The Black Caps took 10 West Indies wickets yesterday as they continued their march towards a first test victory in more than a year.
But seamer Tim Southee was not expecting the visitors to lie down when day four of the test resumes at the University Oval today.
The Windies trail by 228 runs with eight second innings wicket in hand after they were forced to follow on, having been dismissed for 213 in reply to the home's side mammoth first innings total of 609 for nine declare.
They batted better in their second innings, reaching 168 for two at stumps.
But they have been comprehensively outplayed and have Everest to climb if they are going to avoid defeat.
Southee bowled beautifully in tandem with Trent Boult as the pair combined to take six wickets in the day's play.
Legspinner Ish Sodhi grabbed three test wickets as well and shapes as a key figure today.
''The ball is 40 overs old [and] the wicket is drying out a little bit so it is going to be tough work,'' Southee said.
''Ish has really come into his own - bowling great and hopefully, we can come in short bursts around him and we can pick up the eight wickets.''
West Indies batsman Kirk Edwards, who made 59 in his second dig, acknowledged the size of the task ahead of his team.
''Getting out for such a low total is not good for any team, so you want to go out there and fight and restore some pride,'' he said.
''It will take a lot of batting. I have to have confidence in my team-mates. They're going to fight.
''From the faces from the guys I saw coming off, I know they are determined to go and score some runs [today]. And from the faces I've seen in the dressing room, it is the same thing.''
Darren Bravo is undefeated on 72 and Marlon Samuels (17) is at the wicket with him.
But it is the man who comes in next who the West Indies will look to for inspiration.
Veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul brought up 11,000 test runs in his innings of 76.
He is only the seventh man to reach the milestone and and Southee said it would take something special to remove him.
Boult claimed his wicket in the first innings, when Chanderpaul shouldered arms. The 39-year-old challenged the decision but ball tracking technology suggested the ball was shaving the top of the stumps.
His wicket proved the last significant hurdle as the Black Caps wrapped up the visitor's first innings rapidly.
Earlier, the West Indies had resumed at 67 for two and suffered early setbacks.
Bravo was brilliantly caught in the gully by Brendon McCullum. A flat-footed Samuels chased a delivery and was caught in the cordon and Narsingh Deonarine went in similar fashion. Southee had three.
Boult chipped in, removing Denesh Ramdin with a bumper which brushed the batsman's gloves on the way through to the keeper and then got Chanderpaul, who looked set and on track to register a 29th test hundred.
Spinner Shane Shillingford got the ball of the day, as Sodhi ripped a big turning googly past his defences.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy played a useful cameo, whacking an undefeated 27 from 22. But he was limping badly. He strained a muscle in his buttocks on day one and can barely run.
