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Where was that final wicket caught Osem? ;) :P

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:D:D

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He ran miles... ;)

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I've not seen much of the match but from what I have seen I like the sporting behaviour evident between the two sides. It'd be a great thing if stuff like sledging and other shenanigans could be removed from the game but I reckon there'll be plenty of that coming up.

Going to watch the highlights later so I might be back to review the above...

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It was a fantastic test match and England were brilliant, especially over the last 2 days. For a team to score over 500 in their first innings and lose the match doesn't happen often, England deserve a lot of credit for that. Stokes, Cook and Root in particular were fantastic. Hopefully they can keep it up for the rest of the summer.

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Well, like I said even the most optimistic person would have failed to predict an England win on Thursday with us 30/4, but delighted we managed to win. For a while today, thought we were heading for a draw but then after family left turned cricket on to see we only needed 1 more wicket.

Let's hope this form can continue into the next Test and against the Aussies.

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Young Ben Stokes brought back even more memories of a famous Lancastrian and his heroics from 2005.

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Or even 1981, ;)

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Yes l was at my first job then and myself and the boss used to sneakily go into the stock part of the store to listen to the cricket while we were putting the stock away.

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Let's hope so - it's the fighting spirit which has been missing with too many players almost capitulating.

As for the 'highlights' well I suppose it's a big ask condensing a days play into 40 minutes and who knows what C5 get from Sky but I don't think they're up to much. What I did see was a few catches being lost through gaps in the slip cordon due to defensive field placings. There was no way NZ were ever going to win this so I'm at a loss to understand why those gaps were there. It's that sort of 'play unnecessarily safe' mentality which has cost England dear many times in the past and a number or former players commented on it.

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ECB ‏@ECB_cricket · 3m3 minutes ago
ECB names Trevor Bayliss as @englandcricket's new Head Coach

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Lets hope he can do a better job then the previous incumbent.

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England bowling like amateurs this morning yet again.:(

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Cook becomes Englands all time leading run scorer. Congratulations to him, England legend.

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Yes he is indeed a great run getter but sadly he ain't a captain.

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I tend to agree. He seems a really likeable guy and he's clearly got a lot of talent but having been in the position for quite some time now, his captaincy doesn't really seem to have developed. He's still far too cautious IMHO.