England's pace-bowler James Anderson has insisted that teams should be capable of taking 20 wickets on pitches in New Zealand.
The two recent Tests between Anderson's England and hosts Kiwis have ended in draws because of a combination of the wet conditions and the failure of one team to bowl out the other in two innings.
However, rather than blame a flat surface, Anderson has told his fellow bowlers that they must work harder to take more wickets.
"Test pitches around the world are generally quite flat and you've got to work hard for your victories. It's no different out here. If we hadn't had rain in the first two games, there would probably have been a result," he told Sky Sports News.
"So you can't say they're not result pitches, you've just got to work hard as a bowler to get 20 wickets in a game. You can't always just steam in and try and roll sides over. You've got to use other skills and that's what we've been trying to do during this trip."
Should Anderson claim five wickets during the upcoming third and final Test, he will become only the fourth Englishman to surpass the 300-mark.
Liam Apicella
