New Zealand's bowling in general is pretty ordinary. Vettori's the only one who seems to be world class. Our openers seemed completely in control yesterday and I was pretty impressed by the way they weren't hesitant in blocking away when the bowling was good, because that's what test cricket's about and that's how it should be played. If they're bowling at a good line and length, then there's no point in trying to improvise and manufacture shots unless you're trying to build up a steep lead before going for the kill on a fifth day.
If they can stick to this attitude, I don't see how they would succumb to any tricks that the Kiwis might have up their sleeves, because the track's very good for batting and their medium pacers are pretty crappy to put it blatantly. As usual, we can only bring about our own demise, like we did in the first inning.
If only we'd scored a few more on day 1...
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