Bennett King Quotations

We believe we have been working hard. Behind the scenes people probably don't see a lot that goes on.

There are a number of players I suppose in the side that have got reasonable experience, having been around international cricket for quite some time.

I think tonight we just did not play very smart at all. We were in a good position from our batting perspective but there were some things with our bowling as well, they were all combined. It was not any one person's fault or any one person's non-performance, it was a combination of a number of things.

It gave us a look at what he could do at Test level. He certainly showed he's more than capable with the bat (scores of 22 and 40 in modest totals) and I'm also happy he fits in the team.

He can't bowl at this stage, but his form in Australia warrants that he will certainly be considered as a batter, probably at number six.

In the four innings he's played, he's got out four different ways. A pull shot, bowled behind his legs, caught in slips and a drive caught at point - it's not something that's consistent.

I think we didn't play moments well, and we created a lot of moments to take the Test.

We're looking forward to Test match cricket. We believe we can make an impact. The belief within the group that they can perform against the Black Caps has been very firm.

New Zealand is a very experienced side, they do a lot of the basics well.

At this stage Brian won't be playing and we are sticking to our current one-day squad.