AUS vs NZ: New Zealand Are "Disappointed And Frustrated" After 0-3 Series Loss - Black Caps coach Gary Stead
Updated - 12 Sep 2022, 05:23 PM
New Zealand suffered an embarrassing 0-3 loss to Australia in the ODI series in Cairns. Following such a shambolic result, coach Gary Stead revealed the team feels “disappointed and frustrated”, especially after “having opportunities in all three matches and not getting over the line.”
The Black Caps had the hosts under pressure with early wickets in all three games but lost two of those by narrow margins- the first by two wickets and the third by 25 runs.
Australia put too much pressure and New Zealand hasn’t been able to respond, reckons Gary Stead
Speaking on Zoom in a press conference on Monday, Stead said, “I can assure you it was a pretty frustrated dressing room last night. The guys are disappointed and frustrated after having opportunities in all three matches and not getting over the line.”
He added, “I think it’s easy when you lose that you can go soul searching a little bit, but we try not to do that. We try to be clear in our processes and what we’re trying to do and try to get better each day. Unfortunately, Australia put enough pressure on us and we couldn’t quite get over the line last night again.”
New Zealand will be without the service of ace pacer Trent Boult in the near future
Trent Boult was New Zealand’s standout performer in the series with his new-ball exploits that fetched him 10 wickets overall with an economy rate of just 3.43 – his most frugal ODI series – and eight maidens, the second-most he has bowled in a bilateral series. But having given away his New Zealand contract recently, it is clear that he won’t be available for them as often in the future.
Speaking about Boult’s decision, Stead revealed, “Trent’s made his decision around that and we respect that as well. He’s been a fine bowler and still is a fine bowler for New Zealand and that showed through this series as well.
“If Trent is there then we look like a stronger team, but we have to make some decisions around what that looks like for us going forward as well because we do have to keep developing our depth underneath as well.”
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