New Zealand was 190 for five in the second innings and leading England by 255 runs after the third day of the third cricket test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
England was all out for 319 earlier, trailing by 65 runs on the first innings. In a depleted Kiwi bowling attack Chris Cairns took five for 79 in his farewell test.
"You do dream about these situations," said Cairns, who spent seven seasons at Trent Bridge with Nottinghamshire. "It was really neat to go down and see my name on the board for taking five wickets, because that will always leave a part of me here."
After New Zealand openers Mark Richardson and captain Stephen Fleming shared a 94-run stand, both fell just short of half-centuries as the visitors lost four wickets for 40 runs. At stumps Craig McMillan was 28 not out and James Franklin on 2.
"I would much rather be in our position than theirs," Cairns said.
England resumed at 225-5, and Franklin removed both overnight batsmen, Matthew Hoggard for 5 then Graham Thorpe for 45.
Thorpe was caught behind at 255-7 but TV replays showed the ball hitting Thorpe's body rather than the bat. Franklin finished with 4-104 in 26 overs.
Geraint Jones, man of the match at Headingley last week with a century, was trapped leg-before by Styris for 22 at 295-8, just one over before the new ball.
Kiwi bowlers Chris Martin (hamstring) and Kyle Mills (side strain) were injured late Friday and didn't bowl on Saturday, but Cairns polished off the England innings, taking Martin Saggers and Steve Harmison each for ducks.
They left Ashley Giles unbeaten on 45.
Cairns, playing in his 62nd test, has taken 214 wickets and scored more than 3,300 runs in his 15-year test career. He left for lunch to a standing ovation.
"Chris Cairns is always a danger," said England allrounder Andrew Flintoff. "We all know what he can do, and his will be a big wicket [Sunday]."
Openers Richardson and Fleming gave New Zealand a bright start until Richardson was caught lbw by Giles one run shy of a test 50 at 94-1.
Giles added Brendon McCullum's cheap wicket at 104-2, and Flintoff added to the mini collapse.
He got Fleming lbw for 45 then Nathan Astle for a duck in his next over.
Styris' patient 39 and 51-run partnership with McMillan was undone by Harmison at 185-5, athough TV replays appeared to show Styris missed the ball.
McMillan and Franklin will resume on Sunday with New Zealand needing at least 150 more runs to put pressure on England, which won the first two tests easily.
Warne struggles
Shane Warne has a 50-50 chance of recovering from a broken hand in time for next month's test series against Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia said yesterday.
Warne broke a bone in his left hand while batting for Hampshire in an English county match against Essex on Friday and was in doubt for the series that starts July 1 at Darwin in northern Australia.
"Shane consulted with a hand specialist in England and the pleasing news is that he won't require surgery," said Cricket Australia medical officer Dr. Trefor James.
"In consultation with the medicos at Hampshire, we will be doing everything possible to speed his recovery, but at this stage it appears as if he is a 50-50 prospect of being available for the test matches in Darwin and Cairns."
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