"I just want to go out and give my best and try to show the coaches what I can offer the team," he said.
Milne is something of a cause celebre within the New Zealand game. One argument is that he's potentially being wasted in short form cricket. He should be tailored for the test game. That's where Milne's ambition lies, and it's where New Zealand bowling coach Shane Bond is confident he'll end up.
"When you grow up as a kid and see test match cricket, it's always been the one you really aim for," Milne, 21, said.
He played Plunket Shield in the early part of this season for Central Districts, taking eight wickets in 96 overs.
His ability to be seriously slippery means he's being closely watched.
"I've no doubt he's going to have an outstanding career for New Zealand," Bond said. "We all know the pace he bowls at, he has skills to swing the ball both ways and has good variation. He just needs to play."
Bond pointed to the time it takes to learn the arts and gather up the lessons to be a real force.
"There's always a danger period when you're younger adjusting to the intensity, but I've no doubt he'll play the longer form of the game.
"I certainly think he's a test bowler; I wouldn't pigeon-hole him as a one-day bowler.
"He's a very good athlete, very fit. He's had injury problems but so do a lot of bowlers adjusting to the rigours of first-class cricket.
"Some days he'll go around the park, but there aren't too many around the world who bowl at his pace. The ones who do, with experience under their belt, are match winners."
Milne sees an attacking role for himself in the T20s.
But he hopes to become a bowler who not only chips away wickets but can also play a restrictive role in terms of run concession.
And he expects the West Indies will come hard at him, when he gets his chance.
"Yeah, and especially having played just a few games you always want to take on the new guy," he quipped.
"So I've got to make sure I've got enough plans to counteract that."
