Needless to say, as New Zealand's cricketers assumed their most dominant position in recent memory, a pall was cast across University Oval.
Chris Cairns, on a break from television commentary duties, sat alone on a plastic chair beside the northern sightscreen as Tim Southee and Trent Boult ripped through the West Indies middle order.
He'd caused similar carnage himself against the tourists 14 years previous, but his mind was on other things in the Dunedin afternoon sun. Cairns looked the loneliest man in the world.
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Chris Cairns, on a break from television commentary duties, sat alone on a plastic chair beside the northern sightscreen as Tim Southee and Trent Boult ripped through the West Indies middle order.
He'd caused similar carnage himself against the tourists 14 years previous, but his mind was on other things in the Dunedin afternoon sun. Cairns looked the loneliest man in the world.
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