It's a lot easier nowadays to criticise the Black Caps. More people tend to nod in approval to what you say than staunchly defend our cricket team and, let's face it, the team tend to provide plenty of critical ammunition.
So, at the risk of being ridiculed, I'm going to blow their tyres up just a little.
I believe the Black Caps will not lose the test series. I'm not saying they will win the series because I'm never confident they have enough firepower to bowl a reasonable team out twice in conditions that don't suit medium pace seam bowling.
What I base this prediction on is a belief that they should score enough runs not to lose.
I know the batting was quite average during the limited overs part of the tour but the need to score fast runs is now over and I'm hoping that will lessen the threat of chief destroyer in the ODIs, Sunil Narine.