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New Zealand took total control of the second Test on day two at Headingley, reaching 351-6 against England's toiling attack.

Opener Michael Papps (86) shared a frustrating 171-run partnership with Stephen Fleming, who made 97.

And in a three-hour evening session, Chris Cairns (41) and Brendan McCullum (31) added an unbroken 56 for the seventh wicket.

Andrew Flintoff, Martin Saggers and Steve Harmison took two wickets each.

England's bowlers were far from profligate, although generally they struggled early to adjust to the length required on the Headingley slope.

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Late in the day they were deprived of captain Michael Vaughan's direction as he left to be at the birth of his first child.

New Zealand's foundations were laid during the first four hours, although they only brought 178 runs.

Fleming always appeared more assured than Papps, who managed just two boundaries in front of square in five-and-a-half hours at the crease.

But neither man was able to set the pulse racing as they defended and prodded.

Fleming missed the chance to be the first Kiwi centurion at Leeds

Papps, who survived two dropped catches to make 24 on the first day, received a third reprieve on 36, when gully fielder Ashley Giles appeared unsighted.

On 23, Fleming had a slice of luck when Paul Collingwood, substituting for Giles, missed with a throw at the stumps on a morning England's fielders will want to forget.

The duo took their second wicket stand past the 120-run alliance of Martin Donnelly and Brun Smith in 1949 as a New Zealand record for any wicket at Headingley.

England were beginning to run out of ideas and becoming desperate to claim the second new ball when Flintoff finally struck Papps on the back foot with a full toss.

Fleming and Nathan Astle faced down seven overs but then both fell in the space of four balls.

Harmison's late return brought instant results when Fleming attempted to work a ball on the leg side and instead got a leading edge to cover.

Harmison could have had Styris lbw next ball but umpire Simon Taufel did not agree.

And it was not until the first ball of his next spell that the same bowler had Styris caught behind for 21.

Jacob Oram claimed 39 runs from 74 balls, including some unorthodox thrashing.

Cairns and McCullum showed no sign of letting the tempo drop, sharing 10 boundaries before England were finally allowed to rest at 1920 BST.

England: M E Trescothick, A J Strauss, M A Butcher M P Vaughan (Capt), G P Thorpe, A Flintoff, G O Jones, A F Giles, M J Hoggard, M J Saggers, S J Harmison.

New Zealand: M H W Papps, M H Richardson, S P Fleming (Capt) N J Astle, S B Styris, C S Martin, J D P Oram, C L Cairns B B McCullum, D L Vettori, D R Tuffey.