Cocky Kiwis in Full Flight; Five Years After Their Victory Over England at Lord's, New Zealand Are Back Stronger Than Ever, Reports Dominic O'reilly
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New Zealand will face an England team bent on revenge when the first of the three-Test npower series starts at Lord's on Thursday. Five years ago the Black Caps recorded their first win at the game's most famous ground and came back from losing the first Test to enjoy a 2-1 series victory.
Matt Horne was man of the match in the 1999 Lord's Test for his first innings century spread over six hours. He is spending this summer as Ayr's overseas professional and believes that series victory five years ago gave New Zealand the impetus to improve so rapidly they have drawn series with Australia and South Africa.See the full content of this document
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Cocky Kiwis in Full Flight; Five Years After Their Victory Over England at Lord's, New Zealand Are Back Stronger Than Ever, Reports Dominic O'reilly
"We gained a heck of a lot of confidence and won at two grounds where we'd never won before [Lord's and The Oval]. It proves to us all that England are beatable here. Winning at Lord's was particularly special because of everyone who'd gone before, lots of New Zealand cricketer...
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