Safe hands spur on England
- 5 Mar 08, 06:16 AM
For a rather cumbersome, unathletic team, England had an outstanding opening day in the field in Hamilton, turning four half-chances into wickets to take the advantage.
This must be tempered, however, by the likelihood that Ian Bell will be unable to contribute much with the bat; he picked up a nasty knock on the right hand at short leg, and although nothing is broken, it is very swollen.
New Zealand should have been targeting a score in excess of 450 in very benign, lifeless conditions, but only two batsmen, Jamie How and Ross Taylor, played with the patience and discipline required.
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