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Kiwis bank on Vettori

Third Test starts today

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Daniel Vettori's responsibilities have increased after it was agreed he would bat at No.6 in Friday's third and final Test against Pakistan in Napier.
The decision was made to accommodate an extra bowler on what Vettori has described as a pitch "quite different" from the ones used on previous occasions at the venue.
"I just had a brief discussion with Mark Greatbatch, we've got our heads round it,"
Vettori said.
"I'll be batting at No.6, and we'll play the extra bowler in this time.
We're tossing it up between going with four seamers, or three seamers and two spinners." Vettori has batted at No.6 in GDIs and the promotion comes at the time when the batting line-up is in dire need of some solidity, follow ing failures in both innings in the second Test in Wellington.
"I'm excited about it in some ways and a little nervous as well, "Vettori said about his new role.
"When you bat at No.6, your expectations are different and I suppose I have to take a mindset
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that I have taken into all my batting displays.
Batting at No.6 in GDIs has helped a bit, and I realize my role a bit more.
If I can do that, it gives us a nice all-round option." In the event that New Zealand go in with four seamers, Tim Southee, who came in as a replacement for Shane Bond in the squad, is likely to play his first game of the series, while Jeetan Patel remains the spinning option.
Grant Elliott, Vettori said, was struggling from a knee injury and a final decision on his place will be taken just before the match.
With the inclusion of BJ Watling as opener, Daniel Flynn could be expected to drop down the order.
Four of the last five Tests in Napier have ended in a draw, but Vettori felt the track this time had more to offer for the bowlers.
"The curator has worked hard on putting a bit more pace in it and wants it td be a touch livelier than in the past," he said.
"He said everytime there's a new ball taken, there's a bit in it.
We've played on some tough decks in the past; the balance will be a lot more even in this game." The toss, Vettori added, would not be vital.
"With the grass cover on it, it will be pretty consistent throughout theTest," he said.
"The new ball will play its part through the five days hopefully, which is what you want and then it turns into a good batting deck." Only Ross Taylor in the top order has managed to measure up to the accuracy and persistence of Pakistan's bowlers, and Vettori admitted his batsmen were under pressure to perform, but did not require an overhaul in their technique.
"They are under a bit of pressure.
Sometimes in these situations you try to reinvent your game and they just need a 5 to 10 percent improvement." he said.