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When Mark Taylor paid the ultimate tribute to Don Bradman

The events that led to the former Australia captain declaring overnight when he was batting on 334*

Twenty years ago, Mark Taylor declared overnight when he was batting on 334* in Peshawar. On a flat deck, and against a Pakistan attack lacking Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, he could have batted on and gone after Brian Lara's then world record Test score. Instead, "by about 2 am" on the morning of day three, Taylor decided not to go past Don Bradman's then Australian record. Here's how it all unfolded.

Daniel Brettig is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @danbrettig

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