Bangladesh coach Trevor Chappell has done his homework and won't be fooled by the nature of the pitch at Hamilton's WestpacTrust Park for the first National Bank Test against New Zealand tomorrow.

He was aware that while Pakistan suffered their heaviest defeat in Test cricket last summer, much of that was due to ill-disciplined stroke play more than particularly ferocious New Zealand bowling.

The nature of the pitch was such that he didn't know what he would be recommending if Bangladesh won the toss.

"It plays a lot better than it looks," he said but he added that his players wouldn't like the amount of green in the pitch.

Despite the disappointments of a rain-ruined first match in Wanganui and an innings defeat against Auckland, the Bangladesh players were looking forward to the Test.

They had been enthused by an improved second innings batting display in Auckland and that sort of thing had a noticeable impact on the players, Chappell said.

"They have been brought up on 50-over cricket and trying to get them to bat patiently is the big thing.

"They have had a number of opportunities to watch opposition batsmen play and see the way they build an innings," he said.

In Bangladesh, there was some movement of the ball for a little while, but that could happen for two days or more here and the batsmen would have to be patient when the ball moved sideways or bounced a little more.

"They have to know that if you can let it go, then let it go, don't play at it.

"Make the bowlers bowl to you," he said he had been telling the batsmen.

And because Test matches tended to be over sooner than five days there would be nothing wrong if players were slow to score. There would still be plenty of time left in the game, he said.

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