Bond finds home incentive an extra spur

Shane Bond came into the Bangladesh series with an average of 96.33, but after today's play in Hamilton it rests on 44.12.

He took career best figures, in his third Test, of four for 47 in Bangladesh's first innings of the first National Bank Test and then picked up a fifth in the second innings for a cost of 17 runs to date.

He felt he bowled better against Australia for less result, than he did in Hamilton today and that the Australians would have punished his bowling.

"I still think I was a little inconsistent and if I did that against Aussie they would have been different figures," he said.

Bond said it was difficult to adjust the length of his bowling because the Bangladesh players were so tiny.

They had been aggressive batsmen but New Zealand stuck to its game plan and had put the ball in the right areas often enough to keep the pressure on.

"We are in a good position," he said.

"It is about us trying to be more patient than they were," he said.

Bond said he was enjoying being able to play Test cricket in New Zealand and it was up to him to put the bowling performances on the board.

He had no problem with not having first choice of ends, having to defer to senior bowler Chris Cairns and he felt it was good that skipper Stephen Fleming was able to rotate the bowlers around.

While he hasn't played a lot of one-day cricket Bond said he would like the chance to return to Australia with the next squad for the one-day tri-series with Australia and South Africa.