Steven Finn led the riposte after New Zealand's seamers made short work of England's tail on the third morning of the second Investec Test.
The hosts were targeting quick runs at a sun-bathed Headingley after Matt Prior and Graeme Swann put on an unbroken 51-run stand last evening.
Yet Prior fell in the morning's second over when edging Tim Southee to first slip, where Ross Taylor took a fine catch falling backwards, for 39.
Trent Boult then finished the job – and completed figures of 5-57 - by uprooting Steven Finn's off stump with a swinging yorker and taking a good return catch off James Anderson.
Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton immediately looked at ease in response to a total of 354 as England’s paceman struggled to find similar movement, sharing a fifty partnership.
Yet Finn got rid of the latter for 28, caught and bowled attempting to hit through midwicket, before having the former taken at gully on the stroke of lunch - at which point the Black Caps were 62 for two.
Morning Session
New Zealand Innings
1pm - LUNCH! New Zealand 62/2; Williamson 4, Taylor 0 - Finn sends down one more delivery, and it's a good one that hits Ross Taylor.
12:58pm - WICKET! c Bell b Finn 27; New Zealand 62/2 - Brilliant stuff from Finn, who is rewarded for fine spell to Rutherford when the opener edges an expansive drive to Ian Bell at gully. Earlier, Williamson got off the mark with a lovely drive through mid-off.
12:49pm - Finn appears to have his tail up now and has just beaten Rutherford's edge with a beauty that lifted and moved away. Kane Williamson edged Anderson just short of slip in the previous over.
12:36pm - WICKET! Fulton c & b Finn 28; New Zealand 55/1 - It's not looking so easy anymore. Fulton again tries to work the ball through leg but is undone by extra bounce as a leading edge goes high in the air, allowing Finn to take a comfortable return catch.
12:33pm - New Zealand's openers are making this look very easy at the moment, Fulton whipping another boundary through leg. The fifty partnership comes up soon after, with Steven Finn proving expensive.
12:22pm - England have been complaining about the ball a little and now have a new one! It was out of shape, although the second cherry does not appear to be doing much either, illustrated by Rutherford's glorious back-foot punch through cover off Anderson.
12:10pm - Well, there's not a great deal happening for England's opening bowlers at the moment. Fulton and Rutherford are beginning to look confident, both driving fours down the ground before the latter cuts another boundary.
11:57am - Fulton, who is short of runs on this tour to put it mildly, shows signs of form when whipping Broad confidently through midwicket for four.
11:47am - After Stuart Broad sends down a solid first set of six, Anderson almost gets a breakthrough when Hamish Rutherford inside-edges past his stumps and through fine-leg for four.
11:38am - James Anderson finds a little movement in an opening opener that Peter Fulton safely negotiates.
England Innings
11:21am - WICKET! Finn b Boult 6; England 354/9 - Brilliant stuff at Headingley. After being crunched down the ground by a brilliant Steven Finn strike, Boult responds with a swinging yorker that uproots off stump.
11:25am - WICKET! Anderson c & b Boult 0; England 354 all out - Well, that's that then. Hardly the fireworks England hoped for this morning, with Boult completing figures of 5-57 when taking a fine return catch from James Anderson's leading edge. Graeme Swann ended unbeaten on 26.
11:19am - Cracking stuff again from the Black Caps bowlers as Southee and Trent Boult cause problems. Yesterday, Jonny Bairstow looked good against an impressive attack in striking 64. Here is an interview with him.
11:08am - WICKET! Prior c Taylor b Southee 39; England 345/8 - This wicket will certainly represent a disappointment for those in attendance. Matt Prior, having been beaten earlier in the over, flashes outside off stump and edges Tim Southee to first slip, where Ross Taylor claims a very impressive catch falling backwards.
11:06am - Trent Boult gets off to a wayward start as a delivery flies away for four byes; England will take all of the runs they can get.
Pre-Play News
10:53am - We're almost ready for the action in Leeds, where once again the sunshine is truly glorious. What's more, the forecast suggests it will remain that way through the day.
10:41am - All eyes will be on Matt Prior and Graeme Swann this morning following their unbroken half-century alliance towards the end of yesterday evening. Day two, meanwhile, will be remembered largely for Joe Root's exploits; read our report here.
10:30am - Hello and welcome to ecb.co.uk's live commentary of day three between England and New Zealand. The second Investec Test is intriguingly poised with the hosts 337 for seven at Headingley.
