Before day four starts England paceman James Anderson tests the ankle he injured playing football and is passed fit

Anderson shows no ill effects with a nice little cameo before Monty Panesar is dismissed to wrap up the innings for 293

New Zealand need a record 438 to go 2-0 up but England strike early, with Jamie How falling to Ryan Sidebottom

Stephen Fleming is dropped on 10 by Tim Ambrose off Paul Collingwood and the Kiwis reach lunch on 42-1

Collingwood is the guilty party when he drops an easy chance from Matthew Bell on 27, much to Stuart Broad's frustration

But Broad is ecstatic when he has Bell caught behind and bowls Fleming in the same over to leave the hosts in trouble

Alastair Cook drops Matthew Sinclair and Kevin Pietersen hands Ross Taylor a life as New Zealand reach tea on 145-3

Taylor completes a rapid fifty but after Sinclair is caught he is trapped plumb lbw by Sidebottom to make it 173-5

Jacob Oram is the latest to profit from England's profligacy, surviving a missed stumping to add 69 with Brendon McCullum

But Sidebottom dismisses him just before bad light ends play early with the Kiwis 242-6 and England back on course to win