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
africa crown due personal south team tenacious
When you have personal satisfaction, you always want to crown it with team reward. We didn't get it and that is due to South Africa being tenacious at home.
africa against contest desperate expecting hard hunger losing measure ourselves results series south won
We're expecting a very hard conTest ? South Africa will be desperate for a series win, after losing to Australia. We have never won a series against South Africa, and we have a real hunger for this series. We want to measure ourselves in South Africa, where our results have always been poor.
africa bank cash game maybe needed played position south
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.
africa expecting south
South Africa will still be very tough, you don't come here expecting anything less.
asked certainly happy seen surprised
We were surprised to be asked to bat, but certainly not disappointed. We're OK, and we're happy with what we have seen in the pitch.
concerned number runs side
We've got to get more runs on the board, that's been something that has concerned the side for a number of tests.
bowlers chase games gives opportunity rather runs time top win
We've got to consistently get more runs from our top order. What that does is it gives us more time for the bowlers to recover, and gives us an opportunity to win games rather than chase games.
definitely looking match third win
To win a third match is definitely on, yes. It's something we're looking at, a 3-0 sweep.
gain good momentum throughout
We weren't good enough as we haven't been throughout the series. They never let us gain any momentum and we were outplayed in all departments.
gain good momentum throughout
We weren't good enough as we haven't been throughout the series, ... They never let us gain any momentum and we were outplayed in all departments.
keen ourselves players rather teams understanding worry
We are very keen to know about ourselves and understanding our own players rather than worry about the opponents. This is a thing which a lot other teams ignore.
denying formula game gets good harder tougher
We've got a good formula going and the harder it gets to score, the tougher it gets to get in the game and we're denying them really well.
function sleep
I don't function 100% because i sleep too much
arguably available best
I don't know where he's at, but he's arguably one of the world's best ever and to not have him available must be a blow.