We won't compromise the game. Certainly from my point of view we can't afford to, we're not that good. |
We'll try to play on that little lack of confidence at the top of their batting order and Shane will be a threat even on a flat pitch because he's fast and he swings the ball. |
We're expecting a very hard conTest ? South Africa will be desperate for a series win, after losing to Australia. We have never won a series against South Africa, and we have a real hunger for this series. We want to measure ourselves in South Africa, where our results have always been poor. |
We're in pretty good shape moving forward but I think we have got to get better still. There are some areas we need to touch up - we probably need 10 runs or so more each innings and more strike-power when we bowl. |
We're now determined to win 5-0, which we would rate very highly as an achievement. |
We're pretty happy, it was a good performance. |
We've got a good formula going and the harder it gets to score, the tougher it gets to get in the game and we're denying them really well. |
We've got to consistently get more runs from our top order. What that does is it gives us more time for the bowlers to recover, and gives us an opportunity to win games rather than chase games. |
We've got to get more runs on the board, that's been something that has concerned the side for a number of tests. |
We've lost a player who could win matches and whenever we went on to the field with him, we knew we were in with a chance of winning the game. |
Well, it would be exciting news if it does come off. It would be particularly good for New Zealanders, and will flow on from the Rugby World Cup success - so it was exciting to hear. |
What we have to try to do is find a way to replicate that. Whether that's through one player, two players or even three players, we have to try to find a formula for making up for a loss of a player who is a once in a lifetime player. |
When you have personal satisfaction, you always want to crown it with team reward. We didn't get it and that is due to South Africa being tenacious at home. |
Winning the toss is a good start. As we know, the super sub rule is a flawed rule and we have to make the most of it. |