Black Caps skipper McCullum has no regrets

Pained physically and mentally, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum had no regrets about enforcing the follow-on against the West Indies as the first test ended in a rain-soaked draw in Dunedin.

New Zealand's bowlers toiled for nearly eight consecutive sessions, or 224 overs, on a docile University Oval pitch before the rain foiled their chase yesterday for 112 to win, with the hosts 79-4.

"Do I doubt the decision to enforce? Absolutely not, I think it was the right decision at the right time. If the rain had held we would have got the result. There are times we'd love to have the other side of the luck but that's cricket," McCullum said.

He conceded his pace attack of Trent Boult (53 overs), Tim Southee (45 overs) and Neil Wagner (43 overs) would be weary and with just three days' rest till the second test in Wellington, would need to be monitored.

McCullum insisted the forecast rain didn't catch them by surprise after they faced 30 overs in their chase. He blamed over-aggressive batting, including his own dismissal when he skied a catch, for putting them under pressure where they couldn't accelerate when the clouds rolled in before tea. The draw left McCullum winless from 10 tests as skipper, exactly a year after he took over from Ross Taylor.