Stephen Fleming
Stephen Fleming
Stephen Paul Fleming, ONZMis a former New Zealand cricketer, and captain of the New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, in Test and one-day cricket. Known for his astute tactical abilities, he is New Zealand's second-most capped test player with 111 test appearances, longest-serving and most successful captain, having led the side to 28 victories and having won Test match series' against India, England, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. He retired from international cricket on...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth1 April 1973
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We played below par today, but I still feel good about the prospects of winning the tournament.
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We hope he will be fit for the second Test in Cape Town.
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We could have played 11 each but we felt it was too messy. We've got three days now (till the next match in Queenstown on Wednesday) to see how we feel, but my gut feeling is we'll box on and play it out. But we'll see what happens.
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Well, it would be exciting news if it does come off. It would be particularly good for New Zealanders, and will flow on from the Rugby World Cup success - so it was exciting to hear.
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Mick is a very good manager. He is great behind the scenes with the players, making sure everything is in place,
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Winning the toss is a good start. As we know, the super sub rule is a flawed rule and we have to make the most of it.
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We came up with something very steep but which we knew they would probably have to have a go at, because it was their only chance.
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We had done everything pretty well up till them and it just showed if you want to achieve something like 5-0 then you're got to stay with it right to the end.
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What we have to try to do is find a way to replicate that. Whether that's through one player, two players or even three players, we have to try to find a formula for making up for a loss of a player who is a once in a lifetime player.
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It was tight throughout the four-and-a-half days so we're delighted to come away with the win. It was one of the most emotional Tests I've played in terms of not being able to get in front or not getting too far behind.
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I'm definitely coming back next year. Like Shane I enjoy it over here.
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I needed everything I could get. We probably should have got more, because the follow-on was our only real chance. Maybe if we'd been bowled out for 350, the game would still have been alive, but we played well enough to be in a position where we had to get South Africa out twice, so we needed as much cash in the bank as possible.
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I'm not too sure what their tactics were (but) I never got the feeling that were they coming hard at us.
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The feeling was the morning session was going to play a part, we felt it was brewing, the bowlers dominated and our footwork was too hesitant, it was left wanting and that's something we have to address.