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Australia face stiff challenge in backyard scrap with NZ

New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson holds the ANZ test series cup after their series win during day five of the second cricket Test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Hagley Park Oval in Christchurch on December 30, 2018. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP)

Australia opened their home season with a cakewalk against Pakistan but New Zealand should present a much stiffer challenge when they look to end their 34-year wait for a second test series triumph in their neighbours’ backyard.

Boasting a line-up rated by at least one former Australia test player as the best the country has ever produced, New Zealand rarely travelled across the Tasman Sea with such confidence that they can get the job done.

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