Williamson ton helps NZ to 291

There has been a certain amount of consistency in the manner in which Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson have collected runs over the last five years. And in that has been a character to their batting, the ability to slow poison bowling attacks, hurting them without really letting them know. It's a timid assault, and approach is dodgy. Amidst some fine shots, some exquisite too, there are long periods of dour batting, but strike constantly ticking over. It's surprising that after batting for such long periods, scoring so many runs over so many years, they still remain poor communicators while running. Their