New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said that a poor batting display in the first innings was a crucial factor in his side's 176-run defeat against Australia in the second Test in Hamilton on Wednesday.u00a0

"It's similar to the first test, we played really well at times, but to beat Australia it has to be over five days and there were pockets where we let ourselves down," Stuff.co.nz quoted Vettori, as saying.