England flops take battering from Bumble and Silverwood

By Chris Stocks in Edgbaston

ENGLAND were branded “shocking” by former coach David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd after an abysmal batting collapse that left them heading for a hum- bling series defeat by New Zealand.
Current coach Chris Silver- wood also laid into his players after they endured an embarrassing third day of this second and final Test that ended with the hosts on 122-9 and a lead of just 37.
It’s inevitable that New Zealand will canter to what will be a simple chase on the fourth morning of this winner-takes-all contest at Edgbaston to secure only their third Test series win in England to ...

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