Reuters
England poised for victory
Updated 00.01 Wed Mar 26 2008
Monty Panesar has put victory within England's grasp in the deciding third Test against New Zealand.
The spinner grabbed his seventh five-wicket haul in Test cricket to leave the Kiwis on 360 for nine at lunch on the fourth day.
Panesar finished the morning session with figures of six for 85
The hosts were chasing an unlikely total of 553 for victory.
Panesar finished the morning session with figures of six for 85.
Despite the daunting target, there was spirited batting from New Zealand, with Ross Taylor claiming his third test half-century off 85 balls, including 10 boundaries, to finish on 74.
New Zealand won the first test by 189 runs and England the second by 126 runs.
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