Kane Williamson celebrates after reaching his century.
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Williamson drove elegantly through the covers as he struck 10 boundaries, but Lyon had Latham caught at slip before Taylor and Williamson dug in with an unbroken stand of 53.
Whoever is chosen will face the adjustment of batting in the top order during the day-night third Test against New Zealand in Adelaide, before returning to the traditional format in the first Test against West Indies.
New Zealand’s Tom Latham catches Australia’s Mitchell Starc for a duck. Starc’s intensity was too much for out-of-form New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who made just 1 before being trapped in front by a searing full length delivery.
Williamson continued to show textbook technique and plunder runs easily, while Taylor more than doubled his previous best Test score in Australia. On the opening day in Perth New Zealand bowled one maiden over, the first of the match, before Australia took control.
Umpires Nigel Llong, left, and Sundaram Ravi, centre, look at a new ball delivered in a case by an official.
Warner’s 244 was also the highest total on a single day of Test cricket on home soil by an Australian.
Black Caps paceman Trent Boult sends down a delivery at the WACA.
Lead by a stunning David Warner 253 blitzkrieg, the Aussies were comfortably able to declare midway through the middle session on a mammoth 9/559.
“We’d let ourselves down as a bowling group, and Brendon down as a captain”. “It (would’ve been) quite easy to open one up, but I think if I’m going to, a Test series win definitely might bring one on”, he said.
Warner and skipper Steve Smith fell in quick succession before lunch.
Australian chairman of selectors Rod Marsh speaks with commentator Ian Chappell.
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It was the second-highest individual score at the ground, behind only Hayden’s massive knock.
