00:00Yeah, look, Matt Henry obviously landed on his shoulder and it was pretty uncomfortable.
00:04I guess the positive thing from our perspective is he got back out there to bowl.
00:09We've had some scans and stuff done on him and we're going to give him every chance to be playing in this match.
00:14So still a little bit unknown at this stage.
00:17He's obviously pretty sore just from landing on the point of his shoulder.
00:21But yeah, hopeful he will be okay.
00:24Around Varun, I mean, he's obviously a very good bowler.
00:28He bowled very well.
00:29We'll have a look at the pitch conditions down there as well and see what the effect is that he may have on the game as well.
00:37So, look, we certainly expect him to play after getting 5 for 42 against us in the last game.
00:43And yeah, we'll be planning our, I guess, intentions around that as well.
00:48Let's move to the side here.
00:50Gary, do you guys think Varun's community is more dangerous under the lights than in the daytime?
00:57Sorry, I'm just going to pull it.
00:59Sorry, can we just please just keep the voice down, guys, while people are asking their questions?
01:03Sorry, carry on.
01:04Gary, my question was, was Varun Chakravarti or is Varun Chakravarti more dangerous under the lights than in the daylight?
01:11Look, I think when you have a wrist spinner like that that's bowling, then you're looking for cues as a batsman.
01:21And I think it's always a little bit easier when you're in the daylight to see those things.
01:26So, there's no doubt he's a class bowler.
01:29He obviously showed his skills against us last time.
01:31And he's a big, big threat in the game.
01:34So, we'll be putting our thinking caps on around how we nullify that and how we can still score runs against him.
01:42A word on Ratchan Ravindra, the way he's shaping up?
01:47Look, Ratchan had that nasty blow in his head in Lahore when we played there.
01:52But he's come back and shown his class.
01:56Look, we're very lucky to have him in our side.
01:59He's one of those batsmen that seems to be able to score at a run a ball without particularly trying that hard.
02:05And I think coupled with that is his ability to bowl some left arm spin as well.
02:10Then, look, he's a really important player in our team.
02:13And we're, yeah, I know he's really looking forward to what's ahead that's coming up on Sunday.
02:18Yeah, Gary, the entire narrative in this tournament has been about India getting the advantage of playing all matches in Dubai, the DAS.
02:27You think in that context, New Zealand, at least that you've played 100 overs match there,
02:32some advantage there at least, having no fair idea of what the pitch would behave like on the centre plot, any pitch on the centre plot?
02:37Yeah, I mean, look, the decision around that's out of our hands.
02:40So, it's not something we worry about too much.
02:43India have got to play all their games here in Dubai.
02:46But, as you said, we have had a game here and we'll learn very quickly from that experience there as well.
02:52So, when you come to this stage of the tournament, I mean, we've had eight teams here at the start.
02:58We're down to two now.
02:58It's always exciting to be in this situation.
03:01And from our perspective, it just comes to a one-off game now.
03:04And if we're good enough to beat India on Sunday, then I'm sure we'll be very, very happy.
03:10Kane Williamson has also been in super form.
03:14So, do you expect him to fire again in the final?
03:17And, you know, sort of, is he planning something ahead?
03:21Like, you've had a couple of ODR retirements.
03:23Oh, I'm not sure about that with Kane.
03:27But, look, he's a guy that rises for the big occasion.
03:33And he's done it many, many times for New Zealand in the past.
03:35And, look, cricket's a game your runs aren't guaranteed.
03:39But I know that Kane will be doing everything he can to prepare to score well.
03:43And he's one of those unique individuals, I think, around the world that has that ability to adapt to different services.
03:50And he seems to be able to do that faster than many other players.
03:53So, look, fingers crossed from our perspective that Kane has a big day.
03:57But, look, I think from our perspective, we've got 11 guys in the team that we think all deserve to be there.
04:03Or 15 in our squad that all have a right to be in the starting line-up as well.
04:09But with Kane, look, I mean, he's a special player for us.
04:12And, again, we're thankful to have him in our squad.
04:15Gracias.
04:15Hi, Coach.
04:17Talk for Mr. TV.
04:18Coach, three days before the game, did you arrive to get the player to recovery and playing in different pitches, one of them slower?
04:34Is that advantage for the opponent and it makes the mission more difficult?
04:44Yeah, I think there's no doubt that coming here off playing Lahore and we had a full day of travel yesterday, then it just takes it out of you a little bit.
04:53But we've got a couple of days now of a little bit of recovery and a little bit of planning and training towards the game.
04:58But I guess we're deep into the tournament now.
05:01And sometimes it's not always a lot of training that you need.
05:04It's just getting your body and your mind right to compete in the final.
05:07And that will be our key focus over the next two days.
05:10Let's maybe see with that.
05:12Gary, can I just ask about fielding?
05:14You've obviously had a lot of players fighting this tournament.
05:16What do you put the quality and the success of it down to?
05:20Yeah, it's a strange one, really, because we haven't done a lot differently to what we would normally do.
05:25I think fielding for me is all about attitude.
05:29And if the attitude's right and you expect that every ball will come your way, then you can pull off some amazing things.
05:35And I think through this tournament, we've taken some fantastic catches.
05:39And I mean, Glenn Phillips is the obvious one to go to, but it hasn't been just him.
05:43There's been other guys that have pulled off some really good catching as well.
05:46And that has the ability, I think, to change momentums and games.
05:50And if you're all in that mind space of doing something for the team, then I think it can only help you.
05:56Why do you think Glenn's so good?
05:59He's fast.
06:00He's strong.
06:01He loves fielding as much as anyone that I've seen.
06:05He practices it regularly and he's got that, I guess, unique ability to get himself off the ground and it seems to stick more times than it doesn't.
06:17So, look, he's a fantastic fielder.
06:21There's been a lot of praise for him, I know, and I think it's well-deserved.
06:26India most likely will field the same team, probably with four spinners.
06:30Is that one area of concern because New Zealand doesn't play against four spinners normally in ODIs?
06:37I mean, it's probably what we expect for them to play against us.
06:41But we have four spinners as well within our squad and we think we're pretty well balanced.
06:45But it's always a challenge.
06:47I mean, they are very, very good spinners, all of them in their own right.
06:52So for us, it's just being nice and clear on our plans and working out.
06:55It could be a match-up that we are deciding within our team that it's the right one for us to go after.
07:02And there are the sorts of things that we'll read through the match and work out what is the best way to go.
07:07So, who knows?
07:08They might have off days as well and that could be in our advantage.
07:12Councilman Gambers says there is no advantage to India, having been based on Dubai.
07:17What do you say to that?
07:19Look, I mean, again, it's a little bit out of our control around what that is.
07:23They're not decisions that, I guess, come across my desk anyway.
07:27So for us, it's something that we can't control.
07:30So it's really just getting on with it.
07:32Yes, India have played their four matches here.
07:35We're lucky enough to have had one here against them.
07:38And, yeah, it was a good match without us quite putting our best foot forward as well.
07:43So, look, wherever you play, you just have to go up and be able to be better than them on the day.
07:49And that's our focus.
07:51Does that noise around the side, towards India, put more pressure on them than you do?
07:56Well, look, potentially, I can't speak for what goes on in the Indian dressing room.
08:00But from our perspective, it doesn't change anything.
08:04Coach, you expect Ratchin to play a sort of key role against India's spin.
08:08And just a quick follow-up, what's the general talk been among the batting group for taking more attacking options against Chakravarti?
08:14Look, I think the pitch that we played on in the first game was quite different to the way that the semifinal played against Australia.
08:23So, again, it'll be something we have to read on the day and adapt to what's going on within the match.
08:28But, you know, all our batsmen will have their individual plans around how they want to combat them.
08:34And then it comes down to, I think, good communications in the middle and sometimes a little bit of bravery to take those options on.
08:41So we're certainly up for that.
08:43We're up for that challenge of what India will bring.
08:45And we know that they've got four very capable spinners.
08:48How is the experience of New Zealand team in Pakistan playing ICC Champions Trophy matches and Tri-Nations spectators and other facilities?
08:57Yeah, it was very good.
08:59I mean, I think when you come from New Zealand and we're that little country that's a long, long way away from here,
09:05then anywhere that you play around the world, especially in the subcontinent, you see the passion that's in them.
09:12And the Pakistan fans were no different there.
09:15So we've certainly really enjoyed the experience there.
09:18We've played well in Pakistan as well.
09:20I think we had five or six matches and won them all.
09:23So there's something we're obviously doing right in that part of the world.
09:28I'm just going to have two more, just one here.
09:29New Zealand has been freely consistent in ICC tournaments, but a white ball tournament has been editing them since the last one against India in 2000.
09:37How important is this title for taking New Zealand cricket to an external?
09:41So considering you've lost a couple of senior bowlers like Southie and Boat now, there's a kind of a mini transition that's happening.
09:47So just to inspire the next set of, to make the process much more smooth and get a next set of players coming in.
09:53Yeah, I think if you look at our bowling group, we're possibly one of the most inexperienced groups that are here.
10:00And Willow Rourke, Kyle Jameson, for example, they haven't played a lot of one day cricket or ICC tournament cricket either.
10:10So for them to keep standing up on this stage is very good, especially after the loss of a Southie and Boat, for example, that's been in our ranks for some period of time.
10:21We've also lost a couple of other bowlers in Ferguson and Sears who were in our initial squad.
10:26So we've certainly had our share of trials, I guess, when you look at the makeup of our bowling squad.
10:34But I've been delighted with the way the guys have responded and reacted.
10:38And I thought we bowled well against India here last time as well.
10:42So we can take that confidence, I think, into this game and put our best foot forward.
10:47What a title will mean for New Zealand cricket in terms of it feeding down to the grass foot levels as well?
10:55Yeah, I've always said that when you come to a tournament like this and you've got the eight best sides in the world at the moment,
11:02then I think your first goal is to work out how you make the semi-final and then it's one-off games from there.
11:08And we've, I guess, managed to get two of the three goals.
11:11I think if New Zealand can get up and win this, be a real credit to the players and what they've done.
11:17They're a tight-nitch bunch.
11:19We enjoy each other's company.
11:21We like playing well together.
11:22And I'm sure it'll be a real coup for New Zealand, especially here in Dubai,
11:26after the woman won the T20 World Cup here as well.
11:29Just the last one over here.
11:31You're coming from Lahore, one of the highest scoring venues in tournaments,
11:34to potentially the lowest scoring one.
11:36Can you just talk us a little bit through that challenge?
11:39Yeah, I think that's just about adapting and working out on your feet what you think the par score is for the day
11:45and, I guess, trying to be a little bit ahead of that.
11:48I think the danger is you come from scoring 360-odd in a game
11:52and you think you'll do that again immediately and you go a little bit hard.
11:56So, for us, it's just working out what is the right tactics on the day,
12:01who we are faced up against as well, and then adapting to that.
12:05And, as I said earlier, it's those comms in between the batsmen in the middle
12:09and making sure they're having good communications around who is the right player to take risks against
12:14and what that might look like.
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