With conditions overcast and drizzle in the air, the start of day three is delayed by umpires Darrell Hair and Steve Bucknor The fans are forced to keep waiting, as the umpires eventually decide that an early lunch should be taken With time on his hands, England batsman Kevin Pietersen ponders an alternative career as a television cameraman Play finally resumes just before 1340 BST, with New Zealand battling to avoid the follow-on But skipper Daniel Vettori does not last long, edging Ryan Sidebottom to Andrew Strauss at slip for seven to leave the Kiwis 108-7 Stuart Broad then picks up two wickets in an over, removing Kyle Mills and Iain O'Brien in the space of three balls Anderson then traps wicket-keeper Gareth Hopkins lbw and leaves the field in triumph after taking 7-43, as New Zealand follow on It is a match to forget for Aaron Redmond, who adds just two runs to the one he scored in the first innings as Broad has him caught behind Not for the first time in this series, the umpires are asked on more than one occasion to see if the ball has gone out of shape Ryan Sidebottom exchanges a few verbals with opener Jamie How, but gets his man when How is caught at third slip just before tea The irrepressible Broad takes his fourth wicket of the day, trapping Ross Taylor lbw two overs after tea as the Kiwis reach 58-3 But Brendon McCullum, elevated to number three in the order for this Test, builds a patient half-century alongside Daniel Flynn But after reaching 71 (and adding 94 with Flynn), McCullum's innings is ended when he edges Anderson onto his stumps And the unlucky Flynn falls one run short of a first Test half-century as the Kiwis finish the day on 177-5, still 64 runs behind
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