After another day of test cricket dominated by Bangladesh, the Black Caps are going to have to quickly turn things around to claim victory at Bay Oval. Here's what Trent Boult had to
Cricket: Trent Boult maps out how Black Caps can still win first test against Bangladesh at Bay Oval
Both teams have been surprised by how good the wicket has been for batting, but Boult is expecting more on offer for the bowlers on day five, with the two previous tests at the venue having been won in the final session of the final day.
"It's about the wicket getting worse, a little bit of deterioration, up and down [movement]. There hasn't been too many signs of that yet, but the head groundsman here probably didn't expect three belting days of 30 plus degrees. That should encourage a bit of up and down stuff, we're bowling last but that's a long way away, we'll see what happens in the first hour in the morning, and go from there."
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Boult also credited Bangladesh for keeping the Black Caps bowlers sweltering in the heat.
"They played really well, I thought they were very incisive and made us come back and bowl spell after spell. The wicket's a pretty good one [for batting] but we hung in there, didn't let the game advance too much and to get a couple of wickets at the end there was pretty nice.
"Hopefully we can push forward in this game and it looks like it might go down to the wire. It's exciting to see the game so evenly poised and it's going to be a big test for both sides."