We have been losing clunks of wickets just before session breaks and just after. I really dunno if it is mental or whatever but its been our achiless heel. And the issue with stacking the batting is that no one is really gonna stand out in such conditions which is what we are seeing. Our only hope in these conditions is Kohli and when he is in bad form, that's that for us. It was the same in RSA and England but with Kohli in form. Hence my penchant for playing 5 bowlers and at least letting the fast bowlers be fresh for their spells, which could be our best shot, given the batting seems to be always dire in swinging and seaming conditions.
NZ should eye a pretty comfortable win tomorrow, by 6 or 7 wickets at worst. Should also add, for all the good work done by the stars who have been talked about already, CdG has been the difference between the sides for me. Always in the game, does the unglamorous work, does it well, keeps batsmen and bowlers honest, ensures to get a good lead into a great one, a good position into a great position or at least a very good position. Under rated player at least as far as this series goes. If he had a couple of ducks or a couple of spells where he went for boundaries, I am almost positive the situation would have been vastly different for NZ.