A resilient New Zealand managed to avoid follow on on Day 3 and put India to bat again. Indian batsmen performed well shutting the critics up again. Rahul Dravid made a quickfire 70+ runs and when Ganguly declared on Day 4 when India had a comrfortable lead of 369 runs. The match seemed headed for a draw with only 110 overs of play left for the match. India (Kumble) took some quick wickets in the morning on Day 5 but Astle and MacMillan stayed on till the end to deprive India of another deserved victory.

The main problem in the Indian bowling attack being the lapse in concentration and aggression towards the end of the opponents' innings. We have seen this earlier in the World Cup when we failed to wrap up matches even though the end of the match seemed very near.

Wisden links:
In control, but never in command
Favouring the leg side
McMillan and Astle save the Test