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Thursday May 15, 11:30 PMEngland scythe through fragile Kiwi batting
In an extended afternoon spell after rain washed out play before lunch, New Zealand lurched to 109 for five at tea after England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and seized the opportunity to bowl. Vaughan's decision was vindicated in James Anderson's first over after Ryan Sidebottom had opened from the Nursery End. Aaron Redmond, playing his first test, steered the fifth delivery at a comfortable height to Alastair Cook at third slip and was out for a duck. His debut contrasted starkly with that of his father Rodney, one of test cricket's statistical oddities who scored 107 and 56 in his only test. James Marshall relieved the pressure with a firm bottom-handed drive for four through the covers but was fortunate when he edged a simple catch off Anderson to Tim Ambrose behind the stumps only for umpire Simon Taufel to call a no-ball. Marshall was on nine at the time with the score 17. One run later Jamie How (7) became Anderson's second victim, nicking a delivery which moved away slightly to give Ambrose a straightforward catch. Ross Taylor turned his first ball to mid-wicket for four then did his best to gift England a third wicket when he set off for an impossible single. Marshall had given up all hope of making the striker's end but received a second let-off when Anderson missed a shy at the stumps. Taylor continued to play as if he were in a Twenty20 match, slashing three fours before skying a hook off Stuart Broad which ended up in the hands of Paul Collingwood running back at second slip. His 19 runs had taken only 20 balls but was hardly the innings his team required in the circumstances. Brendon McCullum, promoted to number five, struggled against the England pace bowlers' off-stump line and took an uncharacteristic 18 balls before pushing Sidebottom through the leg side for his first boundary. He lost Marshall, who had shown the application and technique lacking in his team mates, for 24 in 104 minutes, edging Broad to Andrew Strauss at first slip with the total on 76. McCullum combined some commanding drives with a series of streakier efforts while debutant Daniel Flynn concentrated on defence, taking 16 balls to score his first runs. Flynn (9) added only five more before Anderson gathered his third wicket of the innings, hitting the left-hander's leg stump. At tea, McCullum had scored 36 with Jacob Oram yet to get off the mark. (Editing by Rex Gowar) |
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