"At times, we've had one that spun a little bit later on, we've had one that's been perhaps a little bit up and down, but all of them have been fair surfaces and brought all different skill sets into it."
If it's grassy and helps the seamers once again, Pakistan's stand-in captain Azhar Ali won't be surprised.
He has no beef with whatever is served up.
His argument is that you get what you're given by the hosts and you get on with it.
That said, Azhar, who hit a triple century three tests ago against the West Indies, reckoned Hagley Oval was a more seam friendly surface than any Pakistan encountered on their recent tour of England " and perhaps the most challenging he'd played on in his international career.
"No pitch was like this in England. Obviously it swings around, but not as much grass as that. But that's the pitch we got to play on and New Zealand played better than us," he said.
Williamson took particular heart from New Zealand's performance against a notably good travelling team.
Pakistan haven't played a test at home for seven years due to terrorism incidents.
However, they are well versed in competing in overseas conditions.
"They tour very well, that's why they're No 2 and they're able to beat sides in all conditions.
"At the same time, [after] a couple of really tough tours in South Africa and India, it was important we learned a lot, but at the same time put some of that baggage away and try and focus on what we needed to do here and I think that was the most pleasing thing," said Williamson.
