http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 regards Hobart victory as early Christmas gift – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in the 2nd Test of the 2-match series as a fantastic Christmas present and a matter of pride for the Kiwi fans who have waited for at least 26 years to celebrate
this achievement.
In the thrilling Hobart Test, the Black Caps beat the Aussies by 7 runs. This triumph was architected by the Kiwi pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Doug-Bracewell-c1394, who picked up 6 scalps for 40 runs.
The match started on December 9 with the visitors batting first. The batsmen of both the sides had to face a tough challenge on the grassy pitch.
Taylor, who is jubilant to have broken New Zealand’s losing streak on the Oz soil, claims that he always tries to infuse fighting spirit in his players as their fans can bear failures but get hyper when the team does not show aggression against opponents.
Talking to the media today, the captain said, “The only thing I try and instill in the players is fight and pride and playing for your country. The New Zealand public knows that the cricket team is always the underdog when it plays Australia but they don't
like it when they don't show much fight.”
The maverick batsman also admitted that that his team did not show enough resilience in the Brisbane Test, therefore, they lost. He also confessed his failure to bat well. However, he revealed that the Kiwis turned at Hobart with self-belief, confidence
and determination.
The 27-year-old told, “We didn't show much fight in Brisbane. We believed in ourselves that we could win this match, we knew we had to fight and take our catches and bowl in the right areas and we'll get our reward and that's what happened."
The Wellington-born guy took the baton from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011. Since his international debut in 2006, the right-hander has played 33 Test, 110 ODI and 39 T20I games
so far.
Taylor has added a bundle of fame to his character by winning this Test match for his nation.
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