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South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to field in the second Test against England at Headingley here Friday.England gave a shock debut to Nottinghamshire pace bowler Darren Pattinson in one of two changes to the team that drew the first of this four-Test series at Lord’s.

Former roof tiler Pattinson, who has appeared in just 11 first-class matches, wasn’t in the original squad for this match and nor was he even the first reserve.

But, having been called up as cover for James Anderson on Thursday, the 29-year-old swing bowler was included in the team.

Anderson was passed fit but left-arm quick Ryan Sidebottom, a county colleague of Pattinson’s, was ruled out with the back strain he sustained at Lord’s.

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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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