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Steves Smith, Marnus Labuschagne give Aussies day 1 edge in Boxing Day Test

By Saurabh Sharma December 26, 2019 • 15:19 PM View: 1044

Melbourne, Dec 26: Twin half-centuries from Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne put Australia slightly ahead on Day 1 of the second Test against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

In front of the largest Boxing Day crowd (80,473) to attend a non-Ashes Test for almost 50 years, Australia reached 257/4 at Stumps on Thursday.

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