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theguardian - 10 hours ago

Half-baked England misfire again as New Zealand wrap up ODI series sweep

England New Zealand 226-8 (win series 3-0)Black Caps dominate from start to very near finishEngland can only hope there are fewer red faces when they get their hands on a red ball, even if the final action of their white-ball year was in the end not as humiliating as had long seemed inevitable. New Zealand stumbled as they approached the end of what appeared to be another procession, losing three wickets for eight runs in 17 balls to shoehorn some drama into the dross, only for Zak Foulkes and Blair Tickner to see the side home with two wickets to spare.In truth, on a ground known as the Cake Tin, the tourists were again half-baked, with their key batters not so much laying a foundation as undermining one, leaving the team to limp to an underwhelming total and New Zealand, for all that they faltered, a straightforward target. Continue reading...


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