New Zealand coach Andy Moles is unhappy that his bowlers would not be getting a seaming track in the second Test, beginning on Thursday at McLean Park in Napier.
Much to his chagrin, the surface has been moved two to three feet and now includes half the original pitch and half of the adjacent one which was used for the first One-Day International between the two sides earlier this month.
"We need a typical New Zealand wicket where it nips for about a couple of days so it brings our seamers into the game against their batting attack which is used to the ball being true and turning a bit," Moles said.
The hosts are looking to make a comeback in the three-Test series after losing the first Test, but have been left disappointed by the wicket that once again looks more in favour of the Indian team.
He had sought to checkmate the rampant Indian batsmen with sideways movement.
"If the wicket is very dry it can turn a lot, which is obviously something we don't want to experience down there," rued Moles.
New Zealand bowlers struggled to contain the Indian batsmen in the first Test in Hamilton as the visitors won by a convincing 10-wicket margin.