New Zealand v England photos

Resuming on 91-2, Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss make a positive start under glorious Napier sunshine

The pair take England's lead, 176 overnight, past 200 and look to be cruising towards a big second innings total

Strauss records 50, his first since the second Test against India in July 2007, by off-driving Chris Martin for four

Pietersen is the only batsman to be dismissed in the first session, England reaching lunch on 167-3

Ian Bell settles into his stride immediately and comes out of a recent slump in form by chalking up his 18th Test fifty

Strauss makes his first hundred since August 2006 - 16 Tests ago - by driving Daniel Vettori for four in the middle session

And with one comes two as Bell celebrates his first hundred in 23 Test innings, and without doubt one of his most fluent

New Zealand captain Vettori takes all three England wickets on day three, returning figures of 3-135

England end the day with an imposing lead of 501, Strauss still there on 173 in a total of 416-5

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