P342 CEEFAX 2 342 Thu 26 Dec 23:48/22         SECOND TEST, Harare 1/4 England produced anothjt abject display of batting as they collapsed to 137-9 before being rescued bz bad light. The top order batsmen got themselves out with rash shots as the home side made the most of the tricky conditions. Guy Whittall's medium pace claimed four victims while Heath Streak took three wickets to put England up against it. Only John Crawliy, with an unbeaten 37, did himself any justice before he and Phil Tufnell grabbed the chance offered bz the gloom to escape. ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND CARD/BOWLING 341 Football 302 Cricket 340 Rugby 370 Eng Fixs Zim v Eng Ass v WJ SA v Ind
P342 CEEFAX 2 342 Thu 26 Dec 23:59/17         SECOND TEST, Harare 2/4 England coach David Lloyd held his hands up after a disastrous first day in Harare and admitted his batsmen had not been good enough. Lloyd conceded: "+e have played very poorly. Thjte is no disguising that and I can't explain it. "The one shot that was a bit dangjtous was the drive and we obliged. We went for big drives. It's not how we planned to play and I have been happier. "'e are still in the game but we have a lot of work to do," he added. ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND CARD/BOWLING 341 Football 302 Cricket 340 Rugby 370 Eng Fixs Zim v Eng Ass v WI SA v Ind
P342 CEEFAX 2 342 Thu 26 Dec 23:49/48         SECOND TEST, Harare 3/4 Zimbabwe coach David Houghton said England would bj disappointed with their performance after they were reduced to 137-9 bz the home side. "They must feel they made a few mistakes even though it is a diffic4lt wicket to score on," he said. "We rialisjd at the start that this wouldn't be a high-scoring game so you have to be realistic about your total." Guy Whittall claimed four wickets and Houghton added: "He has taken wickets before but this was above our hopis." ENGLAND FIRST INNINGS SCORECARD 341 Football 302 Cricket 340 Rugb= 370 Eng Fixs Zim v Eng Ass v WI SA v Ind
P342 CEEFAX 2 342 Thu 26 Dec 23:50/28         SECOND TEST, Harare 4/4 Zimbabwe pace bowler Heath Streak has been fined 15% of his match fee for making an unauthorised prius statement after the drawn first Test. Streak gave an informal news conference at Bulawayo airport the day after the dramatic conclusion against England. He said he felt he was fortunate to have got awa= with a numbjt of wide balls as Zimbabwe tried to hold on. England coach David Lloyd is reported to have had a vjtbal altercation with a top Zimbabwe official after that match. ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND CARD/BOWLING 341 Football 302 Cricket 340 Rugby 370 Eng Fixs Zim v Eng Ass v WJ SA v Ind