Taylor revives New Zealand to 202-4

England made inroads into New Zealand's top order Friday with quick wickets either side of lunch on the first day of the second Test.

After bad light halted play early in the evening session, the Black Caps were on 202-4 after winning the toss, with Ross Taylor 67 not out and Jacob Oram unbeaten on 22.

Jamie How and Aaron Redmond established New Zealand's best Test opening partnership in four years in their quick 80-run stand.

The emphatic start was stunted with lunch approaching when England seamer Ryan Sidebottom struck twice in seven deliveries.

Redmond left a ball and was bowled for 28 by Sidebottom, who hadn't realized the bails were dislodged and was appealing for leg-before-wicket.

Two overs later, James Marshall was out lbw for a duck - his second in the series - and New Zealand reached 92-2 by the lunch break.

"It was nice to get a good opening partnership with Aaron today," How said. "I'm disappointed as it would have been nice to continue until lunch."

England's aggressive approach continued after the interval.

How was removed for 64 when he was caught behind by Tim Ambrose. Brendon McCullum hit a four and six off leftarm spinner Monty Panesar before being caught at slip by Paul Collingwood after the ball deflected off Ambrose's glove.

Daniel Flynn was forced off with blood dripping out of his mouth after James Anderson's bouncer struck his face guard and snapped off part of a front tooth, which hit the stump. The delivery also damaged other molars.

"I asked him if he was all right, but I didn't get a reply," Anderson said. "I was trying to get him out and make it as uncomfortable as possible. It's just one of those things and people do get hit."

That paved the way for Oram to replace an injured batsman - just as he did in the drawn first Test at Lord's - and he soon felt the force of Anderson on his helmet.

"When you hit someone on the head it generally encourages bowlers to do it again," Anderson said. ""We do look at the bouncer as a real attacking option - especially against the Kiwis."

But the allrounder Oram, who hammered his first Test century in London, recorded a 50-run stand with Taylor on the fast and bouncy wicket, which saw little action in the afternoon.

Light drizzle on an overcast day at Old Trafford meant the players took an early tea and just 43 minutes' play was possible in the evening session,

England is unbeaten at Old Trafford since 2001 and named an unchanged team led by Michael Vaughan for the second of the three-Test series.

New Zealand made one change, bringing in fast bowler Ian O'Brien for his seventh Test in place of Tim Southee, who is ill but may have been dropped anyway because of poor form.

The match was also the first for Darrell Hair since the Australian umpire was reinstated as a Test match official by the International Cricket Council.

Hair had been banned since November 2006 because of his conduct during a Test between Pakistan and England that led to the first forfeit in Test cricket's 129-year history, but he was restored in March.