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Mike Selveys day four report from Southampton
The standard of fielding is often a reliable barometer of the mood of a side, in which case England just might be on an upward curve. They have not won a match in 10 games, not since the heady days of the defeat of Australia at Chester-le-Street last summer.
On Thursday they have a chance of breaking that grim sequence. If they do this will, in part, be down to two moments of magic in the field on Wednesday afternoon, one rather more graceful than the other.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 8 hours ago.
Mike Selveys day four report from Southampton
The standard of fielding is often a reliable barometer of the mood of a side, in which case England just might be on an upward curve. They have not won a match in 10 games, not since the heady days of the defeat of Australia at Chester-le-Street last summer.
On Thursday they have a chance of breaking that grim sequence. If they do this will, in part, be down to two moments of magic in the field on Wednesday afternoon, one rather more graceful than the other.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 8 hours ago.