- Jonathan Agnew
- 6 Jun 08, 06:21 PM
James Anderson - with his best Test figures with both bat and ball - has put New Zealand on the rack and, finally, England appear to be on course to finish the series with an emphatic victory.
Anderson is always dangerous when the ball swings.
It remains frustrating that he is still inconsistent when it does not, but today he was in his element and will return to Trent Bridge with the chance to become only the third Test bowler in history to take all 10 wickets in an innings.
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With Euro 2008 starting this weekend, without England, possibly due to the limited number of English qualified players playing in the Premier League, should the qualification laws be tightened in cricket?
If you come to live in England after your 16th birthday or once your schooling has finished - should you be allowed to play for England? What are your reasons for wanting to come and play here in England - financial or do you really have a passion for your adopted country?
In my career I played with the South African-born Allan Lamb and Robin Smith and the New Zealand-bred Andrew Caddick, all outstanding cricketers who performed exceptionally well. On Thursday, we witnessed Kevin Pietersen and Tim Ambrose, who grew up and learned their cricket in South Africa and Australia respectively, turn England's fortunes around.
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