England reel from Elliott blows

Grant Elliott took a career-best 4 for 31 to build on the early success of Kyle Mills and Shane Bond. Giving away just 31 in his eight overs, he was instrumental in pinning down England to just 146.

If England hoped life would get easier with the change bowlers in operation they were given a rude surprise as Elliott proved nearly as difficult as Bond. To begin with Elliott sprayed the ball too wide, giving away eight runs in his first over.

However, he was soon among the wickets. His first owed a little to luck and a lot to superb catch at midwicket by Taylor, as another short ball that should have gone for four was plucked out of the air.

Elliott then found the edge of Luke Wright's bat with one that shaped away and clung onto a sharp, low caught-and-bowled to remove Stuart Broad. Graeme Swann gave Elliott his career-best fourth scalp with a top-edged pull that looped to McCullum.