West Indies skipper Jason Holder was at despair after his team's batsmen failed to hold their ground once again and were bundled out twice inside four days against a robust New Zealand attack in Hamilton Test. 

The visitors' longstanding issues were exposed in an innings defeat at the Seddon Park with their bowlers struggling for consistency in conceding a massive 519/7 (declared) and batters seemingly short of required technical acumen, collapsing sorrily to 138 and 247 in either innings. 

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Either side of a late-order fighting stand between centurion Jermaine Blackwood and Alzarri Joseph, the Calypso Kings were found wanting on resolve. 

"I think it's time we start delivering and stopped talking," Holder told reporters after the defeat, as quoted by Cricbuzz. "We've talked a lot, we've promised a lot. I think it's a matter for us to all look ourselves in the mirror and understand that we've got to fight a little harder. We're just probably throwing the towel in too easily, just being honest."

"We've just got to turn it around and only we can do it. We've had brilliant support from this management and staff, they've put everything in place. It's just for us to live up to it."

"Credit to Jermaine Blackwood and Alazarri Joseph to bring some respectability towards our batting, but quite frankly our top order just needs to stand up."

Similar abject surrenders with the bat had held West Indies back in England as well in the last two Tests after an inspiring win in Southampton, leaving Holder head-scratching what's the way forward?

"In all honesty, we're still scratching our heads," he said. "Leading up to the first Test, I felt the preparation was good. I think our preparation has always been really good. It's just trying to send it out into the Test circuit."

"We had two solid warm-up games in Queenstown. Albeit the surfaces were a little bit different to what we've come up against here in Hamilton, but I still think a little bit more application needs to be shown, particularly up front. I think up front we've got to work a little bit harder."

"We've seen how the New Zealand bowlers, like any other bowlers in the world, they tend to get flat as partnerships build. We just need to be able to understand that, fight a lot harder, keep them out there a little bit longer."

"Even if we give up one or two scoring shots that we feel as though we can count on to pounce on early. The longer you spend (at the crease) the easier it becomes. There's a lot of things we need to look at, we need answers and we need them quickly."

Holder also spoke about the injury to Shane Dowrich and pacer Kemar Roach, who is departing home before the second Test in Wellington because of his father's untimely demise. 

"Kemar, thankfully for us he pushed through this Test match but I think he'll be going home after this to be with his family," Holder said. 

"Shane, we're not quite sure the extent of his finger injury at the moment. He's been complaining of a lot of pain. Looking pretty doubtful for the second Test as well, but we've just got to assess for the next couple of days."