England begin day four with work to do, but Paul Collingwood's half-century takes them smoothly past 300 The seventh wicket finally arrives for New Zealand when Jacob Oram has Collingwood out lbw for 335 Tim Ambrose makes a vital 55 on Test debut, but falls immediately after lunch; Steve Harmison follows next ball Jeetan Patel's two late wickets help ensure England are hustled out for 348, trailing the hosts by 122 runs But Ryan Sidebottom removes Matthew Bell for a duck and the match explodes into life as he grabs a hat-trick Sidebottom celebrates his hat-trick, the 11th by an England bowler in a Test, with Jacob Oram plumb lbw Monty Panesar's contribution is also vital, as his three wickets help reduce New Zealand to 147-8 at stumps With New Zealand leading by 269, England can reflect on some outstanding catching, particularly from Alastair Cook But the day belongs to Sidebottom, clapped off the turf by an England team suddenly in with a chance of victory
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