Pride is at stake when the touring Black Caps play the third and final ODI against India tonight.
They've lost the first two games, including a humbling defeat over the weekend when dismissed for just 108.
Our bowlers have also struggled, seemingly missing the impact of Trent Boult, who opted out of his New Zealand contract to make himself available for Twenty20 leagues.
Boult wants to be in the Black Caps squad which returns to India for the World Cup this year - but would his selection set a dangerous precedent?
Former Black Caps international Peter McGlashan spoke to Corin Dann.
