Anderson cool on 10-wicket chance

James Anderson recorded his Test-best figures with both bat and ball as England took control of the series finale with New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

Anderson claimed all six wickets to fall to leave New Zealand 96-6, still 69 short of avoiding the follow-on and 268 behind England's first innings 364, when bad light forced an early close on the second day of the third Test.

His figures of 6-42 in 15 overs surpassed his previous Test best of 5-42 against India at Lord's in July last year.

That England made as many as they did owed much to an eighth-wicket stand of 76 between Stuart Broad and fellow fast bowler Anderson.

Both quicks made their Test-best scores, Broad's 64 his maiden Test fifty, and nightwatchman Anderson, in his 25th Test, contributing 28.

Before tea, the 25-year-old Lancashire seamer took two wickets for five runs in 11 balls to reduce New Zealand to 14-2.

He struck again soon afterwards when New Zealand, who had recovered slightly to 57-2, found themselves declining to 62-4 after Anderson took two wickets in four balls without conceding a run.

England, who resumed in trouble at 273-7 added 91 more valuable runs as they look to win the series 2-0.

Then Anderson, in overcast conditions, produced two superb outswingers which saw him take two wickets for five runs in 11 balls, his third delivery clean bowling opener Aaron Redmond for one.

Kiwi dangerman Brendon McCullum, promoted to three in place of the dropped James Marshall, was playing in this match as a batsman only after a back injury meant he was unable to keep wicket.

But he managed just nine before, aiming across the line, he too lost his off-stump.

Ross Taylor exited for 21, turned round by a ball which went off the outside edge to Kevin Pietersen in the gully.

Taylor's departure brought in Daniel Flynn, who lost two teeth after being hit on the head by an Anderson bouncer during England's six-wicket second Test win at Old Trafford.

The luckless Flynn lasted just three balls before he was lbw for nought to an Anderson delivery that kept low.

Opener Jamie How had made 40 as his colleagues came and went but he became Anderson's fifth victim when edging through to wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose and New Zealand were in dire straits at 77-5.

And before the umpires took the players off for bad light, Anderson had all-rounder Jacob Oram, who made a century in the drawn first Test at Lord's, caught behind for seven.