00:00It's a quick turnaround for the Caribbean men, making the long journey from Dhaka to Auckland with only four days between series.
00:07The West Indies will face the Black Caps in back-to-back matches over the next two days.
00:12But with the confidence gained from their recent series sweeper, Bangladesh, Captain Shea Hope wants to see them build on the momentum.
00:18Playing against one of the better teams in the world, as a player you want to challenge yourself, certainly in their home conditions.
00:24And, you know, coming off that 3-0 victory that we had in Bangladesh is a great confidence booster for us as a team.
00:30So just to keep challenging ourselves and testing ourselves and see where we are as a team, building into that World Cup.
00:36So initially it's a T20 series, but obviously it's a long tour, so it's about trying to gain that momentum.
00:41Hopefully we can get as much success as possible on this trip.
00:44And moving from the slower and more spin-friendly tracks of Bangladesh to the faster ones in New Zealand will require a quick adjustment, but one hope welcomes.
00:53You have to take a lot, especially going into conditions that you may not have faced ever in your career.
01:00And getting the success that we've had says a lot about the unit, the strength of the unit.
01:05And I think, like I said, it's a great confidence booster going into this series.
01:09Slightly different conditions, maybe totally different conditions.
01:12But as we all know, it's one of the biggest things of being a professional cricketer.
01:17You've got to be able to adapt to each condition you're going to.
01:20So, plays, I'm sure the batters, even the bowlers will be a lot happier to be playing on these surfaces.
01:27But yes, confidence booster from Bangladesh.
01:29Hopefully we can turn things around in New Zealand and get a lot more success here.
01:34On the back of their recent series sweep, Hope was cautious to categorize whether West Indian cricket is on the up or not.
01:40I think there's always, you know, like anything else, there's ups and downs.
01:45And the way how our cricket goes, we've got to take the positive with us, regardless of what situation we think or feel we're in.
01:52But I wouldn't say that we're in a hole or in a hut.
01:56It's just being able to change things around quicker, especially on a tour in foreign conditions.
02:03But I think the way how the guys are playing, the way how we're in general as a team, certainly a lot to discuss.
02:09And I can certainly feel the progression in the teams.
02:13Despite being over 8,000 miles away from home, the destruction in Jamaica is close in the thoughts of the West Indian players.
02:20Certainly very sad sights to see.
02:22It's not something that we ever want to wish on anyone.
02:26A few of the guys, well, all of us, we do have connections with so many players who have been affected, whether it's them personally or their families.
02:35And we certainly feel it from a long distance.
02:39And just really hope that things can turn around quickly and all the support that you can give.
02:44I really hope that we all can share that same support and help all that country.
02:47Terence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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