Australia have atoned for their first loss to New Zealand in the Constellation Cup with a 48-42 victory in Auckland.
Lisa Alexander’s team lifted for the master coach in her 100th Test, levelling the four match series at 1-1.
Goal keeper Courtney Bruce subdued the Maria Folau-led Silver Ferns attack with an intensity that lifted the whole Diamonds side.
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The four-Test series now heads to Sydney and Perth, where wins would allow Australia to retain the trans-Tasman trophy for the seventh-straight time.
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