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Tea Report: New Zealand

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New Zealand suffered a double blow early in the afternoon session as they set about getting far enough ahead of England to force a draw.

Opener Jamie How was making steady progress, seeing of the best that England could fire at him when he shaped to play a shot from Stuart Broad through mid-wicket and the ball flew off the leading edge and down to third slip where Alastair Cook, moving to his right took a two-handed catch.

How had made 68 in his three and a quarter hours at the crease and had shown stickability, even though this was only his tenth Test match. He did have a generous slice of luck on 46 when he edged a Broad delivery to Andrew Strauss at first slip, but the chance was grassed and shortly after this he celebrated his 27th birthday by reaching the second fifty of his burgeoning career.

His loss was a setback, but then the Kiwis suffered another misfortune. Brendon McCullum, their big-hitting wicketkeeper, was hit on the left arm by a short ball from Broad when he was on 11 and he had to be taken to hospital for X-rays. Although it was later reported that there was no fracture, there was still a question mark over whether McCullum would resume his innings.

Jacob Oram took up the cudgels, a sweep slog for six off Monty Panesar as

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