Australia Nudge Ahead After 14-Wickets Fall: Day 1, Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test

Honours were shared as 14 wickets fell on Day 1 of the second test between Australia and New Zealand.

Josh Hazlewood took five wickets in the first innings versus New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 8, 2024. Sanka Vidanagama/AFP via Getty Images

The weight of expectation was on the visitors to repeat their emphatic first test win, as round two, featuring the 100th tests for New Zealand’s Captain Tim Southee and runmaker Kane Williamson, got underway at Christchurch’s Hagley Park.

After being crushed resoundingly in Wellington, the Black Caps hoped for better after being inserted into bat by Australian Captain Pat Cummins.