England fight back with Cook, Compton centuries
- Published: 9 Mar 2013 at 05.49
- Online news: Asia
A double century stand by Alastair Cook and Nick Compton pulled England off the ropes and into a relatively safe position in the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin.
England's Nick Compton celebrates his maiden Test century, against New Zealand, in Dunedin, on March 9, 2013. Compton had a scare on 16 when New Zealand appealed for a catch down the leg-side but both the appeal and review were turned down.
Batting on a placid University Oval wicket, the pair put on 231 for the first wicket before Cook was out for 116 while Compton posted his maiden Test century to be not out 102.
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