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England stick with winning formula

One of the main features of England's win at Headingley was the successful resurrection of the horses-for-courses policy that saw Ryan Sidebottom take eight wickets on his old stomping ground, says Derek Pringle in The Daily Telegraph .

One of the main features of England's win at Headingley was the successful resurrection of the horses-for-courses policy that saw Ryan Sidebottom take eight wickets on his old stomping ground, says Derek Pringle in The Daily Telegraph.

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Sidebottom will find swing less reliable at Old Trafford, though he deserves to keep his place. Swing makes him a match-winner but his accuracy offers Michael Vaughan control, something England have lacked while Andrew Flintoff and Matthew Hoggard are injured.

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George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo