That is pretty much the message Ish Sodhi would like to get across to the Black Caps seam attack.
The 21-year-old legspinner will play his third test but his first at home if he is named in the playing XI for the test against the West Indies in Dunedin. He is the only specialist spinner in the squad so his chances of playing are pretty high.
The Black Caps were reluctant to play four seamers against England at the venue earlier this year, so that bodes well for the newcomer.
''A lot of people I've spoken to about test cricket say the first home series is the most exciting, so I'm looking forward to it,'' Sodhi said.
Sodhi took six wickets in two tests in Bangladesh and captured people's imagination with the amount of turn he was able to generate.
He is unsure what he will be able to extract from the University Oval because he is yet to have a bowl on the surface.
''We [Northern Districts] played a twenty20 down here a couple of weeks ago and that was my first trip to Dunedin.
''I didn't get to bowl in that twenty20 either, so it is all a bit foreign.''
''But a lot of the boys have played here and the talk is about it getting quite low and slow over the last few days.''
What Sodhi is really hoping for is wear and tear and, in particular, foot marks. He quite fancies an opportunity to turn the ball out of the rough.
''Our boys have quite long last strides, so hopefully the rough is on a decent length.''
Sodhi has only played 18 first-class games and is still very much honing his craft. But he is learning from some of the best. Former Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori has taken him under his wing.
''Daniel Vettori has been really good for me over the past year. Just watching him go about his stuff at Northern Districts and asking questions here and there has been pretty helpful.
''But also Paul Wiseman has been instrumental in the past couple of years. I'm always on the phone to him whenever I need and he is always happy to help.''
