ENGLAND's cricketers were today facing the prospect of needing to score more than 350 on an untrustworthy pitch in Wanganui to save themselves the embarrassment of heavy defeat against New Zealand A.
At lunch on the third day, the Kiwi Test hopefuls were continuing to dominate England, reaching 266 for 7 in their second innings, a lead of 340.
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