Cross Fingers, He'll Come Good ; Rusty Harmison Set to Lead Test Attack
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THERE were times when they did not appear to have enough fit players to take the field but, by the end of a day of gradual improvement, England had solved the selection puzzles that threatened to dog them in the build-up to the first Test.
The second day of their final warm-up game before the real business begins in Hamilton on Tuesday night started chaotically for England, with injury concerns over Paul Collingwood, Chris Tremlett and Matthew Hoggard. Three fielding substitutes were needed and a search began for someone, anyone, to share the second new ball with Steve Harmison. Even Alastair Cook was going through his bowling action in a bid to catch his captain's eye.See the full content of this document
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Cross Fingers, He'll Come Good ; Rusty Harmison Set to Lead Test Attack
Ultimately, the two senior men playing for their Test places did much to settle the debate.
Harmison carried the bowling load to take four wickets...See the full content of this document
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