Field of screams

David Lloyd described England's fielding as 'woeful' and 'comical' on the fourth day of the 2nd Test in Wellington.

Despite some 'comical' fielding on day four of the fourth Test, England are in control and on course for victory in Wellington, according to David Lloyd. Bumble was speaking to Sky Sports at the close of play and after watching England drop catches, miss stumpings, misfield and give away overthrows, he said England are still driving the game. Ryan Sidebottom lost his temper watching 12th man Graeme Swann throw the ball for four through the slips, but Bumble said the bowlers, despite the best efforts of the fielders, are well on course to level the series. "It is fair to say that Sidebottom has expressed himself today, in all sorts of ways!" said Bumble. "But what he has done is bowl brilliantly. The bowling has been excellent. "The throw from the 12th man, from Swann, the guy at gully is stood with his arms folded as the ball clatters into the boards at the end. What has he done? He has throw the ball for four. "It has been comical. It is England, that is what you expect! At Hamilton they have been excellent, here they have been woeful. "But they are driving this game, there is no doubt about that and that last wicket has really..." That last wicket... England's progress had been held up by a stand of 69 between Jacob Oram and Brendon McCullum before the excellent Sidebottom stuck late on to give England a boost before the close. There was a certain amount of controversy about the final session as the players were taken off for bad light, only to come back on again for a short period in which England took the new ball and the prize wicket of Oram. While the New Zealanders might have been disappointed to go back out in slightly gloomy conditions late on, Bumble praised the umpires in their decision making. He said:" It is very, very good umpiring because they could easily have stayed off. It has been cloudy and they have brought the players back and said, 'no, it is fine'. "England took the new ball. It is the perfect time to take a wicket, to break a partnership and it is a big wicket is Oram." The fifth day's play can be watched from 9pm on Saturday on Sky Sports 1.