Sport 09-11-2001 who: New Zealand cricketers what: Fight back to 294-6 after Australian batsmen threaten to run riot where: Brisbane, Australia when: Yesterday snippet: "Australia`s fledgling left-handed opening pair of Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer both scored centuries to dominate the opening day of the three-Test series," reports the Guardian`s David Plummer. "But the tourists fought back grittily to take six wickets for 39 and leave Australia on 294 for six at stumps as the medium-pacers Chris Cairns and Craig McMillan moved up a gear to claim some of the prime scalps in world cricket." [... more]

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