England attack gets back on track
- 25 Mar 08, 07:19 AM
Napier: day four of third Test - It required patience, but England finally broke the back of New Zealand’s resistance after tea and are set up to take the series on the final day.
With the new ball only two overs old, and just Daniel Vettori to come before the tail, it seems unthinkable that New Zealand could possibly survive another 90 overs.
Monty Panesar bowled a lovely, controlling spell in which he found a little more help than we anticipated. The end he preferred meant that one of the fast bowlers had to slog it out into the wind, and although this was not a Wellington hurricane, Stuart Broad’s 14-over stint was still a sterling effort - particularly as James Anderson had, once again, conceded five runs per over.
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