Complex sentence: England's openers responded with a first wicket stand of 177 and threated the take the game away from NZ, however Tim Southee and Trent Boult got NZ back in the game by destroying England's middle order.
Split into simpler sentences: England's openers responded with a first wicket stand of 177 and threatened to take the game away from NZ. However Tim Southee and Trent Boult got NZ back in the game by destroying England's middle order.