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James Anderson's recall to the English test cricket side paid off handsomely, with the seamer's five-wicket haul instrumental in placing New Zealand in deep strife at the Basin Reserve here today.
New Zealand were routed for 198 in their first innings, giving England the benefit of a 144-run advantage after their initial innings ended on 342 shortly before lunch.
At stumps Michael Vaughan and Alastair Cook had increased the overall lead to 148, adding four in the five overs before the close.
Anderson, who was loaned to the Auckland provincial side last week to find his form while his teammates crashed to a 189-run defeat in Hamilton, celebrated his 21st test with a haul for five for 73 - his fourth five-wicket bag.
The right armer, who was punished during the recent one-day series, had New Zealand on the back foot early by removing openers Matthew Bell (0) and Jamie How (7) in the seven overs before the lunch adjournment.
He then claimed Mathew Sinclair for nine between lunch and tea - the only wicket to fall as New Zealand added an encouraging 89 runs.
Stephen Fleming and Ross Taylor had placed the innings back on track, taking the score to 100 for three entering a final session that soon turned to disaster for the home side.
Fleming, making his last test appearance on his home ground, flirted with danger throughout his innings and his luck finally ran out on 34 when he played a half-hearted cut to Kevin Pietersen at point four overs after the resumption.
The former captain was dropped on 18 by Paul Collingwood and would have been run out for 32 in the final over before tea had Monty Panesar not muffed a loose return from Pietersen.
The let off was not costly however as Fleming's continued his annoying tendency to get out when apparently set.
Allrounder Jacob Oram's poor return with bat continued when he was leg before wicket to Ryan Sidebottom for eight and three balls later top scorer Taylor was gloved by Tim Ambrose for 53 as New Zealand plummeted to 113 for six in the 44th over.
Brendon McCullum and captain Daniel Vettori then embarked on an aggressive counter-attack that realised 52 runs in 33 balls before the cavalier wicketkeeper was snapped up in slip by Andrew Strauss.
Stuart Broad - the other newcomer after Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison failed to impress on Seddon Park -- was the deserving bowler.
McCullum's demise left Vettori to bat with the tail though he had little support from Kyle Mills (1) and Mark Gillespie (0).
Tailender Chris Martin stuck around to add 18 for the 10th wicket, a stand that enabled Vettori to reach his half century. He uppercut a six to reach the milestone off 42 balls and was stranded on 52 when Collingwood skittled Martin to record career best figures of three for 23.
Earlier England, resuming on 291 for five, lost their last five wickets for 51 but not before Tim Ambrose notched his maiden test century - the first by an English wicketkeeper abroad since Alec Stewart made 173 at Eden Park, Auckland, in January 1997.
Ambrose edged through the nervous 90s and snicked his 16th boundary to the third man fence to move from 97 to 101.
He was out five balls later, caught by Taylor off the bowling of Mills for 102, and although fellow overnight batsman Collingwood moved from 48 to 65 there was little other resistance from the English lower order.
Mark Gillespie removed Collingwood leg before wicket and then claimed Sidebottom and Panesar in consecutive balls, leaving him on a hat-trick when he bowls tomorrow.
He finished with four for 79 off 20 overs.
- NZPA
