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Article: Cricket: Under-fire England must star in the great escape; Vaughan turns to bowler Trescothick on a nightmare day.(Sport)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- December 20, 2003
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ENGLAND'S previous escapes will pale into insignificance if they can avoid defeat in the final Test at the SSC after their worst day of the series against Sri Lanka.
Once Chaminda Vaas made light work of the England tail on the second morning, the Sri Lankan batsmen feasted on a bountiful track, taking advantage of the tourists' profligacy in the field to close a solitary run behind with eight first-innings wickets intact.
Sanath Jayasuriya made the most of a dropped catch by Graham Thorpe to hit a rapid 85 while Thilan ...