Cricket: Victory Smiles Mask Failings in the Ranks ; Batting Line-Up Needs Balance the Wisden Cricketer

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ENGLAND'S victory over New Zealand at Old Trafford might statistically have been one of the great Test wins but the result should not be allowed to mask a very shaky performance.

There is no denying that turning a Test match around from the perilous state England were in after the first innings (179 runs adrift) takes skill and a whole heap of character.

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Cricket: Victory Smiles Mask Failings in the Ranks ; Batting Line-Up Needs Balance the Wisden Cricketer

But New Zealand threw the game away as much as England won it.

Let us not forget that this is a very moderate New Zealand side, missing their most experienced bats...

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