"There will be a lot of grass on the wicket, and our batters and bowlers are used to it. It's a wicket that is going to bounce and carry the whole time. "We know what to expect here a lot more than we did in the Mount. "I still have several one-dayers to go, so if it was my last game full stop, I would probably feel a little bit different. We are 1-0 down, with all to play for here at Hagley. Instead, the veteran's focus is on helping his side turn around their fortunes at a venue where they have storied success, with six test wins in the last seven outings. ‘The Master’ scored 5,410 runs at 56.94 in 61 Tests between 1908-30, including 15 hundreds and 28 fifties. With the Blackcaps desperate for victory to avoid a first home test series loss since that 2-0 defeat at the hands of Australia six years ago, Taylor admits he's still coming to grips with donning the whites for the final time. Jack Hobbs (England) The most prolific batsman in first-class cricket history, Hobbs’ status as a Test legend, the best pre-Bradman batsman and England’s best ever is well-entrenched. "There won't be too many people that can do what he did in his last match." "Baz set the bar very high," Taylor says. "It will just be good to have a win - the first of the summer - but in terms of Baz's last test, he has that locked down for a long while to come.
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