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A four-pronged seam attack turned the Test quickly in the first session, grabbing the opposition by the scruff of the neck after a 161-run opening stand, before Daniel Vettori mopped up the tail quickly after lunch

Jamie Alter talks to Mohammad Ashraful on Bangladesh's progress after a record opening stand between their young openers - Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique

Inspired by a new-ball burst that checked New Zealand's lower order , Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique bravely chipped away at a 220-run first-innings lead

New Zealand edged ahead of Bangladesh on a day when 14 wickets fell at Dunedin's University Oval, making its debut as a Test venue in the series opener, as the tourists struggled during the opening day of their first Test in six months

New Zealand have the perfect chance to lift their sagging Test cricket fortunes when they face Bangladesh at the start a two-Test series in Dunedin on Friday.