explain the application to bat on a pitch that should be a batsmens' paradise?
We lost 4 quick wickets in the middle order. None of which had anything to do with lack of application. The nature of cricket is you sometimes get a run of wickets. The only batsman I can think of with a lack of application is Southee, and I think he should bat 11 until he learns to bat unselfishly, but its not really his responsibility to score runs.