Allrounder Justin Greaves has called the progression from first-class cricket in the West Indies to Test cricket a "massive step up".

Greaves, 31, is coming off of a match-saving 202 not out against New Zealand in the first Test in Christchurch. Chasing 531, he began his innings with West Indies 72 for 4 on the fourth day. Greaves batted for nearly nine and a hours and faced 388 balls to help them survive 163.3 overs and salvage a draw. He said that learnings from conversations with Jason Holder had helped improve his game.

"It [Test cricket] is a massive step up from first-class cricket in the Caribbean," Greaves said. "It's a lot more demanding both physically and mentally. This is where I always wanted to be - so I had to change the way I train, both strength-and-conditioning

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