The Australians were lucky to escape the penalty after a strange moment when batsmen gave up crucial runs to chat at mid-wicket against New Zealand.

The Australian Test side's tail is wagging against New Zealand but could they be left to rue crucial runs that went begging because the batsmen decided to stop and have a chat instead?

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