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Daily Mirror
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Fraser Watson

Brawl breaks out in Headingley crowd during final Test between England and New Zealand

Another dynamic day of Test match cricket at Headingley was tainted when a bizarre brawl broke out in the stands.

For the majority of Sunday's play, a sell-out crowd appeared to be enjoying themselves as England finished the evening session 183-2, just 113 short of the 296 they need to seal a 3-0 series win. The only apparent break in atmosphere had come in the afternoon when fans contrived to create a huge 'beer snake' using empty plastic glasses.

But things turned to sour amongst spectators late in the day, although ironically it was a man dressed in a football replica top that appeared to be the root of the problem. And not just any top, but Paul Gascoigne's famous Euro 1996 No.8 shirt.

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