England Vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 2england new
Alastair Cook was on the verge of breaking Graham Gooch's England Test runs record at Headingley on Saturday.
At lunch on the second day of the second Test, England were 54 without loss in reply to New Zealand's first innings 350 following some effective late-order hitting by the tourists.
Both Adam Lyth and fellow opener Cook were 27 not out.
That left the England captain needing just five runs to break mentor Gooch's record mark of 8900.
Meanwhile Lyth, on his Yorkshire home ground, posted his highest Test score after managing just seven and 12 on debut during England's 124-run win in the first of this two-Test series.
New Zealand resumed on 297 for eight, having scored briskly on Friday after rain washed out the opening session. They thrashed 53 runs in just 7.1 overs on Saturday before they were dismissed.
Their total was all the more impressive after being sent in to bat and collapsing to two for two as James Anderson became the first England bowler to take 400 Test wickets.
But Luke Ronchi marked his Test debut by top-scoring with a counter-attacking 88 and the wicket-keeper also shared a stand of 120 with Tom Latham (84).
Play resumed on Saturday in sunshine and the fourth ball of the day saw Matt Henry pull all-rounder Ben Stokes to bring up New Zealand's 300.
Last man Trent Boult eventually holed out to give paceman Broad figures of five for 109 in 17.1 overs.
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