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London - Ross Taylor's fluent 66 lifted New Zealand to 153 for four in reply to England's 232 on a fluctuating second day of the first test at Lord's on Friday.
Live Scoring: England v New Zealand
England collapsed to 201 for eight in the morning but James Anderson claimed his 300th test wicket to reduce New Zealand to seven for two before Taylor became the first batsman to reach fifty in the match.
Anderson returned to dismiss Taylor but Kane Williamson, badly dropped on 23 by wicketkeeper Matt Prior off Anderson, and Dean Brownlie continued the New Zealand revival with a partnership of 47.
Brownlie was lbw to Steven Finn for 23 after England called for a review but Williamson was still undefeated on 44 when bad light ended the day's play with captain Brendon McCullum on one.
England, resuming on 160 for four after a desperate struggle for runs on the opening day, survived the first hour and the second new ball with relative ease as Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow dug in.
But Root's dismissal for 40 prompted a spectacular collapse, with four wickets going down in the space of 17 balls.
Root became the first England batsman to reach 40 but his watchful vigil ended when he edged a ball from Tim Southee going down leg-side through to wicketkeeper BJ Watling.
Prior, whose battling century secured a series draw for England on the final day of the recent third test against New Zealand in Auckland, was deceived by Southee's line and trapped lbw first ball.
Although Stuart Broad survived the hat-trick delivery, he fell lbw to a full-length delivery in Neil Wagner's next over.
Graeme Swann drove loosely at Wagner to give Watling an easy catch, leaving England, the world's second-ranked team, in deep trouble against a side six places below them in the rankings.
Bairstow and Finn took England to 209 for eight at lunch but Finn was soon lbw to Southee for four and Bairstow, who top-scored with 41, was caught and bowled by Southee who completed figures of four for 58.
Wagner took three for 70 and Trent Boult two for 48, the three New Zealand fast bowlers all contributing impressively to the touring side's disciplined attack.
New Zealand lost opener Hamish Rutherford in the first over, caught by Alastair Cook at first slip off Anderson, and the right-arm fast bowler became the fourth Englishman to take 300 test wickets when Peter Fulton was well held by Swann at second slip.
New Zealand were reeling at seven for two but Williamson and Taylor survived a testing examination from the England pace attack.
Taylor looked to play shots whenever possible and Williamson adopted a more defensive approach as the New Zealanders took tea at 54 for two.
Taylor continued to play positively and he chopped Anderson away for two to reach fifty. His half-century came off only 49 balls and included 10 fours.
The powerful right-hander brought up New Zealand's century but Anderson returned to the attack and trapped him lbw with another fine delivery, ending a partnership of 93 with Williamson which was by far the highest of the match.
Taylor struck 13 fours in his 72-ball knock, showing for the first time in the game that it was possible to score runs quickly on a slow pitch.
Williamson, playing the anchor role, should have become Anderson's fourth victim but Prior's miserable day continued when he failed to take the ball in his right glove.
Swann extracted some spin from the bowler's footmarks and beat both batsmen but they rode their luck and continued to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Finn made the breakthrough with the total on 147, deceiving Brownlie with a full-length delivery that jagged back into the right-hander.
Teams:
England: AN Cook (capt), NRD Compton, IJL Trott, IR Bell, JE Root, JM Bairstow, MJ Prior (wk), SCJ Broad, GP Swann, ST Finn
New Zealand: PG Fulton, HD Rutherford, KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor, DG Brownlie, BB McCullum (capt), BJ Watling (wk), TG Southee, BP Martin, N Wagner, TA Boult
Live Scoring: England v New Zealand
England collapsed to 201 for eight in the morning but James Anderson claimed his 300th test wicket to reduce New Zealand to seven for two before Taylor became the first batsman to reach fifty in the match.
Anderson returned to dismiss Taylor but Kane Williamson, badly dropped on 23 by wicketkeeper Matt Prior off Anderson, and Dean Brownlie continued the New Zealand revival with a partnership of 47.
Brownlie was lbw to Steven Finn for 23 after England called for a review but Williamson was still undefeated on 44 when bad light ended the day's play with captain Brendon McCullum on one.
England, resuming on 160 for four after a desperate struggle for runs on the opening day, survived the first hour and the second new ball with relative ease as Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow dug in.
But Root's dismissal for 40 prompted a spectacular collapse, with four wickets going down in the space of 17 balls.
Root became the first England batsman to reach 40 but his watchful vigil ended when he edged a ball from Tim Southee going down leg-side through to wicketkeeper BJ Watling.
Prior, whose battling century secured a series draw for England on the final day of the recent third test against New Zealand in Auckland, was deceived by Southee's line and trapped lbw first ball.
Although Stuart Broad survived the hat-trick delivery, he fell lbw to a full-length delivery in Neil Wagner's next over.
Graeme Swann drove loosely at Wagner to give Watling an easy catch, leaving England, the world's second-ranked team, in deep trouble against a side six places below them in the rankings.
Bairstow and Finn took England to 209 for eight at lunch but Finn was soon lbw to Southee for four and Bairstow, who top-scored with 41, was caught and bowled by Southee who completed figures of four for 58.
Wagner took three for 70 and Trent Boult two for 48, the three New Zealand fast bowlers all contributing impressively to the touring side's disciplined attack.
New Zealand lost opener Hamish Rutherford in the first over, caught by Alastair Cook at first slip off Anderson, and the right-arm fast bowler became the fourth Englishman to take 300 test wickets when Peter Fulton was well held by Swann at second slip.
New Zealand were reeling at seven for two but Williamson and Taylor survived a testing examination from the England pace attack.
Taylor looked to play shots whenever possible and Williamson adopted a more defensive approach as the New Zealanders took tea at 54 for two.
Taylor continued to play positively and he chopped Anderson away for two to reach fifty. His half-century came off only 49 balls and included 10 fours.
The powerful right-hander brought up New Zealand's century but Anderson returned to the attack and trapped him lbw with another fine delivery, ending a partnership of 93 with Williamson which was by far the highest of the match.
Taylor struck 13 fours in his 72-ball knock, showing for the first time in the game that it was possible to score runs quickly on a slow pitch.
Williamson, playing the anchor role, should have become Anderson's fourth victim but Prior's miserable day continued when he failed to take the ball in his right glove.
Swann extracted some spin from the bowler's footmarks and beat both batsmen but they rode their luck and continued to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Finn made the breakthrough with the total on 147, deceiving Brownlie with a full-length delivery that jagged back into the right-hander.
Teams:
England: AN Cook (capt), NRD Compton, IJL Trott, IR Bell, JE Root, JM Bairstow, MJ Prior (wk), SCJ Broad, GP Swann, ST Finn
New Zealand: PG Fulton, HD Rutherford, KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor, DG Brownlie, BB McCullum (capt), BJ Watling (wk), TG Southee, BP Martin, N Wagner, TA Boult
