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Australia thrive after taking 135-run lead

Australia's overnight batsmen, Adam Voges and Nathan Lyon, started day three strongly by adding 81 for the fifth wicket  Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images
Voges continued his good form, scoring a half-century that took Australia past 450  Getty Images
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Soon after he fell, however, Neil Wagner cleaned up Australia's lower order to claim a career-best 6 for 106. Australia were bowled out for 505 and their lead kept to 135  Getty Images
New Zealand were hurt early in their second innings, after Martin Guptill fell to James Pattinson for a duck in the fourth over  Getty Images
Pattinson then struck in successive overs to send back Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls, leaving the hosts at 72 for 3  Getty Images
In his final Test innings, Brendon McCullum smacked 25 off 27...  Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images
... Before he was removed by Josh Hazlewood late in the day  AFP
Kane Williamson held the innings together for the hosts, as they ended the third day at 121 for 4, trailing Australia by 14 runs  AFP
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