It means that that the two-match limited overs series is shared. Having bowled and fielded well against their New Zealand counterparts, they batted abysmally, turning what had appeared a modest total by the Kiwis into one that beat the home side's by 29 runs. There are three "Tests" to come, starting at Old Trafford on Thursday week. New Zealand won in Australia earlier in the year - an indication of their quality - but England, having prevailed by two wickets at Chester- le-Street on Thursday, will have fancied themselves to take the upper hand before the Tests after limiting their opponents to 228 in 50 overs. ENGLAND'S well-established under-19s system has a good record in producing Test cricketers.

Half of those likely to be picked for Lord's on Thursday are graduates, among them the captain, Michael Atherton, and the present crop is likely to yield more, although they let themselves down here yesterday. The batsmen devoured a succession of loose deliveries in the final session.With a draw now the likely outcome, it was scant reward for Gallian's record-breaking triple century of the first two days.. Dean Jones attempted to cut a Watkinson ball which was too straight for the shot and Colin Wells tried one swept six too many, top edging to Jason Gallian who seized responsibility for the skied effort from the keeper, Warren Hegg.Watkinson spurned the new ball in favour of continued spin as the partnership between Cork and Krikken grew ominously. An unplayable fast leg-break clipped the corner of Adams's bat to loop to Watkinson at gully.

The Lancashire skipper also held a stunning catch at second slip off Philip DeFreitas to make amends for two earlier difficult drops.It was an eccentric end for Adams, who had exercised disciplined offence where his colleagues departed rashly. Taking the attack to Lancashire with two straight sixes, he raced past Krikken. Then, when the highly unlikely became a remote possibility, Cork dropped anchor while Krikken maintained the momentum.A wicket that had shown early signs of deterioration survived the baking heat, but the previously niggardly accurate Lancashire attack wilted. Signs of increasing turn dissipated as the Derbyshire resolve deepened.Krikken passed his career best of 85 with an array of shots in an innings which included 14 fours and three sixes. The 198 partnership, ended when a Peter Martin delivery caught a defensive top edge, beat the record of 182 set in 1922 by Jackson and Carter against Leicestershire.Throughout the day, Derbyshire batsmen had appeared equally comfortable only to fall victim to their own aggression.Operating in short, sharp bursts, the Lancashire seam attack persevered, Glen Chapple the most dangerous. On this pitch and with the tourists' bowling depleted, a fourth draw in their five three-day matches seems the most likely result.. A belligerent record-breaking partnership by Karl Krikken and Dominic Cork thwarted the chance of a four-course championship feast for Old Trafford fans reared on a fast-food diet of one-day success.