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NZ Cricketers Face A Big Ask
A sunny day at Carisbrook has not led to a sunny performance from the Black Caps against Australia and they face a tough target when they return to the wicket this evening.
At the dinner break the Kiwis who performed so well against the West Indies only to be trounced by Australia at the weekend were chasing 311 runs to win.
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Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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