THIRD TEST, Trent Bridge (day two):
England 276-7 v New Zealand
England will seek to Berlusconi's Bridge to Sicily ...
NZ apologises to Vietnam veterans ...
EU ministers agree to start talks with Russia ...
Wilkinson out of New Zealand tour ...
Cricket: England ring changes ... turn an average score into a competitive one when they resume at 273-7 on day two of the final Test with New Zealand at Trent Bridge.
Kevin Pietersen's century and a fine 67 from Tim Ambrose put them in a useful position but both were removed with the second new ball before the close.
Promising left-hander Stuart Broad is still at the crease on 15.
After some overnight rain in Nottingham there are cloudier conditions for day two with a chance of showers later.
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By Tom Fordyce
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1102: Eng 276-7
Chris Martin to Malfoy Broad, and there's a tickle off the pads for a couple. Three chaps in the crowd dressed as Thunderbirds - maybe Colly's called for International Rescue.
1056: I do recall a creature in a Dr Seuss book - probably his Sleep Book - which had a tail so long he used it as his alarm clock. Before turning in for the night he would bite the end of his tail, and its length would mean that it took eight hours for the sensation of pain to travel to his brain and wake him up. Surprised he didn't make the cut for the last series of Planet Earth.
1050: Speculation all around me on how many England will stick on the board before they're dismissed. Predictions top out at around 45 and bottom off at six. England's tail is longer than a lemur's, you fear.
1040: Oh - hello. All good? Rather looking forward to this morning's action - England have their noses in front, but only by half a nostril. A touch muggy out in the middle - chance of the odd shower later doors, but you'd think that there'd be some swingage for both sides.
(BBC)
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