Do Kiwis still care about New Zealand Test cricket?

"Wellington is supposed to be the sport's spiritual home in New Zealand," writes Tony Smith on stuff.co.nz. "We are constantly being told that the Basin Reserve is the consummate cricket venue. Yet how strong is the interest when only 4000 fans can be bothered going to the Basin on a sunny summer's Sunday to watch the rout of bumbling, fumbling Bangladesh? The Black Caps' mediocrity must take some of the blame."