on the bounce for Williamson.

32nd over: New Zealand 103-2 (Williamson 46, Taylor 13)

Good from Lyon, this. Taylor defends stuff angled in at him from around the wicket with the field in close. As Dan points out, there’s turn and bounce. It’s not easy out there.

31st over: New Zealand 103-2 (Williamson 46, Taylor 13)

Johnson is going round the weekend to Williamson and he dabs the third out to deep point to bring up the 100. The field is in for Taylor - leg gully, short leg, three slips, all those types - but he drives a half-volley for three through cover. The fifth ball appears to move a bit, and the last is short but well directed and Williamson pulls out of his pull. Better from Kane.

30th over: New Zealand 99-2 (Williamson 45, Taylor 10)

First ball of Lyon’s new over is slog swept well by Taylor, which is brave. He gets four. The third turns and bounces plenty as Taylor injudiciously tries to cut and there’s a bit of chirp. Interestingly, the fielder in the deep has come in ten yards to encourage that slog sweep. Taylor ignores it and cover drives for four.

29th over: New Zealand 91-2 (Williamson 45, Taylor 2)

Johnson does return. He and Lyon have made for a handy combo in the past. Williamson struggling a little bit now, and has a loose drive with hands away from the body. He takes a single to point to get Taylor on strike, and the first one is at the elbow and pops behind Joe Burns at short leg and they take another single. Williamson defends the last firmly.

28th over: New Zealand 89-2 (Williamson 44, Taylor 1)

Tight stuff from Lyon, who Brendan Fevola has a new nickname for. Slightly edgy from Taylor, but he takes a single sweeping to 45. Williamson is hit on the pad also sweeping and there’s a big appeal but surely it’s struck him outside the line? Umps says no. They consider a review but decide against it. A leg-bye is scampered.

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27th over: New Zealand 87-2 (Williamson 44, Taylor 0)

That was a cracking catch from Smith, and there was spin and bounce, and Latham had to play it, I think. Nathan Lyon is just so good at coming into the attack cold and making a difference. And what a difference that makes - don’t forget the tail starts at seven.

Starc continues and his line is generally tight, although there’s one wide one that Williamson chases and doesn’t get much on. It’s a maiden. I reckon it won’t be long until we see a bit of Mitch Johnson.

26th over: New Zealand 87-2 (Williamson 44, Taylor 0)

The field is tight for new man Taylor, especially close on the legside. He sees off the final ball of the over.

This has been a good day for New Zealand so far but they must be careful now. Dangerous times: as ever, over to you Kane.

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WICKET! Latham c Smith b Lyon 36 (New Zealand 87-2)

The Saturday crowd at the Waca look fun sorts, having a good stretch as Hazlewood loosens up in front of them. Anyway, it’s not Hazlewood into the attack but Nathan Lyon. He’s bowling over the wicket, and Williamson tucks one round the corner for one for a single. He’s round the wicket to Latham, who defends one, then cuts hard for four as the twelfth man gives chase.

But he’s gone! There’s some turn and the bat is hung out and Smith takes a fine catch at slip.

25th over: New Zealand 82-1 (Latham 32, Williamson 43)

Starc is bowling nicely here. Williamson rides one and flicks to fine leg before Latham cops one on the inside of the thigh guard. It looks painful, but he doesn’t show it. There’s a massive gap at cover and that Starc tries to tempt him into searching for, but he resists and that’s the over.

Hussey, Chappelli and Tubs are discussing herring, of all things. They’re discussing who is the worst fisherman, and they’re all self-effacing claiming it’s them. It’s all quite jolly, of course it is.

24th over: New Zealand 81-1 (Latham 32, Williamson 42)

There are two men back on the pull for the decent little battle between Marsh and Williamson. That sounds like a London estate agent to me. Williamson doesn’t care though and pulls safely for one. A couple of balls later, Latham does the same! He gets four for a beautiful stroke, but then gets a bit carried away and tries to drive two quicker ones, and only just misses both. Not clever.

23rd over: New Zealand 76-1 (Latham 28, Williamson 41)

Williamson has just unfurled the most beautiful cover drive off Starc and gets four for it. I wonder if there should be an extra run given to the most aesthetically beautiful strokes, however many they reap. That deserved at least five. There’s a single to fine leg and Latham sees out the over. Starc hit 150 clicks in that over.

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Phil Withall has been in touch on the emails! He has something to get off his chest:

“Evening Will,” he says, “I might be an ageing cynic, actually I am an ageing cynic, but the Australians seem to be effected a subconscious belief that their bowlers would walk through the Kiwis. The pre-match reporting was on how wonderfully they bowl at the WACA. The first test was a little farcical but there is a lot more to the New Zealand batting than a fair few in Australia give them credit for.”

I reckon Phil is right. Latham and Watling are massively underrated players and are very tidy. The worry is that the bowlers start at seven, although Craig is handy and Bracewell and Southee bat well enough too. Lots of “no mugs with the bat” kicking about.

22nd over: New Zealand 71-1 (Latham 28, Williamson 37)

Marsh stations a man at deep square to Latham, who takes a very tight single to mid-off where Warner is prowling. The third moves away from the right-handed Williamson, which is an unfamiliar sight. Popped off the pitch like a leg-cutter. Williamson unfurls a beautiful pull for four off the fifth, then squirts it past short midwicket for a single. Things are happening here. They are going to have some drinks.

21st over: New Zealand 65-1 (Latham 27, Williamson 32)

Latham is wearing a bit of a hiding from Mitch Starc, who is bowling nicely. The splice is in action and there’s terrific short stuff that he rides. The first five are dots and the sixth is cut very hard to backward point, but doesn’t quite get through. They scurry a single.

I’ve only just seen this from earlier, somehow. Beautifully put by Bob.

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20th over: New Zealand 64-1 (Latham 26, Williamson 32)

More ball chat, and third umps is coming back. He’s bringing out another different ball! Looks like the Aussies are in the umps’ ears - Davey, Smudge and Mitch J particularly want a new one. Mitch Marsh continues. His second is a no ball and Williamson looks unperturbed, just playing everything under his nose. Interesting field still - silly mid-off, short midwicket - and Marsh is going for a pretty straight line around off stump. He drops short late in the over but it’s another no ball. Eesh, the fifth - or seventh - is a leading edge, he’s early on it and it nearly goes to that man at silly mid-off. No dice.

19th over: New Zealand 62-1 (Latham 26, Williamson 32)

Starc is back so it’s double Mitch. Smith has put a man in at silly mid-off and Williamson sends the ball to him first up. The nest is picked off down to fine leg for another beautifully timed single, then Latham leaves one. For him, there’s a closish square leg and a short midwicket. But that doesn’t matter! Latham nails the ball through extra cover - where the man’s just been moved from - for a lovely boundary. He leaves the sixth and is looking increasingly assured.

18th over: New Zealand 57-1 (Latham 22, Williamson 31)

Mitchell Marsh is into the attack. He doesn’t really threaten Latham, who absolutely middles a couple to Nathan Lyon at short cover, both of which fool the crowd into thinking it’s catch time. The last is driven well to point. It’s a maiden.

Michael Klinger is waiting for you selectors! He’s played down fears about an injured calf....

17th over: New Zealand 57-1 (Latham 22, Williamson 31)

There’s a delay at the start of Mitch’s over, because they’re looking at the ball, and eventually changing it. Very good point from Mark Taylor on comms there, saying that he hopes we compare the pink kookaburra in Adelaide by the same standards we compare the red one. Everyone’s moaning about the pink one, but the red kook is changed all the time these days.

Latham miscues Johno through midwicket for two then picks up a bye to fine leg, before Williamson just softly defends short of mid-off for one to bring up the 50 stand. Single from the last, nicely timed drive is cut off by Mitch J, but they sneak a single from the deflection.

Bit of news on Uzzie. Disappointed not to see #Usmania in this tweet, but it’s informative nonetheless.

16th over: New Zealand 52-1 (Latham 19, Williamson 30)

Oh, Kane. That is lovely. The New Zealand 50 is up with a very sexy cover drive off the over’s first ball. Lovely. He’s playing the ball so late in defence and attack, so much so that one defensive stroke almost rolls back onto his stumps when he plays it below his nose. Just the four from the over. Williamson is the prize wicket, not doubt.

On the newly opened selection debate, apparently Michael Klinger pinged a calf playing for Western Australia. How’s his luck. I want it to be Ed Cowan and I will shout it from the rooftops until it happens.

15th over: New Zealand 48-1 (Latham 19, Williamson 26)

Davey Warner was a sub fieldsman at the Waca ten years ago! He was a very cute 19-year-old, was Davey. His pants/trousers were far too big. Genuinely looks like he’s borrowed a pair off a cross between Glenn McGrath and Mark Cosgrove. What a scary thought.

Latham looking very tidy, efficiently seeing off Mitch J’s over without the slightest fuss. The commentary lads reckon the bowler is holding a bit back. It’s a maiden.

14th over: New Zealand 48-1 (Latham 19, Williamson 26)

Kane Williamson is just so damn good. He absolutely nails Hazlewood’s third down the ground for the most perfect cover drive. He should just stop and admire that one for a moment. He doesn’t, of course, and instead just unfussily plays out the over.

Conversation on the twitters has already turned to who could replace Khawaja if the injury is as bad as it looked. As per usual, there’s a mild anyone-but-Shaun-Marsh sentiment to it. People will talk about your Cameron Bancrofts and your Michael Klingers, you’d think. Who do you fancy?

13th over: New Zealand 44-1 (Latham 19, Williamson 22)

Chap called Nick Hobson is on as sub, which I’ve always thought must be wonderfully exciting for a young lad. Latham and Williamson take a single each from Johnson’s over, Williamson’s a wonderfully timed flick down to fine leg. The next ball, the fifth, is absolutely panged through the covers for four by Latham, who then does well to dig out a quick yorker.

12th over: New Zealand 38-1 (Latham 14, Williamson 21)

Oh dear, that doesn’t look great either. Kane Williamson flicks Hazlewood through midwicket and, running round from mid-on to cut off the boundary, Uzzie Khawaja has pulled a hammy! He’s not moving well at all as he sidles off the pitch. Brukner will be busy again. Very unfortunate for Khawaja, who of course, has had plenty of injury problems in his time. Oh dear:

After all that, they ran three. Latham blocks out the over, before pulling a shortie down to fine leg for one off the last. James Brayshaw AGAIN called Kane Williamson “Kane Richardson: in that over. Good going from Braysh.

11th over: New Zealand 34-1 (Latham 13, Williamson 18)

It’s Mitch Johnson to start after tea. The first is left outside off and Williamson just hangs his bat out at the second and the ball goes past the outside edge. There’s a slightly muted appeal from Mitch and Nevill and, strangely, Smith has gone for the review! One ‘rock and roll that’ from Richard Illingworth is enough to show clear daylight between bat and ball. He’s not out. Odd review indeed. Williamson’s the big wicket and this is the big session but still, literally only Smith thought that was out.

Jeez, it’s all happening. Next nut is rising and Williamson flicks it to leg, but it’s hit Joe Burns flush on the lid. He’s a tough cookie and is fine, but Doc Peter Brukner is out and checking. He and the helmet are fine. Fair to say Burns is not a volunteer in that position. Williamson takes a single from the next, and Latham defends the last. Phew. Busy one that.

Hello everyone, wherever you may be. Particular thoughts with you if that wherever happens to be Paris. Truly horrid scenes.

Thanks to Russell for the first two sessions, Will in the seat now. Been a rather different day’s cricket at the Waca, hasn’t it? New Zealand snagged themselves 143-7 to (sort of) get back into things, Davey didn’t break any more records and Mark Craig - yes, that Mark Craig - almost got a hat-trick. Then Smith declared and Starc got Guptill so ragingly plumb that the two-toed Kiwi didn’t even consider a review. Tom Latham knuckled down and Kane Williamson looked glorious as the Aussie quicks purred before the break. Australia looked like they found the right length - nice and full, something that the Kiwis just didn’t manage, or at least didn’t have the pace to scare from. It’s still a proper flattie (although seems to have quickened a bit), but it’s amazing what 130 overs in the field, proper pace in your face and 550 on the board can do to a batting side.

Anyway, I’ll guide you through to stumps so please come say via my rather clumsy email address (at the top) or on the twitters at @willis_macp. Should be a cracker at the Waca (sorry).

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Tea on day two - New Zealand 33-1

10th over: New Zealand 33-1 (Latham 13, Williamson 17)

Well, Lyon does get a speculative over before tea but a Williamson single is the only moment that gets close to eventful, so New Zealand head to the tea break one man down for 33 and with their batting ace Kane Williamson seeing them beautifully. He and Latham weathered the storm from Starc and Hazlewood and will be looking to cash in a little more after the break, when Will Macpherson will be taking you through all the live action from the Waca.

Thanks for your emails and tweets on what’s been a dismal day for the world but, if I may say so myself, a good one for affirming cricket friendships on the OBO. Take care out there.

Kane Williamson has started beautifully in New Zealand’s first innings at Perth.
Kane Williamson has started beautifully in New Zealand’s first innings at Perth. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

9th over: New Zealand 32-1 (Latham 13, Williamson 16)

Mitch off, Mitch on. Johnson arrives for his pre-tea burst and Williamson is up to the task, stepping onto the back foot and blocking his first ball before picking the next one up earlier and crunching it through cover for four with a lovely back-foot drive.

It actually gets worse for Johnson after that; he overpitches on the same line and Williamson gets on the front foot to punch him for four and probably should have repeated the dose the next ball too if he hasn’t mis-timed it. A little of the air from Australia’s party balloon has been released.

8th over: New Zealand 23-1 (Latham 13, Williamson 7)

Kiwi pundit Ian Smith is now referring to the “brutality” of the Australian bowling attack and though it’s not a case of broken ribs and bruised arms at the moment, he’s right in that they’re relentlessly pursuing this pair with the new ball. All that and Mitchell Johnson’s yet to have a blast, which he probably will in the next ten minutes before tea. Nathan Lyon is also doing some warm-up exercises, though that could be wishful thinking with the ball fizzing through to Nevill at its present rate.

7th over: New Zealand 18-1 (Latham 12, Williamson 3)

Starc continues to zero in on Latham’s leg stump, where the bowler is heading with his trajectory but not the swing, which moves slightly away from the left-hander. It’s a real examination of Latham’s defensive capabilities; ‘Test’ cricket by its very definition. He sees off a maiden and Starc moves down towards fine leg to mop his brow and gulp away at a drink.

6th over: New Zealand 18-1 (Latham 12, Williamson 3)

Hazlewood’s not having a tonne of luck here. He squares Latham up nicely with the first ball of this over but Khawaja makes a hash of the simple save at mid-on and it dribbles through for a single. Then Williamson gets an inside edge on a potential LBW candidate and a ball later, flicks one off his pads and into the shoulder of Burns at short leg. Do you call that a chance? It would have been a miracle catch. Alternatively, you’d say it merely stopped four. It’s a super over from Hazlewood.

5th over: New Zealand 17-1 (Latham 11, Williamson 3)

The early stages of Starc’s over build towards a 149kmph yorker he fires in at Latham’s toes but the opener is up to the task and bats it back down the pitch. There’s a huge LBW shout to finish the over but the Aussies decide not to review it as the ball trickles away for a couple of leg byes. These batsman must simply endure this Starc onslaught at the moment. He’s bowling like a man possessed.

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4th over: New Zealand 15-1 (Latham 11, Williamson 2)

This is far better stuff for New Zealand in Hazlewood’s second over. Latham plays another pretty cover drive to pick up a boundary and but for his awkward moment of Hazlewood’s last over, has looked calm and assured so far.

3rd over: New Zealand 7-1 (Latham 5, Williamson 1)

Starc’s first ball to Williamson is a steepling bouncer that the in-form Kiwi ducks well under to avoid danger. He gets off strike with a single but Starc has got them humming through in the high 140s, which is among a few key threats he possesses that the New Zealand bowlers don’t. Latham is relying on the bounce in this pitch and leaving on an off stump line but it’s express fast bowling from Starc at the moment and a terrific start for Australia.

WICKET! Guptill lbw Starc 1 (New Zealand 6-1)

Starc strikes early! Guptill shuffles forward unconvincingly to a 148kmph Starc thunderbolt and the ball is also swinging in towards his leg stump at a sharp rate, so he’s no hope of getting his bat down in time. It looks like it would have splattered middle and leg so after a brief consolation with Latham, Guptill decides against a review and trudges off.

Mitchell Starc celebrates with team mate Joe Burns after dismissing New Zealand’s Martin Guptill LBW at the Waca.
Mitchell Starc celebrates with team mate Joe Burns after dismissing New Zealand’s Martin Guptill LBW at the Waca. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

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2nd over: New Zealand 6-0 (Guptill 1, Latham 5)

There’s plenty to take in as Hazlewood fires down his first over; a crunching boundary through cover from Latham and then a gem of a delivery from Hazlewood to follow up, which rises awkwardly and flashes past the outside edge as the left-hander prods forward. Hazlewood repeats that ball with his final delivery but this time Latham leaves it well alone. He’ll have a tough period to negotiate here with half an hours or so to go before tea.

1st over: New Zealand 2-0 (Guptill 1, Latham 1)

Mitchell Starc takes the new ball to fire away at Guptill and there’s an interesting field here; a short leg but also Nathan Lyon positioned at a short square leg, suggesting Guptill might be roughed up a little with short ones. Starc’s mainly full to start with and swinging it in nicely towards the tall Kiwi. He gets off the mark by pushing a single towards cover and so too does Latham.

New Zealand’s innings is only moments away

...and you know what, this Brett Lee/David Warner “Toyota Jump” nonsense is really grinding my gears. Can there not be one moment of pure sporting joy that is isn’t leveraged into some cynical attempt to make money? Or am I a grump? Do these guys not already make enough money?

Australia declare on 559!

133rd over: Australia 559-9 (Hazlewood 8, Lyon 4)

Steve Smith finally calls his men in and it’s a lovely eff you to the fielding side that he does it before they’ve fully dismissed the home side. Moments earlir Hazlewood got in on the fun by belting a lovely cover drive through the gap for four off Bracewell and then a far luckier one over the head of the man at short cover. They’re the last two scoring shots of Australia’s mountainous first innings. Now they’ll have a crack at removing some of the Kiwi top order late in the day.

Josh Hazlewood of Australia creams one through the cover region late in Australia’s first innings in Perth.
Josh Hazlewood of Australia creams one through the cover region late in Australia’s first innings in Perth. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

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132nd over: Australia 551-9 (Hazlewood 0, Lyon 4)

Not only does Nathan Lyon survive the hat-trick ball, he does it by sweeping to bring up Australia’s 550. The man is a late-order batting genius, I’m telling you. Craig’s somehow ended up with three wickets for the over, which just goes to show how badly statistics can lie.

WICKET! Johnson stumped Watling b Craig 2 (Australia 547-9)

This is a bit silly now. Johnson advances down the track in kamikaze style and though he probably could have got back into his crease if he’d tried, he gives up and Watling takes the bails. Could this be the ropiest hat-trick since Steve Finn’s World Cup effort? After the players take a drink Craig will have a chance with the final delivery of his over.

Mitchell Johnson is stumped by BJ Watling before tea on day two of the Perth Test.
Mitchell Johnson is stumped by BJ Watling before tea on day two of the Perth Test. Photograph: Tony Mcdonough/AAP

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WICKET! Starc c Latham b Craig 0 (Australia 547-8)

Craig gets another consolation wicket when Starc plants his foot and swings for the stands but just lofts it down into the hands of Latham at long-on. The crowd does its best to put the Kiwi fieldsman off but he holds the catch with ease.

New Zealand’s Tom Latham holds the catch that dismissed Mitchell Starc late in Australia’s first innings at the Waca.
New Zealand’s Tom Latham holds the catch that dismissed Mitchell Starc late in Australia’s first innings at the Waca. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

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WICKET! Nevill stumped Watling b Craig 19 (Australia 547-7)

Nevill unselfishly departs in the pursuit of quick runs when he races down the pitch and attempts to deposit Craig into the stands but instead has a fresh-air shot and gets stumped by Watling. Steve Smith is walking around in his whites in the player’s area so a declaration is surely not far off.

131st over: Australia 547-6 (Nevill 19, Johnson 2)

Perhaps sensing Johnson’s greater capacity to rain boundaries and with a declaration likely soon, Nevill gets off strike by clipping Bracewell’s first ball to leg. Johnson huffs and puffs and thumps, but he can’t pierce any gaps with his meaty blows.

130th over: Australia 546-6 (Nevill 18, Johnson 2)

If Marsh stung like a bee then Nevill is floating like a butterfly here, skipping down the track as though he’s practicing the pasodoble and then clipping Craig over the top of cover for four. Nevill’s such a busy batsman right from ball one, always looking to score but rarely taking undue risks. Johnson gets on strike and thumps one down the ground but Tom Latham does some acrobatic work running around from mid-on to keep it to two.

129th over: Australia 539-6 (Nevill 13, Johnson 0)

Mitchell Johnson appears at the batting crease for the first time in the series and signals his intent immediately by driving Bracewell enthusiastically to mid-on for no score.

WICKET! Marsh caught and bowled Bracewell 34 (Australia 539-6)

Marsh departs! Boult’s shot, so Bracewell returns to try and tie up an end again but does even better, grasping at a straight drive and taking a very smart return catch to remove the hard-hitting all-rounder. There’s a brief moment for Kiwi concern when it appears as though he’s overstepped the line in the process of delivering but the 3rd umpire eventually gives him the all-clear so Marsh has to go.

It was a tough slog for Doug Bracewell in Australia’s first innings but he dismissed Mitchell Marsh in the end.
It was a tough slog for Doug Bracewell in Australia’s first innings but he dismissed Mitchell Marsh in the end. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

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128th over: Australia 538-5 (Marsh 34, Nevill 12)

Wallop! Marsh goes downtown again and flogs Mark Craig for another straight six, sending spectators scrambling to avoid the low-flying missile.

127th over: Australia 533-5 (Marsh 30, Nevill 11)

They’re a little thin on the ground right now but Boult has just produced a maiden to temporarily halt Marsh and Nevill’s momentum.

Australian batsman Mitchell Marsh hits out after lunch on day two at the Waca.
Australian batsman Mitchell Marsh hits out after lunch on day two at the Waca. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

126th over: Australia 533-5 (Marsh 30, Nevill 11)

This is a profitable little partnership developing now between Marsh and Nevill. The latter picks up two from Craig and then crouches down on the turf to flick him over Watling’s shoulder and down to fine leg for a boundary. Thomas Smith, meanwhile, has a Travis Dean update. “Bad news! He has just been dismissed for the first time for 84 (off of 213 balls) which means it took 713 balls to get him out for a combined total of 347 which is now his average. Not a bad start I’d say, although I’m sure he’d be disappointed not to make it back to back to back centuries!” Yeah, lift your game Trav.

125th over: Australia 527-5 (Marsh 30, Nevill 5)

Boult does a decent job of containment at the start of this over with four dot balls but that means little when his last two drop short of the required mark and allow Marsh to swat him for a pair of flat-batted boundaries to leg. Marsh makes the ground shrink when he hits them like that.

124th over: Australia 519-5 (Marsh 22, Nevill 5)

Craig copped a pasting in his previous over but with Voges gone he gets another chance, which results in a far tidier effort. “Lucky Luke Ablett,” says Robert Wilson. “That experience is not so great from the other end. I once dropped a HUGE steepler (and tripped over) during a traffic jam on a nearby road. Judging by the Big Fat Gypsy Wedding level of horn-beeping from the sixty or seventy cars, it was very much appreciated.”

My worst effort was while goal-umpiring a game of Australian Rules football, when the home crowd behind conned me into awarding a goal from a kick that had actually been belted wide from close range. The central umpire thankfully corrected me as Bronx cheers filled the air. I just wanted to dig a hole between the posts at that point.

123rd over: Australia 516-5 (Marsh 20, Nevill 4)

Peter Nevill hasn’t even had a chance to bat in this series but after what seems an eon of waiting his turn he gets off the mark here in glorious style, stroking Boult through cover with a textbook square drive. There follows a more awkward moment when he shapes to pull but misjudges the uneven bounce of this pitch and wears it in the ribs. Ouch.

WICKET! Voges c Watling b Southee 41 (Australia 512-5)

Voges goes! Boult appears now to replace the flagging Southee and the change pays immediate dividends when he’s full and moving it away from Voges and the Western Australian feathers an edge behind to Watling in the process of unleashing a lusty cover drive. That perhaps bounced a little more than he’d expected and with the fraction of movement he was done in.

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122nd over: Australia 512-4 (Voges 41, Marsh 20)

Crash! Mitch Marsh advances down the track to Craig and belts him for a flat, hard six and then pulls the next ball for a blazing four out to deep mid-wicket. He didn’t even get a hold of the first one but it flew past the sight screen like a tracer bullet. Voges plays a very pretty late cut from the over’s penultimate delivery but his finesse only gets him one, which hardly seems fair. There’s half a shout for LBW from the last delivery but Marsh survives.

121st over: Australia 500-4 (Voges 40, Marsh 8)

Another single to Marsh brings up the 500 for Australia, who’ve had a slightly tougher time compiling their runs today than the barrage on day one. Voges is watchful thereafter and again happy to wait for the bad ball to come.

The tweet below reminds me of the amount of times I’ve nearly caused car accidents by craning my neck to see what is happening in some club cricket game, when I should be watching the road. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a wicket doing so, either.

120th over: Australia 499-4 (Voges 40, Marsh 8)

Mark Craig gets another trundle after the break and after a single to Voges, Marsh is dancing, pulling and thwacking in attempt to get the scoring rate up but also has to make do with one to leg. Voges faces up to the final delivery and gets unconventional, crouching onto his knee and flicking a reverse sweep fine though the gully region to pick up a boundary.

119th over: Australia 493-4 (Voges 35, Marsh 7)

I don’t know about you but I just spent most of the lunch break watching rolling news coverage from Paris and am now in sore need of some cricket-based distraction. Did I mention how happy and relieved I am that our dear friend Robert McLiam Wilson is safe and well? Well there you go, I am and I’m sure all of the rest of you are too. I don’t know what I’d do with his late-session emails when the late afternoon gloom is failing to produce wickets or runs. Cricket friends are the best kind.

Anyway, onward and upward. Southee grabs the ball after lunch and drops a little short with his fifth ball, the mistake that Voges has been sweating on all morning. That’s pulled for three and then a wild full toss down the leg side flies away for four byes.

An unexpected but fascinating lunch-time read on Shane Warne’s charity

...which is allegedly under investigation from consumer watchdog Consumer Affairs Victoria. You can read the latest here.

Lunch on day two - Australia 485-4 at the break

118th over: Australia 485-4 (Voges 32, Marsh 7)

Mark Craig as the honour of the last over before lunch and there’s nothing paritcularly worrying therein for Mitch Marsh, who waits four deliveries before batting a gentle cut shot out to the deep for one. Voges pulls for one more and then Craig’s final delivery is safely negotiated by Marsh.

Thus ends the first session on day two, in which the Australians crawled to 69-2 from 29 overs. It was a disciplined effort by the Kiwis and they got some reward, removing David Warner for an imperious 253 and then the Australian skipper Steve Smith, who departed to a rash stroke on 27. I’ll be back with more live action after a refreshment of my own.

117th over: Australia 484-4 (Voges 31, Marsh 6)

Tim Southee’s well down on his usual pace as we approach lunch but he’s doing a superb job of keeping the run-scoring options infrequent so this is another maiden. The Kiwi fans are going mad for it.

116th over: Australia 484-4 (Voges 31, Marsh 6)

Henry is replaced now just prior to the lunch break. It’s not Trent Boult but spinner Mark Craig who gets the nod for the job. He’s looking very red in the face too. Did he forget to slip, slop slap? That slogan is a decent summary of his bowling in Brisbane, now that I consider it. He starts well here to Marsh, turning it in gently and never offering an obvious scoring option so a single to Voges is the only damage.

Adam Voges has settled into his innings well on day two in Perth.
Adam Voges has settled into his innings well on day two in Perth. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

115th over: Australia 483-4 (Voges 30, Marsh 6)

Here’s some important information in light of Steve Smith’s very strange departure earlier: after this scorching hot day in Perth it’s going to drop to 30 degrees in Perth tomorrow – far kinder conditions for Australia’s bowlers to steam in if they’re spared the worst of today’s heat.

As I’m considering that, Southee drops short to Marsh and though his pull shot is only three metres away from Boult in the deep it’s hit firmly enough to beat him to the rope. That fizzed to the fence. Boult’s dive was just set design.

114th over: Australia 479-4 (Voges 30, Marsh 2)

Matt Henry’s back to his old tricks here, never putting the ball in the same place twice. After a single to Marsh, Voges picks up two before punishing another one that’s pitched up on his pads to pick up a boundary out to mid-wicket and then thumping a short one over the top of point for four more. That was a ragged effort from the medium-pacer. Might be time for some more Trent Boult, I think. Voges is off to the races.

113th over: Australia 468-4 (Voges 20, Marsh 1)

Ouch. It’s 39.4 degrees celsius in the shade right now, according to Channel Nine’s crack team of meteorologists. Imagine how hot it must feel out in the middle. You can’t really blame Western Australians for not completely packing out the ground when there’s so little shelter from the sun; it’s like an advertisement for the Waca’s limitations. Much more comfortable to watch on TV, you’d think. Anyway, Tim Southee is back into the attack and he backs up Henry’s maiden with another. It’s an absolute maiden-fest here. All the maidens you want.

112th over: Australia 468-4 (Voges 20, Marsh 1)

As Henry proves that lightning does strike twice and ties Marsh up for a second successive maiden, there’s more from the Travis Dean files. With Dean and Cameron Bancroft both on fire, perhaps Australia should field an XI comprised solely of opening batsmen.

111th over: Australia 468-4 (Voges 20, Marsh 1)

Voges has been his usual patient and calm self so far and when Bracewell overpitches on a leg stump line he’s crisply belted for four between mid-wicket and mid-on. That was a classical on-drive from Voges, cracked from a perfectly balances and upright position. The famed Fremantle Doctor is now blowing across the ground, which will be of some relief to the fans sweating it out without the protection of grandstands.

110th over: Australia 464-4 (Voges 16, Marsh 1)

Marsh has barely had a chance to have a hit in this series so far but it doesn’t show in his fluent and attractive driving against Henry here, though he’s unable to pierce the field with the couple that he middles nicely so Henry bowls his first maiden of the game. Only took him 20 overs.

Adam Voges gets going in his first Test innings in front of his home crowd at the Waca.
Adam Voges gets going in his first Test innings in front of his home crowd at the Waca. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

109th over: Australia 464-4 (Voges 16, Marsh 1)

At least we’ve now got full Western Australian representation out there for the home crowd to enjoy. Marsh gets off the mark with a single but he’ll be looking to do a bit of damage here once he’s got his eye in.

108th over: Australia 462-4 (Voges 15, Marsh 0)

Mitchell Marsh now has the opportunity for some sustained time in the middle, but does Smith’s crazy heave indicate that the Aussies might be looking at a declaration early today? Surely not...

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WICKET! Smith c Watling b Henry 27 (462-4)

Smith departs having a slog! Dear me, that was bizarre stuff from the Australian skipper. Just as he looked to be rediscovering his mojo with a pair of twos and then a cracking cover drive for four, he gets greedy from the penultimate ball of Matt Henry’s patchy over and tries to smash him into Sunday. The edge flies through to Watling behind the wicket and we’re left to ponder whether that really was the right time for such a wild and wooly slog. Smith will cringe watching that replay, even if the situation possibly demanded he get a move on.

107th over: Australia 454-3 (Smith 19, Voges 15)

Was Brendon McCullum a sheep dog is a past life? It’s 40 degrees out there and he’s the elder statesman of this side, yet again we see him haring out to the boundary and hurling himself into the turf to turn a boundary into three. There’s another interesting little byplay when Bracewell shifts his field to signal a short ball and then pitches it up nice and full. I see what you did there Dougie and I like it.

106th over: Australia 451-3 (Smith 16, Voges 15)

New Zealand’s supernumeraries have been ferrying refreshments and ice onto the ground at regular intervals this morning but we’ve also just had a scheduled drinks break as well, after which Matt Henry continues. Voges picks up two and then with a lovely little late-cut-flick thingamajig, a four through gully. He’d love a big score here in front of his home crowd.

105th over: Australia 444-3 (Smith 15, Voges 9)

At the risk I’ll fall through a trap door for saying so, it’s worth mentioning at this point that the term ‘Waca’ is used to conform with the Guardian style guide rather than being my particular flight of fancy. If I capitalise it I’ll be sent to cover the Plunket Shield. Voges has whipped Bracewell for two to the leg side here but otherwise it’s another stingy effort from the medium-pacer.

104th over: Australia 442-3 (Smith 15, Voges 7)

Smith breaks the shackles a little further with a booming straight drive off Matt Henry, who has just replaced Trent Boult and offered up a full toss. Smith tries another next up but the bowler stops it. Henry’s released the pressure valve somewhat with that over. His pitch map would look like a pepperoni pizza at this point.

103rd over: Australia 438-3 (Smith 11, Voges 7)

It’s not entirely convincing but Smith picks up three from Bracewell when he’s diving through mid-on from a foot outside off stump. Otherwise it’d been another miserly over from Bracewell, who is replicating the efforts of Southee earlier to try and frustrate the Aussie skipper into a rush of blood. So far he’s resisting anything rash.

There are stats nerds and then there’s the Godfather of stats nerds.

102nd over: Australia 435-3 (Smith 8, Voges 7)

Boult’s really bending his back for his captain here in trying conditions and again limiting Smith to just a single from the over. In 12 overs Australia has gone at just 1.58 runs per over so far. New Zealand are doing a superb job of restricting the Aussies from accelerating. If you’re missing Nine’s coverage, well, you’re not really missing much I guess.

101st over: Australia 434-3 (Smith 7, Voges 7)

Here’s a potential opening for the Australian pair as Doug Bracewell trots across to replace Southee and you sense Boult might need some relief too because he’s standing down by the boundary rope with a large back of ice held to his neck. There’s a slight breeze now at the Waca but all that’s doing is fanning the faces of players and patrons with dry heat. Bracewell keeps it just as tight as his mates to produce another maiden.

100th over: Australia 434-3 (Smith 7, Voges 7)

As Waca staffers walk around spraying members of the crowd with water, the mercury has apparently passed 40 out in the middle, where Boult continues with his much-improved showing on day two. That’s prompted McCullum to position a man at second slip. Such a luxury was unthinkable late yesterday as Warner cut loose.

99th over: Australia 433-3 (Smith 7, Voges 6)

Voges finally gets some width from Southee and playing his first Test innings on his home deck, the Western Australian gets back and across and thumps a late cut so hard into the square that it clears the head of Martin Guptill at point and races away for a boundary. What a satisfying feeling a shot like that must be for the batsman. It ballooned up off the secondary wicket. Reader Bronwyn Mitchell is full of praise for Warner’s innings. “He just gets better all the time,” she says. And that’s the thing, he really is adding strings to his bow. Five years back, who honestly thought he was capable of reaching such rare heights? Not I.

Meanwhile, in Travis Dean news...

98th over: Australia 428-3 (Smith 7, Voges 1)

This is a bit of an odd time for Steve Smith, I guess. He’s been Australia’s batting talisman for the past couple of years but moving into this second Test of the summer he’s been relegated to a supporting role so far. Boult’s probing him again in this over and it’s yet another maiden.

97th over: Australia 428-3 (Smith 7, Voges 1)

It’s another maiden for Southee here as New Zealand sustain their pressure on the new man Voges. He and Smith are both starting from scratch here but if they can weather this early period, you sense there’ll be a lot of runs on offer throughout the afternoon.

96th over: Australia 428-3 (Smith 7, Voges 1)

As Boult’s over ends another child of Belfast, Colum Farrelly, speaks for all of us when he says, “That paragraph by Robert McLiam Wilson is marvellous. Thank you.” Thanks again Robert. Adam Voges arrives at the crease and he’s off the mark with a single.

WICKET! Warner c Craig b Boult 253 (Australia 427-3)

Warner’s gone! Boult has done the trick early here, squaring Warner up so that he sends a thick edge through to a diving Mark Craig in the cordon. It’s a huge let-down for the crowd but New Zealand get immediate reward for a disciplined and determined start with the ball. Smart cricket from them. Warner honestly does look pretty spent as he salutes the crowd on the way off. After 409 minutes of brilliance he’s fully deserving of their applause.

David Warner departs the Waca to a warm applause after being dismissed for 253 early on day two.
David Warner departs the Waca to a warm applause after being dismissed for 253 early on day two. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

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95th over: Australia 427-2 (Warner 253, Smith 7)

Southee continues to pursue that line outside Smith’s off stump, which mightn’t be the most exciting or attacking cricket right now, but at least represents a plan. For now Smith looks content to let them go and settle in for a long stay, even if he’s being denied low-risk scoring options. Southee only errs onto Smith’s pads with his final delivery of the over but so used to leaving, Smith misses the chance to turn it to leg, sending a leading edge towards cover. This is a disciplined start from the Kiwis and they’ve already doubled their maiden count from yesterday.

Warner brings up 250!

94th over: Australia 427-2 (Warner 253, Smith 7)

There’s another milestone for Warner from the first delivery of Boult’s over when he pushes gently at one that is swinging away and a thick edge flies low and wide of the cordon for a boundary to bring up 250. Ian Chappell suggests Warner might be a little tired at the moment, which would be fair enough after batting for 94 overs in this kind of heat. Warner’s at least smiling and why not?

93rd over: Australia 423-2 (Warner 249, Smith 7)

Much like yesterday, Southee is aiming for containment when he bowls to Smith in this over – every ball is in a channel a foot outside off stump but slightly full – and with Smith refusing to force the issue it ends up a maiden. That’s worth celebration, really. New Zealand only managed one maiden for the entire day yesterday and it was the first over of the game. They’ve already reached a KPI.

92nd over: Australia 423-2 (Warner 249, Smith 7)

We can probably cut him some slack because he’s on the comeback trail from injury, but Trent Boult has been poor so far on this tour. He starts well enough today, angling it in towards Smith’s off stump but the pace is well down on his looseners – mid 120s – and he’s easily turn to fine leg for a single when he errs towards Smith’s hip. Warner gets straight to work though, reaching in front of himself a little but with control to clatter a cover drive to the boundary.

91st over: Australia 418-2 (Warner 245, Smith 6)

Warner middle’s Southee’s first ball of the day wide of cover for a quick single and we’re away on day two. Australian skipper Steve Smith is a little more circumspect to start with but driving with intent when Southee gives him a bit of width outside off stump. A single from the final delivery means he’ll face up to Trent Boult’s first ball as well. It’s already steaming hot at the Gabba too - into the 30s in the first over of the day.

A little bit of perspective on life and sport before we start

As the Waca stops to observe a moment’s silence for the lives tragically lost in Paris today, good friend of the OBO Robert McLiam Wilson writes in from Paris.

“The cricket is not just a vital distraction, Russell, it’s a crucial comfort,” he says. “I live in the 10th Arr. Some of this happened in my neighbourhood. The streets are empty and the apartment lights are on. No one is sleeping. And everyone is afraid. Even growing up in Belfast doesn’t prepare you for this stuff. You reach for any solace. I watched Aussie cricket the night after the Charlie Hebdo attack and found it incredibly consoling. It was something about the Australian sunlight, it’s promiscuous optimism. And the sheer, pointless beauty of cricket. It felt like life, being thoroughly and joyously lived. I’m depending on it tonight. It’s what you do when you feel hemmed in by life’s opposite.”

Thanks for your words Bob and glad to hear that you’re okay mate. Let’s enjoy this day of hopefully glorious cricket together.

The new David Warner

“The way that I play my game I really have to cash in when I make 50,” Warner tells Channel Nine just now, before underlining how important it is to “cash in” when he gets start. It’s one thing to say that of course, but another thing altogether to maintain the concentration required to do it. His now supreme levels of fitness played a big role yesterday too, enabling him to accelerate as the day wore on and the bowlers tired.

“I think Lara is genuinely under threat today,” says Kiwi pundit Ian Smith, echoing my suspicions. Usman Khawaja also stopped by last night to pre-record an interview with Mark Taylor. I guess it’s lucky he wasn’t listening to Taylor pay out on him all day yesterday during that sublime century of his...

“I’ve just ended up converting a couple of scores,” says Khawaja of his development. “I’m really glad I’ve hung in there and got a couple of scores.” He was just a joy to watch yesterday and for all the fuss made of Warner’s glorious start to the summer, the elevation of Khawaja’s game is every bit as important to this Australian side you’d have to think. With Warner, Smith and Khawaja on song, Australia’s batting fragility of the past half-decade might be a distant memory soon enough. I guess we should wait until they’ve done it overseas too.

Meanwhile, the 140-character Don is missing from the New Zealand line-up but he’s making his presence felt online with this unconventional approach to answering Twitter trolls.

Preamble

Hello OBOers and welcome to day two of the Perth Test, where Australia’s ongoing dominance of their Trans-Tasman foes is the likely story of the day. Russell Jackson here to take you through until tea. You can get me on russell.jackson@theguardian.com or via Twitter (@rustyjacko) throughout the day.

It’s been a truly miserable morning in other senses, of course, and at times like these sport can seem either entirely trivial or a vital distraction, depending on your mood, but we focus our attention now on David Warner’s possible pursuit of...I don’t think we even need to whisper it...Brian Lara’s Test record score of 400. Warner was magnificent yesterday, making the first double-century by an Australian opener since 2004 and putting Australia in a commanding position at 416-2 at stumps.

What other marks did he knock off? Well, he rose to 7th on the list of most runs made in a single day of Test cricket and of Australians, only Bradman has gone better than the pint-sized lefty. No wonder they’re queuing up outside the ground to watch him resume today. Also, no Test opener other than Gavaskar has performed Warner’s feat of centuries in three successive innings and it’s the sixth time on the trot that the Australian has past 50 in Tests.

But...He has to start again today. These New Zealand bowlers aren’t the mugs he made them look like yesterday and they’re led by a proud and tenacious cricketer in Brendon McCullum. For the sake of the contest let’s hope the tourists drag themselves back into this one.

It was a record-breaking day at the Waca yesterday, where David Warner put the beleaguered Kiwi attack to the sword to end the day undefeated on 244. Russell will be here shortly to take you through all the live action on day two, but in the meantime you can check out our account of all the action in Perth yesterday. Warner and Australia will resume with the score on 416-2.

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