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Playing a highly defensive game England kept the Pakistan bowlers at bay

A remarkable pattern seems to have been followed in the first three days of play in the second Test

Pakistan snatched the initiative in the second Test with just moments to go in the evening session of the second day

For the second consecutive day the initiative gained by England's excellent effort was lost in the final stages

After demolishing Pakistan for 316 runs through an extremely tight bowling-fielding combination, England took a cautious start but eventually succumbed to Pakistan's spin

Faced with playing vital pool matches against South Africa and India in its next two games, England made the most of its time in the middle when beating the Netherlands by 140 runs at BIL Oval at Lincoln University today

England took a comfortable first-innings lead of 120 having declared on 237 for seven, a little over an hour after lunch on the third day

With no play having been possible on the second day owing to wet ground conditions, there was little likelihood of a result in this three-day match at the Bagh-e-Jinnah ground in Lahore

Heavy overnight rain has left the Bagh-e-Jinnah ground in Lahore saturated, causing a delay to the start of play on the second day of England's match against the Pakistan Cricket Board XI

Overnight rain put paid to the second day of England's match against a PCB XI in Lahore

In their last match before the second Test next week, England ended the first day's play at the picturesque Bagh-e-Jinnah ground in Lahore on 76 for two, with Marcus Trescothick 28 not out and Alec Stewart on 12

New Zealand completed its preparation for the CricInfo Women's World Cup, starting next week, in Timaru today with its second convincing win of three in its clean sweep over England

New Zealand wrapped up its three-match One-Day International series with England in Timaru today 2-0 but only after a big scare as its struggled to score 135 runs to win

Pakistan having already averted the follow on, the match was on course for a draw with only academic interest for cricket lovers

Honours were shared in the drawn first Test between Pakistan and England as the game petered out shortly after tea on the fifth day

The weather was bitterly cold at Centennial Park, Oamaru today, but nothing was chillier than the performance of the England women's cricket team, just a week and a half out from the start of the 2000 CricInfo World Cup

The 4th day of the 1st Test between England and Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore was a battle of wits between the two teams

A draw appears to be the inevitable outcome of the First Test, which enters its final day tomorrow on the slow, lifeless wicket at Lahore

Bad light deprived England of the opportunity to apply further pressure to Pakistan on the third day of the first Test in Lahore

Resolute batting by England on the second day has put them in complete command of the first Test in Lahore