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
concern injury pace plenty time
His pace does make a difference. There is plenty of time but the concern is that this injury has been around for a while and there has been no real improvement.
arrival bit late surprised
I am a bit surprised at Indians' late arrival at the venue,
convincing morning shows tale test tricky
Statistically it's convincing enough, but I think the tale of the Test shows that it was really about the morning sessions, about the new ball, about getting through that tricky period.
captain county dave guy loves needs promoted sort
Dave Fulton is a guy who loves to win, ... and is the sort of captain I think needs to be promoted in county cricket.
anxious bond facing gone indian order top
Shane Bond has gone through their top order and I know I'd be pretty anxious about facing him if I were the Indian top-order tomorrow,
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.
concerned rather team worry
I am more concerned about how my team is doing rather than worry about the opposition,
nice personal reward team win
It would have been nice to get a reward for the team with a win as well as getting personal success.
five four injuries surface underlying
four or five underlying injuries which may surface at some time, so we have to be careful.
days delighted emotional far front played terms tests throughout tight
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.
injury period rest settle
It's an inflammation injury that will settle down with a period of rest, we haven't been able to get him enough rest. I don't think it's a career-threatening injury, just annoying.
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.
dependency following guys power rather strike taking
There's been a dependency on Shane with his strike power and the guys have been following up rather than taking the lead.
function sleep
I don't function 100% because i sleep too much