Hamilton, March 21: Having beaten by the Indians squarely, New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori admitted his side did not have the wherewithal to take on the visitors in the longer version of the game.

"We were outplayed in all three facets (batting, bowling and fielding) of the game," Vettori said after the match on Saturday. Excerpts:

On the match: In every aspect India showed us just how to do it in this Test match. Even our fielding, which is something we normally pride ourselves, was disappointing. Dropped catches always hurt and our ground fielding was poor as well. So a lot of things we need to quickly improve on if we gonna have a chance at Napier.

On the grey areas: It is longevity with ball and bat. Obviously, we have to bat longer, 80 overs in both innings is just not acceptable. We need to bat at least 120 overs. Then, we just got to be consistent in putting the ball in the right areas. At times we built pressure up to six-ten balls and then we let it slip and bowled the boundary balls. We need 30-35 such balls in a row to create pressure and create the opportunity to win. There were small pockets of opportunities for us throughout the game to dismiss India for about 350 which we were never able to do.

On the batting: This was a chance for a couple of guys to step up and make a name for themselves. The conditions were good for batting. It was a true test of your character and what you are as a batsman.