Taylor assault upsets New Zealand's plans

Dec 14, 2008

Chris Gayle sent out a statement with some stylish strokeplay and went on to pass fifty•Getty Images

Kyle Mills was among the wickets in the opening session and gave his side the edge•Getty Images

...but he managed only 23 on his Test debut •Getty Images

New Zealand was finally given out and Ramdin had to go•Getty Images

Taylor's hundred came off just 97 balls and he beat his previous highest first-class score of 40 by a huge margin•Getty Images

Chanderpaul went too far across and lost his middle stump•Getty Images

However he got a little too ambitious against Iain O'Brien and lost his wicket•Getty Images

Xavier Marshall found his groove early but didn't last very long•Getty Images

It was left to Shivnarine Chanderpaul to shoulder the responsibility•Getty Images

Jerome Taylor bludgeoned the bowling and took the game away from New Zealand•Getty Images

He added 153 with Chanderpaul, who scored 76•Getty Images

Vettori ended with 6 for 56 to give New Zealand a first-innings lead of 25•Getty Images

Brendan Nash walked in with his team in a bit of trouble...•Getty Images

Umpire Mark Benson had a word with Daniel Vettori after the bowler challenged the verdict on Denesh Ramdin•Getty Images

He was severe square of the wicket on the off side •Getty Images

Vettori had Taylor edge to Brendon McCullum for 106 and dismissed Daren Powell off the next ball•Getty Images

New Zealand suffered late jolts when Daren Powell struck twice off successive balls. They finished the day 69 in front with eight wickets in hand•Getty Images