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Admitting the role insufficient match practice has played in the team’s recent shoddy performances against the West Indies, New Zealand’s head coach John Wright has revealed that his request to take the team for a lead-up camp to Australia prior to the Caribbean tour had been denied by New Zealand Cricket owing to budget constraints.
“Normally we have had camps in North http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Queensland-c834, Maroochydore. They weren't available and you just have to get on with it,” said Wright. “We were aware that it was going to be very difficult to come up to match play immediately and I think that has showed.”
“It's been very challenging for the players but we were given budgetary reasons for those decisions,” he explained. “It was less than satisfactory but it is what it is and you just get on with it. No one enjoys losing. We just have to get on with things.”
Prior to their ongoing tour of the Caribbean, the Kiwis had last played as a team against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in March in this year, after which they spent roughly three months inactive before jumping directly into their series against the West Indies. Winter tours have the tendency to catch New Zealand in a rusty state, unless their players have been involved in the Indian Premier League, or been playing County cricket.
Understandably, the Black Caps have been unable to make much of an impression against the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The 2-match T20I series played in Florida resulted in a 0-2 defeat for the Kiwis, and the ongoing ODI series appears to be headed in a similar direction, with the hosts having won the first two matches, by 9 wickets, and by 55-runs, respectively. The third ODI of the 5-match series, scheduled for July 11 in St Kitts, spells a do-or-die situation for the tourists, as they attempt to turn the series around in their favour.
In addition to the poor performances, the team has also suffered a string of unfortunate incidents. Fitness concerns have dogged the players, with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JD-Ryder-c1679 has also been felt keenly.
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