Ravindra puts New Zealand in dominant position after England fail to take advantage
Third Test D3: New Zealand 438 & 120-3; England 354 England lose eight wickets for 130 runs Things can change quickly in cricket. Just as
Third Test D3: New Zealand 438 & 120-3; England 354 England lose eight wickets for 130 runs Things can change quickly in cricket. Just as England thought a reset had occurred at Lord’s, only for a late night in Chelsea to put paid to that notion, so the nature of the pitch lurched significantly on a gripping third day at Trent Bridge.
Gone was the road from which the ball repeatedly raced across the parched outfield during the first two days. In its place – influenced by a slight drop in temperature and some cloud cover – was a more capricious strip of earth.
It offered lateral movement and inconsistent bounce, and led to 11 wickets falling. Continue reading...
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