Auckland, March 24: New Zealand spearhead Kyle Mills has been blunt throughout the series but is hoping to sharpen up ahead of the second Test beginning on Thursday. Having been battered by the Indian batsmen, the 30-year-old is hoping to turn things around.

"You always get knocks in international cricket. The person who bounces back best will get the results. You turn the page, you have to move on because there’s no hiding in international cricket," he said on Tuesday.

"It’s definitely a concern because I’m not happy with my form. You want to be at the peak of your powers every single game but that’s not possible. I rely on my past performances, I’ve put this last game behind me. Cricket’s my business and I have to give it my best every time I play. If there comes a time when my best isn’t good enough then so be it," he added.

However, Virender Sehwag seems to be the big hurdle in his path. "Sehwag is a little bit different to a lot of international openers around the world. Looking at the footage this morning, we still haven’t bowled well to him. It doesn’t bode well for our bowlers who have probably bowled to him seven or eight times to him this series. We only bowled in the right area maybe one time in the whole series," Mills said.

The fast bowler admitted New Zealand were not too strong when it came to Test cricket. "In all honesty this has been a problem in New Zealand cricket for 40-50 years, except for the 80s when we had a couple of special players. We’ve never really excelled as a Test nation," he said.

However, "I want to be part of the group that turns that around." Asked to list the problem areas in his indifferent form, Mills said: "I can’t quite put my finger in it. I struggled at the start of the one-day series, the last two games I thought I bowled really well. I had good pace and swing. It was probably the most confident I’ve been going into a Test match and I didn’t get the results I desired. It was pretty disappointing all round for me personally."