 We can go all the way: Styris
18th Apr 2007 14:43 IST
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New Zealand are set to play their last Super Eight match against trans-Tasman rivals Australia on Friday but Styris is not the one to devalue the contest even though both teams have qualified for the semifinals.
"Anytime you play Australia you want to beat them. It's a great feeling, I promise you.
"I am sure they would be smarting a bit from their three-nil result in New Zealand before the World Cup. They would come hard and come after us, which they do anyway. But particularly now after the result of last few games.
"But we don't feel intimidated by Australia. We have played them often enough. They bring the best out of New Zealand," Styris claimed.
The strength of both attacks has been their fast bowlers and Styris does not think the lack of pace in Caribbean surfaces was a disadvantage for the likes of Shaun Tait and Shane Bond.
"Somebody like Shaun Tait doesn't need a quick surface, he is as it is quick through the air. He doesn't need the pitch to be fast. He seems to take wickets in the middle overs, which is a harder thing to do.
"As for Shane Bond, he is probably bowling as quick as he has done in his career. Teams now have to be smarter against Bond for he is using his brains, he is outfoxing opponents and it's not with just sheer speed," Styris said. |
