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06/20 12:39 CDT New Zealand tightens grip at The Oval as England slumps to
182-5 chasing 463
New Zealand tightens grip at The Oval as England slumps to 182-5 chasing 463
By FOSTER NIUMATA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) --- New Zealand was slowly but surely closing in on winning The
Oval test after reducing England to 182-5 on Saturday in a doubtful
fourth-innings chase of 463.
England interim captain Joe Root was 75 not out at stumps on day four with
debutant Jordan Cox beside him and yet to get off the mark.
But even with Root, test cricket's second highest run-scorer in the middle, few
gave England a chance of pulling off a miracle comeback.
England came out after tea, already three wickets down for 54, to a spectator
with a trumpet blowing the tune to "The Great Escape," the 1963 Steve McQueen
war epic.
And for a compelling 90 minutes England supporters could dream as Root and
Harry Brook decided to go down fighting.
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