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Alastair Cook lauds Matt Prior after New Zealand series
Reaction from the press conference after England salvaged an incredible draw from the final Test against New Zealand. By comparison, Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum was "heartbroken. "We've had to fight over these five days. New Zealand have outplayed us in this game but I can be very proud of the English guys led by...
Published: Mar 26, 2013, 08:13 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 26, 2013, 08:13 PM (IST)
Reaction from the press conference after England salvaged an incredible draw from the final Test against New Zealand. By comparison, Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum was "heartbroken.
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"We've had to fight over these five days. New Zealand have outplayed us in this game but I can be very proud of the English guys led by Matty Prior and Ian Bell were fantastic.
"The never say die attitude and that fight you need in Test cricket, we showed a lot of that in this series."
The fighting spirit was no better expressed than by the record effort of Stuart Broad as England batted for survival in their second innings.
He went 102 minutes without scoring, one minute more than the previous scoreless record set by New Zealand's Geoff Allott against South Africa 14 years ago.