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Journalism of Courage
BRISBANE, NOV 7: Australia captain Mark Taylor silenced his critics and deflated a resurgent New Zealand with a century on the opening day of the first Test today.
The left-handed opener, whose Test future has been repeatedly questioned over the past 12 months because of a prolonged form slump, scored 112 at the Gabba.
Scoreboard: Australia (1st innings) M Taylor c Young b Doull 112, M Elliott c Young b Cairns 18, G Blewett c Vettori b Cairns 7, M Waugh c Vettori b Cairns 3, S Waugh c Vettori b Cairns 2, R Ponting c Pocock b Doull 26, I Healy not out 62, P Reiffel not out 23; Extras (b4,lb7,nb4,w1) 16Total (for six wickets, 91 overs) 269Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-46, 3-50, 4-52, 5-108, 6-225.Bowling: Doull 24-6-52-2 (w1), Allott 23-2-83-0, Cairns 20-5-65-4 (nb2), Vettori 9-3-21-0, Astle 11-2-20-0, Harris 4-1-17-0 (nb2).r h
