England Need One More Rescue ; Fighting Spirit Drawn On Again

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ENGLAND are hoping to pull off the second great escape of their South Africa tour to somehow retain their series lead at Newlands today.

Andrew Strauss' team closed day four of the third Test on 132-3, having been set a world-record 466 to win, and appear booked for a defeat which would leave the series level going to the final match in Johannesburg next week.

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England Need One More Rescue ; Fighting Spirit Drawn On Again

But Alastair Cook, who shared a century opening stand with Strauss before both fell in a rush of three valuable wickets, is encouraged by England's recent history of closing out unlikely draws. To do so, they will need to make seven wickets last six more hours. But that was a trick they pulled off, very narrowly, at the ...

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