Cricket: Trott targets a fightback

England batsman Jonathan Trott has called on his side to mount a fightback in the first Test against New Zealand, having endured a torrid time so far.

After the first day was washed out in Dunedin, the tourists were bowled out for 167 on day two, before the Black Caps racked up 131 without loss to leave England deep in trouble and 14/1 with bet365 to win the match. Trott, who top-scored with 45 in England's capitulation, said: "We've got a big three days ahead of us. We've faced big challenges like this before. This is going to be a good one if we can pull it off. "It can't get any worse, you can say that. "It's the first day of a three-Test series. There are 13 days of Test cricket left and we hope we can win those." England were forced to go into the game minus the services of star off-spinner Graeme Swann, who will miss the whole series due to an elbow problem which requires surgery.

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