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From Marc Higginson
BBC Sport
England continued to refuse their way to the ascendency on a day of the first Test against New Zealand.
Having floor their way with the bat to a competitive, if not imposing, 353 out, their bowlers claimed the pressure to render the hosts 144-4 in the close, trailing by 209.
Sam Curran took the wicket of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson at the hour, having made the breakthrough to dislodge Tom Latham.
Ben Stokes and jack Leach took wickets on another attritional day of Test cricket at Mount Maunganui, which makes BJ Watling and Henry Nicholls to watchfully see the last few overs off.
The tourists will probably be disappointed to not have a guide that is substantial, having fallen from 277-4 into 353 out – in one stage.
Going into the two-match series England talked of adopting a more measured approach to batting in order to tire out the opposition attack and earn run simpler for their strokemakers.
Here there was from the likes of Rory Burns, Joe Denly and Stokes daily one a disciplined way squandered, and the result was all too recognizable – England failing to place a complete.
The miniature collapse started when Stokes, whod looked to 91 in full control of their bowling on his approach, came down the wicket into Tim Southee and slashed to first slip, in which Ross Taylor took an exceptional catch.
Ollie Pope (29) would be similarly disappointed to expire chasing a wide selection, whereas Curran (0) and also Jofra Archer (4 ) ) dropped cheaply since Southee took three of the four wickets to fall.
Jos Buttler, in his first Test as Englands wicketkeeper since displacing Jonny Bairstow shepherded the tail from there – placing on 52 before dividing a easy catch.
Stuart Broad lasted just 10 chunks, meaning England fell to 353 out to a pitch where they may have anticipated 400-plus.
England could have started the afternoon saying they were on track for 430 or longer, so they had been controlled somewhat by New Zealand, explained Test Match Special commentator Jeremy Coney.
New Zealand made similar mistakes.
As they played shots to choose out fielders and about the square leg edge jeet Raval and Taylor were especially culpable.
Williamson played well because of his 31st Test half-century, though England is going to be cheered by the half-chances they made with fields made to nullify the resistance captains advantages through gully and third person.
Williamson escaped enjoying with cuts through that area until a lifting delivery surprised him from Curran that indicated the wicket will wind up two-paced the further this match continues.
Surrey all-rounder Curran, likewise blown off opener Latham, that enjoy Williamson is rated one of the worlds best 10 Test batsmen.
He had been out lbw to a who straightened, walking off without reviewing despite replays showing a nick until the ball hit the mat.
Slow left-armer Leach will probably be pleased with his wicket. While it had been gifted with a shot, he will know New Zealand is not a country that traditionally favours spin bowling.
Not one of the previous 101 wickets obtained by New Zealand in their home country have dropped to spin – the last one being when England last toured in 2018 that was ancient.
The afternoon finished with Archer providing a hostile spell of short-pitched bowling like Nicholls around the mind.
Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash on Test Match Special:Joe Root has had a good day . Hes got a true vote of confidence from Ashley Giles (Englands manager of mens cricket) and theyve talked about creating a group for the upcoming Ashes series down under.
Sometimes in the past you have felt he has been one step behind the game but hes rotated his bowlers really well today.
He brought Sam Curran about if it wasnt working with the new ball and he struck early.
He got Jack Leach to the assault early and that is going to give him confidence and make him think hes a wicket-taking choice.
Englands Jack Leach:The chunk from Sam Curran to get Kane Williamson misbehaved and thats a good sign when you have got runs on the board.
We would have liked to have got more runs, we had been aiming for 400. We wanted that is something we are working to perform and that score and we wanted a century in there. Hopefully thatll arrive in the next innings.
New Zealands Tim Southee:It would have been nice to be down three tonight but we have still got batting to come.
I thought we bowled well and we got our rewards for that now. We would have obtained 6-112 in the onset of the day.
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Analysis and opinion from the BBCs cricket correspondent.
England continued to scrap their way to the ascendency onto a next day of their first Test against New Zealand.
Having floor their way into a 353 all out with the bat, their bowlers maintained the pressure to leave the hosts trailing by 209.
Sam Curran took the important wicket of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson at the final hour, having made the breakthrough to dislodge Tom Latham.
Jack Leach along with Ben Stokes took wickets in Mount Maunganui on another day of Test cricket, leaving Henry Nicholls and BJ Watling to see the last overs off.
The tourists will be disappointed to not have a substantial lead, having dropped to 353 all out – at one point losing four wickets for 18 runs.
Going to the series England talked of adopting a more measured approach to batting to tire and earn run easier to their middle-order strokemakers.
Here, though, there was from the likes of Rory Burns, Joe Denly and Stokes on day one a disciplined approach squandered, and the end result was all too recognizable – England once more failing to post a first-innings complete that was match-controlling.
The miniature collapse began when Stokes, who had looked in command of the bowling on his way came down the wicket to Tim Southee and awakened hard to first slip, where Ross Taylor took an superb catch.
Ollie Pope (29) will be similarly disappointed to perish pursuing a broad selection, whereas Curran (0) along with also Jofra Archer (4) dropped cheaply as Southee took three of their four wickets to fall.
Jos Buttler, in his first Test since Englands wicketkeeper since displacing Jonny Bairstow shepherded the tail from there – placing together with Leach for the ninth wicket on 52 before carving a grab.
Stuart Broad lasted only 10 balls, meaning where they may have anticipated 400-plus England dropped to 353 all out on a pitch.
England would have begun the day saying they had been on track for 430 or longer, so they were controlled somewhat by New Zealand, said Test Match Special commentator Jeremy Coney.
New Zealand made errors.
Taylor and jeet Raval were culpable as they played shots to choose out fielders in mid-wicket and about the square leg edge.
Williamson played for his 31st Test half-century, though England will be cheered from the half-chances that they made with fields developed to nullify the opposition captains strengths through person.
Twice Williamson escaped playing with cuts through that place before a lifting delivery surprised him this game continues.
Opener Latham, that like Williamson is rated one of the worlds top 10 Exam batsmen, was also blown off by Surrey all-rounder Curran.
He was out lbw to one which straightened, walking off without reviewing despite replays showing a nick before the ball hit on the pad.
Slow left-armer Leach, too, will probably be happy with his wicket. While it had been gifted with a shooter that is bad, he will know New Zealand is not a country that favours spin bowling.
Not one of the last 101 wickets accepted by New Zealand in their home country have fallen to spin – the previous one being England last toured in 2018 that was ancient.
The afternoon ended with Archer providing a spell of short-pitched bowling including hitting Nicholls on the mind.
Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash on Test Match Special:Joe Root has had a fantastic day as captain. Hes got a true vote of confidence in Ashley Giles (Englands manager of mens cricket) and they have talked about building a team for the next Ashes series down under.
Sometimes in the past youve felt hes been one thing behind the game but hes rotated his bowlers quite well today.
He attracted Sam Curran about when it wasnt working with the ball and he struck early.
He got Jack Leach into the assault early and that will give him confidence and make him believe he is a wicket-taking option.
Englands Jack Leach:The ball from Sam Curran to get Kane Williamson misbehaved and thats a fantastic sign when youve got runs on the board.
Wed have liked to have more runs, we had been aiming for 400. We wanted that is something were working to do and that big score and we needed a century in the marketplace. Hopefully that will come in the next innings.
New Zealands Tim Southee:It would have been nice to be three down tonight but we have still got batting to come.
I thought we bowled well and we got our rewards for that now. We would have taken 6-112 in the onset of the day.

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