Ryan Sidebottom bowls England to victory
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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An hour after England had completed their expected victory in the second Test, there was the rather charming sight of several of the team playing cricket on a sunny Basin Reserve outfield with their small children. (article 10)
England captain Michael Vaughan claimed the decision to drop Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison was vindicated by his side's victory in the second Test. (article 9)
England will need four wickets on the final day to level their Test series against New Zealand after reducing the Kiwis to 242-6, chasing 438. (article 5)
England, who caught brilliantly at Hamilton and lost, missed a succession of chances in Wellington yesterday but should still have won the second Test by lunchtime today. (article 7)
Michael Vaughan's bold gamble in taking the new ball when the umpires were vacillating over the state of the light may have saved his team from the possibility of being on the wrong end of a fourth innings record. (article 7)
Ryan Sidebottom had Daniel Vettori caught at third slip and trapped Kyle Mills lbw early on the final day but Brendon McCullum (85) played freely. (article 11)
Mark Gillespie and Brendon McCullum (85) frustrated the tourists by taking the score past 300, though their chances of chasing 438 were remote. (article 12)
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Story keywords
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ENGLAND, McCullum, Sidebottom, Collingwood, Zealand |
Source articles
- England put themselves in commanding position in Wellington (timesonline.co.uk, 03/16/2008, 861 words)
- Stuart Broad puts England in charge (timesonline.co.uk, 03/16/2008, 1179 words)
- England poised to set huge target (BBC News, 03/15/2008, 635 words)
- James Anderson vindicates selectors' pick (timesonline.co.uk, 03/14/2008, 769 words)
- Sloppy England on course for win (BBC News, 03/16/2008, 586 words)
- Anderson puts England in control (BBC News, 03/14/2008, 599 words)
- Clumsy England stumble towards victory (timesonline.co.uk, 03/16/2008, 845 words)
- Ryan Sidebottom bowls England to victory (timesonline.co.uk, 03/16/2008, 805 words)
- Young bowlers 'inspired England' (BBC News, 03/17/2008, 655 words)
- Does victory herald changing of the guard for England? (timesonline.co.uk, 03/17/2008, 568 words)
- NZ v England day five as it happened (BBC News, 03/16/2008, 2697 words)
- England level series with victory (BBC News, 03/16/2008, 407 words)
- Tim Ambrose looks like safe pair of hands (timesonline.co.uk, 03/16/2008, 1044 words)
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