With the bowler-friendly conditions, I knew it was out of me and Kyle Mills but I was a bit surprised. There were definitely a few nerves there but there is the excitement that takes over.
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We did so well with the ball early on, taking early wickets to put them under pressure and they got away from us a little bit towards the end of their innings. Kyle Mills played really well and struck the ball well but you can't get away from the fact we were delighted with them getting 182 on that wicket.
It's the batsmen who accept the light and choose not to play ... We need to be fair to both sides and stay consistent once the benchmark has been set. Ryan Sidebottom celebrates the wicket of Kyle Mills We are given light meters by the ICC and have to offer the light to the batsmen once they go below an acceptable mark. We also talk to both captains ahead of the series to decide how bad light is going to be interpreted.
Jac [Oram], Dan [Daniel Vettori] and Brendon [McCullum] were picked up and since we had already discussed everything before we were all happy for them. Later, [Kyle] Mills and I got selected.
They believe he's ready for the job. If the surface is as predicted at Napier, there will be something in it in the first session, then after that it will be reasonably flat. The defining factor will probably be swing bowling, and at the moment England have the edge on us in that department. All of England's bowlers, apart from [Steve] Harmison, swing it, and swing it reasonably late ... We really have only got Kyle Mills who swings it on a consistent basis. Therefore, having that extra option of genuine swing might put the balance back on an even keel.
I thought Jacob [Oram] and Kyle Mills were outstanding in the way they bowled on this wicket ... Chris may be a bit disappointed but we will give the seamers a bit of a rest before the final Test. They've had a huge workload over the last two Tests and hopefully they can get a rest and come into the third Test on a wicket that we know will be extremely flat, and a tough ask for our bowlers.
Sidebottom's wicket late last night and this one this morning have put England on the brink. Frankly, Kyle Mills, Mark Gillespie and Chris Martin are walking wickets and I'll be stunned if this lasts for very much longer at all.
Kyle Mills and Chris Martin set up the victory. They just bowled superbly. I've got to keep reiterating just how well they bowled to set things up for us here