Blackcaps v Australia: Star batsman Ross Taylor receives treatment in nets before Boxing Day test

There's a concern once again over the fitness of Blackcaps batsman Ross Taylor in the build-up to a test in Australia.

Just five days out from the Boxing Day test in Melbourne, the 35-year-old was seen receiving treatment in the nets as the physio pushed at his right wrist.

Taylor had an injury scare in the lead-up to the first test of the series in Perth too, after he copped a ball on the right thumb in the nets and had to leave training.

Blackcaps have confirmed to Newshub that since getting the treatment in the nets, Taylor is now fine. 

The Blackcaps haven't won a test series in Australia since 1985 and will need to win in Melbourne and in the third test in Sydney to break that streak.

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