England captain Michael Vaughan (left) and Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori after the latter wins the toss and chooses to bowl

Vaughan is in more chipper mood as he models a special numbered cap to mark his 75th Test appearance for England

New Zealand try to get the ball changed three times during the morning session but the umpires are unmoved

England make good progress through Vaughan and fellow opener Alastair Cook, reaching 79-0 at lunch

But that fine start is undone when Jacob Oram bowls Vaughan second ball after lunch and has Cook caught behind

Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell fall cheaply to leave England in trouble, with much depending on Kevin Pietersen

But Pietersen is again far from fluent before Mark Gillespie bowls him as England limp to 156-5 at tea

Tim Ambrose overcomes some difficult moments early on to lead the fightback with Paul Collingwood

Ambrose finishes the day on 97, having added 155 with Collingwood (48no) as England close on 291-5