Openers Tom Latham and Martin Guptill made fluent half centuries to lead New Zealand to 173 for two in reply to England's 389 at tea on the second day of the first test at Lord's on Friday.
Openers Tom Latham and Martin Guptill made fluent half centuries to lead New Zealand to 173 for two in reply to England's 389 at tea on the second day of the first test at Lord's on Friday.
Latham and Guptill shared a solid partnership of 148 before the former, on 59, was trapped lbw by spinner Moeen Ali.
Three balls later Guptill drove Stuart Broad loosely to cover where Gary Ballance took a fine sprawling catch to dismiss the elegant right-hander for 70.
Kane Williamson was on 11 not out at the interval with Ross Taylor on seven.
New Zealand took three wickets in the first hour to wrap up the England innings after the hosts resumed on 354 for seven.
Moeen reached his fifty before edging left-arm seamer Trent Boult to stand-in wicketkeeper Latham for 58.
Broad's miserable batting form continued when he nicked Boult through to Latham for three and James Anderson, on 11, was caught and bowled by Matt Henry.
Boult completed figures of four for 79 and Henry took four for 93 on his debut.
Guptill and Latham started watchfully and took New Zealand to 44 for no wicket at lunch, though Guptill had a big let-off when he was caught by Alastair Cook at first slip off Mark Wood.
The pace bowler was denied his first test wicket, however, because replays showed he had over-stepped the crease and the delivery was called a no ball.
The batsmen grew in confidence in the afternoon session as the England pace attack struggled to swing the ball in overcast conditions.
Latham was dropped by Ian Bell in the slips and Guptill was first to reach his fifty which came from 87 balls and included seven fours.
Latham also raised his half-century, including nine fours, and Guptill greeted Moeen to the attack by launching him over mid-wicket for a huge six.
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