How - The bowling was too good, yet he was in turn good enough to hit the edge. Hopefully he'll be able to come back strong in Napier. 3/10
Bell - If only How had been given the chances Bell had been given... Despite being given a truckload of chances he only managed to gather an ugly start with a score of 29. Though he survived the new ball so some credit must be given. With two abject performances in a row his position is certainly threatened. 4/10
Fleming - This man is one of the best partnership builders in the country, yet due to lapses in concentration his stumps go flying when he looks set as stone. Disappointing but solid. 6/10
Sinclair - His 39 may have saved him for now, but still a poor performance all round by NZ's highest averaging FC batsman. Should really have went on, almost ran Fleming out and his first innings was dire. 4.5/10
McCullum - Solid effort all round by McCullum, the man is in the form of his life, the "if only's" will remain as to how the game could have went if Oram and Vettori had managed to stay in with him. 7.5/10
Taylor - Proving his class, never really looked like getting out till he just completely fouled up and gave away his wicket, this man's biggest enemy is himself but by God he can score runs. A solid effort in both innings kept New Zealand in the match much longer than we deserved. 8.5/10
Oram - Should have taken more wickets, this surge in bowling form comes hand in hand with the loss of batting. He played a grinding knock in the second innings and if not for some poor officiating may have gone on the next day, though would still have been very susceptible to the new ball. Hopefully he will get in the runs in Napier. 6/10
Vettori - The pitch offered our captain nothing in the bowling department yet his batting is worth keeping him in the team regardless of the conditions. Another solid first innings knock from him saw us reach a score of near 200, out done by the prowess of Sidebottom in the second innings when we needed him to win us the match. 6/10
Mills - Good balls mixed with poor ones, was very decent throughout the match though was really expected to do more with the ball in the first innings. 5/10
Gillespie - Either bowls rubbish or solid gold, far to unreliable to keep his position in the squad and hopefully showed the selectors that South Africa was relatively a fluke. His first innings had a fantastic spell in it but he just couldn't replicate it, while a decent enough bowler shouldn't make a full strength New Zealand team. 5/10
Martin - Bowls well with no reward, such is the life of Chris Martin, hinted at genuine pace and at some movement but didn't totally deliver either, a quiet match from the worst batsman in the world. 4/10