Updated at: 0301 PST, Saturday, January 15, 2011
WELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and put his side into bat in the second Test against Pakistan Saturday, with the Black Caps seeking to square the two-match series.
The home side was thrashed inside three days by the tourists in the first Test and need to win in Wellington to draw the series.
They have made one change to their side, dropping out-of-form opener Tim McIntosh and bringing in left-arm swing bowler James Franklin.
"Sometimes if you can have that extra bowler in the likes of a Franklin then it allows Chris Martin or Tim Southee to be even more of a strike bowler," Vettori said.
The Pakistan side is unchanged and captain Misbah-ul-Haq said he would have elected to bowl first had he won the toss.
Vettori has described the Basin Reserve venue as the home of New Zealand cricket, but in recent years it has been anything but a fortress for Kiwi cricket.
They have lost three of their past four matches at the venue, while Pakistan have never tasted defeat in Wellington after drawing their first two matches in 1973 and 1985 and winning three Tests since then.
Fine weather is forecast for the opening day although Wellington's notorious gale-force winds are expected in the afternoon session.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Reece Young, Tim Southee, Brent Arnel, Chris Martin, James Franklin.
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Tanvir Ahmed, Wahab Riaz; Umar Akmal (12th man).
Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS), Rod Tucker (AUS)
Third umpire: Chris Gaffaney (NZL)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)
