"There's no doubt it's a blow. We'd love to have Pup with us as a batsman
and as our captain. But it is what it is, and we have to deal with the
fact that we don't have him for tomorrow. The challenge is there and the
opportunity is there for the rest of us to step up, and I know it will
be a great boost to the side to know that we can win without him. We had
to do it quite a bit over the summer in the One-Day format, so we know
we can." he said in a interaction with media
"I'm sure all of those that worry about those sorts of things will be getting that right. I know talking to him last night he's still really keen to trying to be right for Game 2, Game 3. Once again, if we can win this game that gives him a little bit of breathing space and a little less pressure to get back to New Zealand. But knowing Pup, the sensible thing you would think would be to get right. He's desperate to play in this tournament than going forward One-Day Cricket as well. So I think he's doing everything he can." he added
when asked about his elevation as a captain and pressure of being a captain he said "Yeah, it is. But I don't really see it as ‑‑ I'm not under any more pressure than any other captain. First and foremost, my role is to score runs in that middle-order for us. If I can do that, we have enough guys and our players have played enough cricket to know the basics of the game. I'm not going to do anything as a captain that's going to revolutionise the game. It's all pretty basic stuff that we've got to do well and we've got to do better than the other five."
"But first and foremost, my role is to score runs. So whether you're captain, vice-captain or whatever is next to your game, that doesn't change."
When media asked him about the morale of team after a bad last year he replied " Honestly, I reckon all sides believe they can win the tournament. There is no doubt about that. In terms of a cricket spectacle, that must be really exciting for the fans around the globe knowing that your country is in with a real shot at winning the title. We're no different to anyone else for the last 12 months."
"I think the biggest difference has been our consistency of performance. Our best is still as good as anyone else or any other teams in the world. If we play our best cricket, I've got no doubt we can win the tournament and we probably will win the tournament. But if we don't play our best, and that's been the issue, is the gap between our best and our worst performances has probably grown for most teams that have won the Champions Trophy in the past."
"And that change, well, any team's challenge is just to close the gap between your best and your worst performances because you're not going to play your best every game. But the challenge is to make sure that on the days you are a little off, you can find a way to put a team under enough pressure that they succumb."
"I'm sure all of those that worry about those sorts of things will be getting that right. I know talking to him last night he's still really keen to trying to be right for Game 2, Game 3. Once again, if we can win this game that gives him a little bit of breathing space and a little less pressure to get back to New Zealand. But knowing Pup, the sensible thing you would think would be to get right. He's desperate to play in this tournament than going forward One-Day Cricket as well. So I think he's doing everything he can." he added
when asked about his elevation as a captain and pressure of being a captain he said "Yeah, it is. But I don't really see it as ‑‑ I'm not under any more pressure than any other captain. First and foremost, my role is to score runs in that middle-order for us. If I can do that, we have enough guys and our players have played enough cricket to know the basics of the game. I'm not going to do anything as a captain that's going to revolutionise the game. It's all pretty basic stuff that we've got to do well and we've got to do better than the other five."
"But first and foremost, my role is to score runs. So whether you're captain, vice-captain or whatever is next to your game, that doesn't change."
When media asked him about the morale of team after a bad last year he replied " Honestly, I reckon all sides believe they can win the tournament. There is no doubt about that. In terms of a cricket spectacle, that must be really exciting for the fans around the globe knowing that your country is in with a real shot at winning the title. We're no different to anyone else for the last 12 months."
"I think the biggest difference has been our consistency of performance. Our best is still as good as anyone else or any other teams in the world. If we play our best cricket, I've got no doubt we can win the tournament and we probably will win the tournament. But if we don't play our best, and that's been the issue, is the gap between our best and our worst performances has probably grown for most teams that have won the Champions Trophy in the past."
"And that change, well, any team's challenge is just to close the gap between your best and your worst performances because you're not going to play your best every game. But the challenge is to make sure that on the days you are a little off, you can find a way to put a team under enough pressure that they succumb."
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