Left-armer Sidebottom, also in contention for a place in the final Ashes Test at The Oval next week, ripped through the Bears middle order with a devastating spell of swing bowling - taking his tally to 20 wickets in his last four matches at an average of 17.85.

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"We will now look at all aspects of his bowling action and physical training regime in order to see what is causing the problem, " said Rob Campbell, the head of New Zealand's medical panel.

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Shabbir Ahmed was unable to match his accuracy conceding runs at a rate of six and a half per over, but Razzaq cut through the middle order by bowling to a full length to finish with 4-33 from his 10 overs.

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But while questions will inevitably demand answers about England's top order, South Africa produced yet another tight-knit bowling performance with Kallis, short of Test runs himself, emphasising his all-round credentials by capturing 3-31 and taking a brilliant low catch to dismiss Cook.

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But in truth they did not have much of a contest to savour as the Irish top order capitulated against the Indian left-arm seamers who relished bowling first in the overcast conditions.

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