Alastair Cook reached 50 as England moved on to 89-0 in the 8.5 overs of play possible on day three of the first Test.
England coach Peter Moores believes England are capable of batting themselves into a strong position on day four of the first Test.
Matthew Hoggard has suffered a broken thumb after taking a blow from former England colleague Steve Harmison.
Ryan Sidebottom admitted he had to step to the plate on Friday following a disappointing opening day with the ball.
| Fixture |
|---|
| Sunday 18th May |
| Test Match Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Friday 23rd May |
| Test Match Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Thursday 5th June |
| Test Match Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Friday 13th June |
| International Twenty20 |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Sunday 15th June |
| One Day International Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Wednesday 18th June |
| One Day International Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Saturday 21st June |
| One Day International Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Wednesday 25th June |
| One Day International Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Saturday 28th June |
| One Day International Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| Thursday 10th July |
| Test Match Series |
| England vs South Africa |
| Result |
|---|
| Friday 21st March |
| Test Match Series |
| New Zealand vs England England won by 121 runs. |
| Tuesday 4th March |
| Test Match Series |
| New Zealand vs England New Zealand won by 189 runs. |
| Saturday 1st March |
| Tour Match |
| New Zealand Selection XI vs England Match Drawn |
| Tuesday 26th February |
| Tour Match |
| Invitational XI vs England Match Drawn |
| Saturday 23rd February |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| New Zealand vs England New Zealand won by 4 wickets. |
| Tuesday 19th February |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| New Zealand vs England Match Tied |
| Friday 15th February |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| New Zealand vs England England won by 6 wickets. |
| Tuesday 12th February |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| New Zealand vs England New Zealand won by 10 wickets. |
| Saturday 9th February |
| 1 Day Intl Series |
| New Zealand vs England New Zealand won by 6 wickets. |
| Thursday 7th February |
| International Twenty20 Series |
| New Zealand vs England England won by 50 runs. |
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