Wellington, Dec 16 : Despite the convincing 10-wicket victory in the first test against India, New Zealand's chief selector Richard Hadlee has slammed his batsmen saying "some of them have continued to struggle for runs."
"We were very pleased with how the bowlers went. But the batting remains a concern... We talked a lot about the batting," Hadlee said, even as the selectors decided to stick to the same squad for the second test starting at Hamilton on Thursday.
New Zealand crushed India within three days in the first test at the basin reserve to gain a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.


"Mark Richardson was outstanding but some have struggled for runs at the domestic level and it continued in this test match," he was quoted as saying by a local daily today.
"We decided to continue with the same side as it was just a two-test series and keeping the same 12 together also helps prepare the side for the coming one-day series."

"Had it been a three-test series things may have been different," Hadlee stressed.
Hadlee said he never doubted Oram's ability to cope up with the conditions.


Bureau Report