Tests where England got closer to victory than they did in Abu Dhabi, but failed to win
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<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63734.html" target="_blank">v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo,1996</a><br>Target: 205 in 37 overs <b>Fell short by 1 run</b><br> "We flippin' murdered 'em," England coach David Lloyd famously said, as the first Test between the two sides became the first Test to end with the scores level. England needed three off the final ball but Nick Knight could only manage two Getty Images
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62930.html" target="_blank">v West Indies, Lord's,1963</a><br>Target: 234 in 91 overs <b>Fell short by 6 runs</b><br> Last over, England needed six runs, West Indies one wicket, in one of the all-time great Lord's Tests. Wes Hall didn't concede any runs as Colin Cowdrey - with a broken arm - and tailender David Allen hung on to avoid defeat PA Photos
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<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63464.html" target="_blank">v Pakistan, Edgbaston, 1987</a><br>Target: 124 in 18 overs <b>Fell short by 15 runs</b><br> All signs pointed to a snoozefest at lunch on the fifth day as Pakistan reached 74 for 1 after England took an 82-run lead. Neil Foster and Ian Botham sparked a collapse, though, and Pakistan needed Imran Khan's two-hour 37 to eat up valuable time, just enough to deny England PA Photos
<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/566936.html" target="_blank">v Australia, The Oval, 2013</a><br>Target: 227 in 44 overs <b>Fell short by 21 runs</b><br> With the Ashes already lost, and the fourth day's play lost to rain, Michael Clarke took a trademark gamble on the final day of he series. His intriguing declaration set up an enthralling climax. Kevin Pietersen hit England's fastest Ashes fifty but it wasn't enough PA Photos
