Stuart Broad takes

             Bowling an aggressive spell, full of Broad glares and flushed cheeks, he first dismissed Hamish Rutherford with a wonderful piece of fast bowling, first softening the left-hander up with some well directed bouncers and then following up with a ball of fuller pitch, tantalisingly pushed wide of off-stump. Before Broad’s strike New Zealand had probably had the better of the day's play, though Matt Prior’s excellent 82 had clawed things back for England after an indifferent batting display.Prior has become England’s everyman, dragging the team out of danger one minute, urging his team mates to greater deeds the next as the team's vice-captain. If the most valuable player was measured in cameos, England’s wicket-keeper would be the Nelson Rockefeller of cricket.Prior was to the fore again, saving England’s face with a fine innings of 82 when most of his team mates, bar Kevin Pietersen, had failed. Of course, Jonathan Trott did have 121 to his name when he bgan the second day's play, but he fell to the first ball he faced. It is a well tried ruse but the batsman must be tempted to take the bait, which most do after nearly having their blocks knocked off. As long as their footwork has been scrambled by the bouncer, the edge comes into play, and it was clear that Rutherford’s feet went nowhere as he nicked off to Alastair Cook at first slip.The ball Broad fired at Taylor, arguably New Zealand's best Test batsman, was also pitched up but on an off-stump line that it held, as the batsman lurched forward and missed it. The way Broad celebrated, with a matter of fact look on his face, suggested it was a plan. If true, it needed the compliance of Taylor, who missed the ball by over an inch