"We need him to go big tomorrow and try and get [past] that follow on," Taylor said of the 396 mark. Perhaps taking a leaf from the National Party's 1980s playbook, Taylor urged Latham to think big. Only John Wright (12 centuries) and Glenn Turner (seven) sit ahead of Latham in the list of New Zealand's most prolific test openers. "To go out with that new ball is always going to be one of the hardest periods to bat. He's still young but he's earning his stripes in the team and he batted outstandingly well today."

Source: New Zealand Herald January 14, 2017 18:36 UTC