England gain upper hand in first Test against New Zealand theguardian.com

England took the wicket of Kane Williamson and with New Zealand closing on 144 for four from 51 overs a day that had begun with a wobble was theirs.
The second evening of Mount Mauganui’s maiden Test match was another bathed in spring sunshine and for the supporters who lay back on the grass banks and drank in an absorbing battle for control, it was bliss.

Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s captain, was putting on a clinic in frictionless batting and though England’s first innings total of 353 looked competitive – certainly more so than the 295 for eight it had been after morning collapse – the local hero was neatly chipping away at the deficit.