The Kiwis were soundly beaten by nine wickets in the first test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua yesterday on the back of strong individual efforts from West Indians Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kemar Roach and Kieran Powell.
New Zealand's bowling attack failed to trouble the West Indian batting line-up throughout the test, while the visitors suffered due to their inability to convert their starts into centuries.
With the series moving to a different part of the Caribbean, Taylor said there could be a shake-up.
''It'll definitely be a different wicket . . . there could be a few changes,'' Taylor said.
''To win the next game we need to take 20 wickets so we need to bowl nice and straight. We've got to take our chances in the field, and hopefully the top order can continue to score the runs that we did and the middle order players can score some runs and help them out.''
As for who could come into the New Zealand side for the next test, BJ Watling may be given a run in place of Dean Brownlie in the middle order.
Watling missed the first test with a quad strain but has put up remarkably consistent numbers across all forms of the game during the past eight months. His last test innings was an unbeaten century against Zimbabwe in Napier in January.
Seamers Trent Boult and Tim Southee do not appear to be a better option than Chris Martin, Doug Bracewell and first-test debutant Neil Wagner.
Martin claimed three wickets in the West Indies' first innings total of 522, while Bracewell's useful lower-order batting will give him an edge over the challengers and it would be unfair to discard Wagner after one test.
The South Africa-born 26-yearold might not have produced startling figures as he finished with a match analysis of one for 144 from 38 overs, but he looked threatening and steamed in throughout the test.
Leg-spinner Tarun Nethula could force his way in to give Daniel Vettori support in the slow bowling department after Vettori struggled in Antigua. The left-armer got through 51 overs in the first innings but only picked up one for 124 and barely figured in the second.
In five tests in 2012, Vettori has picked up only five wickets in 183.3 overs at an average of 87.8 with a strike rate of one wicket per 220 balls.
Despite Vettori's recent struggles with the ball, he will not be dropped given his track record and batting prowess in the lower order.
New Zealand began day five on 199 for three with a slender lead and were in dire need of a lengthy innings from someone in the middle order.
Nobody stepped up though and, when Roach ripped through the visitors with five for 60 and man-ofthe-match Narine chipped in with three for 91, New Zealand was bowled out for 272 leaving the West Indies needing 102 for victory.
A 10-wicket victory looked on the horizon for the West Indies before Bracewell removed Powell for 30 to deny the Calypso Kings the perfect finish, but Gayle followed up his first-innings 150 with an unbeaten 64 from 49 balls to see his side home in the final session.
