Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has said that the conditions for the first four days of the recent World Test Championship final at Southampton were similar to that of New Zealand.

"The cold, damp conditions, the overcast weather and a fair amount of grass on the pitch are what the Kiwi players are used to and so when they found those in Southampton, they took full advantage of it," wrote Gavaskar in his column for Sunday mid-day.