00:00Difficult to decipher. That's how one can sum it up as West Indies skipper Roston Chase is not fully sure how the wicket at Mount Manganui for the third and final test against New Zealand is going to play.
00:12The Black Caps have added a spinner to their squad which makes it somewhat puzzling for Chase.
00:17Initially when we were coming here we thought that it would be more suitable for spinners especially seeing New Zealand bringing in Ajaz Patel as well but having looked at it I don't think it would be much spin looking at it.
00:32I could be wrong I'm not a pitch expert but we think that seam would be a bit more dangerous on the wicket.
00:40Despite being 1-0 down Chase says the mood in the camp is quite positive with the Windies aiming to level the series.
00:47But he wants a decent total on the board from his batters including himself.
00:52We're just trying to find a way to get that 300 score in the first innings.
00:57We think that if we could post a 300 total in the first innings it would go a long way in us winning a test match here.
01:04So it's just for us to bat well and bat well not only once but bat well twice.
01:10If we can bat well twice I think that we can take one.
01:13There have been questions over the paucity of runs from keeper batter Tevin Imlak who had scores of 14, 4, 16 and 5 this series.
01:23Chase says he has had a chat with a 29 year old cricketer who is averaging 12.70 from 10 innings.
01:30In the nets I've seen him working on I wouldn't say him being more attacking but he just have a bit more intent.
01:37Even if it's playing forward he just has a bit more intent and that's something that he's working on.
01:41So hopefully the past today and yesterday he works on it and hopefully it could give him some confidence and that belief to do well.
01:51Alec Atheneus comes into the 11 as a replacement for injured pacer OJ Shields as the Windy's aim to beef up the batting.
01:58The Windy's aim to win with Nawani Chiefs export.
01:59The Windy's aim to win with Nawani Chiefs export.
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