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
accept came tied win
We came here to win the series, and now we can't. But we won't accept anything but a tied series.
cup exciting flow good news rugby success
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
cape fit hope second test
We hope he will be fit for the second Test in Cape Town.
below good par played prospects winning
We played below par today, but I still feel good about the prospects of winning the tournament.
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.
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.
formula lifetime loss player players replicate three whether
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.