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Best Images from Australia New Zealand 1st Test Day 2

Australia continued their dominance going on the second day of the 1st Test at the Gabba, having reduced their neighbours to 157/5 at stumps. New Zealand had another forgettable day on the field as they endured a mini-batting collapse initiated by the pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson, trailing by a daunting 399 runs.Australia declared their innings at 556/4, with all of their batsmen coming good. In reply, New Zealand were ambling along at one stage, but a Mitchell-rampage saw them end the day at a perilous stage.Here are the best frames to have been captured in the course of the match: 

#1 Australia\'s new No.3 strikes gold

Usman Khawaja walks in to bat for Australia on Day 2. The 28-year-old, playing in his 10th Test, laid worthy claim to being David Warner’s opening partner for the immediate future

After being dropped during the 2013 Ashes, Khawaja showed he is willing to make most of the new opportunity – the retirement of Michael Clarke. Playing his first Test since being dropped, Khawaja registered the highest score among the Australian batsmen – 174 off 239 balls.

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