If it is not your day, it is likely it wont be your evening either. On the first day of the Kolkata Test, New Zealand woke up to the news that Kane Williamsons illness had not subsided, and that he was not going to play. Some fans might have thought a new captain might at least win the toss. The new captain, Ross Taylor, thought he had, but reality struck immediately. Match referee David Boon told him Virat Kohli had. It was a commemorative coin, Taylor said suggesting he didnt quite get the head and tail on the coin right. Thought Id won it. Then Boonie said Kohli had won.For a while it did seem like a good toss to lose as the bowlers picked up early wickets, but once the Indian lower order took them across 300, it was always going to be a losing battle for New Zealand. The toss here didnt play that big a part, though. Taylor agreed. [Would have been] nice to bat first but dont think that wouldve had made too much difference, Taylor said. They put us under pressure at times, and we werent able to sustain it with the bat.Indias first-innings score gave them a 112-run lead, which meant New Zealand couldnt afford to attack for too long even when they had India down at 43 for 4 and 106 for 6 in the second innings. Id hark back to being 100 runs behind in that first innings, Taylor said when asked of a third straight failure to run through Indias tail. In hindsight it would have been nice to score a few more runs and if India were 3 for 40 and their lead wasnt as much. Any time you are playing catch up from that far behind, there is a lot of what-ifs.We could go through every session. At the end of the day we were beaten by a better side. Our pacemen were definitely positive and even the way [Mitchell] Santner and Jeets [Jeetan Patel] bowled. Jeets coming in, wasnt easy [for him] after only being in the country for a day and a half. To bowl as well as he did in that first innings and score some valuable runs, [without which] we could have been even further behind the eight ball. Yes we are disappointed, weve got to take the positives and hopefully we can play better in the next match.One of the positives was their bowling, which improved from Kanpur. The bowlers fought throughout and thats something we can take to Indore, Taylor said. It was pretty hot and humid out there. I liked the way they kept trucking in asking for the ball and the hostility they bowled with sometimes. Were seen as a friendly team and still are, but as a fast bowler you need a bit of mongrel. So for Henners [Matt Henry], who hasnt played for a while, to come and get six wickets on that wicket was good. Were still fizzing to go for Indore, hopefully we can play some fear-free cricket to put India under pressure.Taylor rued not being competitive for long enough. Winning key moments was important, Taylor said. The way Saha came out in both innings when the game was in balance, those two fifties put us on the back foot. Rohits innings was outstanding but full credit to our bowlers running in. A similar wicket would be good and hopefully Kane can win the toss.There was at least that bit of good news for New Zealand. Williamson came to Eden Gardens on the fourth day, and has shown signs he might be ready for the Indore Test, which begins on Saturday. Anytime you have your skipper and best player out it is disappointing, Taylor said, but there has been times when Kane hasnt played one-day internationals and this probably isnt going to be the last time, with injuries; the team has to step up.We cant rely on Kane all the time. It was good to see him walking about [today]. Im sure hell be a bit lethargic over the next couple of days; its still pretty tiring losing a few kilos and being stuck inside. But there are positive signs hell be ready for the next match, and it will obviously be good for the team to have our skipper back.Losing a few kilos is not just Williamsons concern. He might have been down with fever, but the others have never played Test cricket in such heat and humidity. These are some of the earliest Tests in an India season. The summer temperatures have hardly started to go down. It has taken a toll on New Zealand, which can partly explain some of their failures to get the tail out.Definitely up with hottest test series Ive been part of, Taylor said. A lot of their bowlers and batsmen were tired too. Pretty hot and humid. [In an] ideal world, [we would] send players [early] and get exposure. Comes down to funding but lucky some players come into IPL who mix and mingle with the stars of today to get knowledge.Kohli says its cooler in Indore so Im happy. 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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Tim Williams scored a career-high 31 points and had 11 rebounds in New Mexicos 95-79 defeat of Houston Baptist on Monday night.Williams hit all but one of his 11 shots from the field and went 11-for-12 from the line while collecting his second double-double of the season for New Mexico (2-0). New Mexico outrebounded the Huskies 38-24.I thought Tim Williams was terrific, New Mexico coach Craig Neal said.Houston Baptist coach Ron Cottrell agreed.We thought that was going to be a matchup issue for us at the four, Cottrell said. We went to zone pretty quick, realizing that was going to be matchup issue throughout. We tried to cover that up going zone. Early on he had 10 quick points. In our man-to-man, we werent able to control him. Hes a load. Hes a heck of a player. Big, physical, really aggressive. I wouldnt want to go against him anymore.Jalen Harris added 13 points for the Lobos.New Mexico never trailed and it was briefly tied at 2. The Lobos gained control with a 14-2 run midway through the first half, building a double-digit lead that it retained for the rest of the game.Colter Lasher led Houston Baptist with 19 points. Four other Houston Baptist players also reached double figures.ddddddddddddEY STAT: The Lobos shot 72 percent (18 for 25) in the first half and 50 percent (10 for 20) in the second half.I thought our guys came out and played very tentative there at the beginning of the game, Cottrell said. I dont think we played up to our capability and we really let them take it straight at us. We had a nice discussion at the half about coming out and playing more aggressive and not just rolling over.KEY STAT II: The Lobos outscored the Houston Baptist 35-12 from the foul line and three Huskies players fouled out: Josh Ibarra, Braxton Bonds and Cody Stetler.We have to play inside out, if we do that well get people in foul trouble, well be able to get to the line, Neal said. 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