Sidebottom puts England on top
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by admin
An inspired spell of precision bowling by Ryan Sidebottom pulled England off the ropes and put them in charge of the third cricket Test against New Zealand as 15 wickets fell here on Sunday.
After a day of fluctuating fortunes, England reached stumps on the second day of the series decider at 91 for two, holding an overall lead of 176.
As batsmen contrived to make the placid McLean Park wicket look dangerous, England’s first innings folded for a seemingly inconsequential 258.
New Zealand raced to 103 for one in reply before Sidebottom grabbed the initiative and New Zealand’s last nine wickets tumbled for 65 runs with the left-arm quick claiming a career-best seven for 47.
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Source: CricketNext
