Kiwi injuries give England the edge
- 21 Mar 08, 10:42 AM
I have inspected the pitch for the third and final Test between New Zealand and England in Napier - and it looks to be a belter.
By that, I mean hard with predictable bounce and unlikely to offer the seam bowlers anything after the first session of play, and little help for the spinners, even later in the match.
It seems that a result might be hard to come by - but this is the decider, after all, and the series should not be settled by a lucky win of a toss on a sporting pitch.
Besides, both sides have shown that they are more than capable of collapsing with the bat and it could be that the team which keeps its nerve in this winner-takes-all situation comes through in the end.
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