Its chief executive, Peter Whittall, also denied that a body had been found.

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Pike River Mine Chief Executive Peter Whittall said the latest tests had shown there was still heat being given off underground.

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The Whittall family had moved to Cornwall from Rowley Regis in the West Midlands only six days before Mrs Whittall was killed.

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The two miners who emerged earlier had moderate injuries, Mr Whittall said.

BBC: New Zealand miners missing after explosion

Whittall, who has so often held up opponents who might otherwise have ripped through the Zimbabwe tail, performed the anchor role once more.

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Thirza Whittall, 33, died in 2008 as she stepped into the bath of the house her family was renting at Portscatho on the Roseland peninsula.

BBC: Pettigrew Cottage, Porthscatho

And although Stuart Carlisle and Guy Whittall, lower down the order, scored in the 30's, a slow run rate and tight Pakistan bowling denied them a better score.

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Zimbabwe, three down after Guy Whittall fell to a blinding catch by Bas Zuiderent in the deep, were looking increasingly uncertain when Flower fell to reduce them to 165 for four.

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Johnson was the next to go followed by Whittall and then debutant Ray Price, who made just two, leaving tailenders Brandes and Strang, on one and three not out respectively, with wonders to work on the second day.

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