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Jonathan Agnew

Old Trafford outcome in balance (0)

By keeping all but one of their second innings wickets intact in the final 27 overs of the day at Old Trafford, England find themselves well-placed to win a game that, at lunch, they had seemed destined to lose.

It was one of those crazy days of Test cricket in which 16 wickets fell and fortunes shifted dramatically throughout.

That England are back in the game is thanks to New Zealand's rather curious uncertainty when they batted with a lead of 179, and Monty Panesar's bowling down wind at the Statham End.

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Graham Gooch

England batting lacks authority (0)

I am very concerned about the direction that the England team are heading in regarding their batting.

A successful line-up has to have a positive outlook and attitude as well as good intent and a consistent tempo.

Over the last three series England's batting performances have been way below par for a side that is expected to challenge the best in the world.

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