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Ahmed Shehzad speaking to the press
A lot of lessons to take from the first T20I - New Zealand is a special place for cricketers; when you come here of course you learn a lot especially as a batting side
I have been watching the ODI Series and the pitches were amazing and sometimes it was tough
When you come here after 2 years or so, it becomes tough to adjust
It was tough as it was a drop in pitch
Pitch was similar to the kind of pitch I played on when I was here before
We have to admit to something to move forward, which is that we are not playing good cricket and NZ so far have outplayed us in all departments
We need to come here 20-25 days before and play in a different environment and get used to
We all work hard but sometimes it becomes difficult to cope with conditions; if you come here 20-25 days before you enter the competition as it then becomes easier
I have good memories of this place and Auckland is always a special place to play cricket in and we have seen quite a lot of runs flowing here - the pitch looks good so far
You have to hope for the best; Things will never change if you dont make an effort
I can assure you we are trying hard but if its not happening for us, then you cant do much about it
You can do positive things and try as a team to come out of the shell
We still have a lot to play for, we are No 2 side in T20Is and we have a relatively new and young side.
We have proved our mettle in this format before, we have a lot to play for and we will fight like tigers tomorrow
You cannot blame one aspect of the team for the performances, you as a team are not performing well
If you talk about batting, then yes we are having an issue with the new ball
We lost in ODIs due to this and also in 1st T20I
When things got easy with the old ball, we had no batsmen left to play and we have to admit that they are bowling well and they are bowling hard at you
Sarfaraz is leader of the team but he is young and still learning
We did really well in the CT, we beat lot of good teams there
To come here and get a bashing and not winning any game becomes really tough and no one really wants to be in that position
Sarfaraz is a tough guy and he is still putting in [work] and he knows he has a lot to play for tomorrow
if we look at the 2016 England tour, we went there 20-25 days before and drew the Test series so it makes a difference
At the end of the day, you need to find small things to help you when you come abroad especially to a place where you dont go that often
When Aus came to UAE, they were there for a month
They acclimatized themselves and were demanding different pitches and that matters a lot
A lot of lessons to take from the first T20I - New Zealand is a special place for cricketers; when you come here of course you learn a lot especially as a batting side
I have been watching the ODI Series and the pitches were amazing and sometimes it was tough
When you come here after 2 years or so, it becomes tough to adjust
It was tough as it was a drop in pitch
Pitch was similar to the kind of pitch I played on when I was here before
We have to admit to something to move forward, which is that we are not playing good cricket and NZ so far have outplayed us in all departments
We need to come here 20-25 days before and play in a different environment and get used to
We all work hard but sometimes it becomes difficult to cope with conditions; if you come here 20-25 days before you enter the competition as it then becomes easier
I have good memories of this place and Auckland is always a special place to play cricket in and we have seen quite a lot of runs flowing here - the pitch looks good so far
You have to hope for the best; Things will never change if you dont make an effort
I can assure you we are trying hard but if its not happening for us, then you cant do much about it
You can do positive things and try as a team to come out of the shell
We still have a lot to play for, we are No 2 side in T20Is and we have a relatively new and young side.
We have proved our mettle in this format before, we have a lot to play for and we will fight like tigers tomorrow
You cannot blame one aspect of the team for the performances, you as a team are not performing well
If you talk about batting, then yes we are having an issue with the new ball
We lost in ODIs due to this and also in 1st T20I
When things got easy with the old ball, we had no batsmen left to play and we have to admit that they are bowling well and they are bowling hard at you
Sarfaraz is leader of the team but he is young and still learning
We did really well in the CT, we beat lot of good teams there
To come here and get a bashing and not winning any game becomes really tough and no one really wants to be in that position
Sarfaraz is a tough guy and he is still putting in [work] and he knows he has a lot to play for tomorrow
if we look at the 2016 England tour, we went there 20-25 days before and drew the Test series so it makes a difference
At the end of the day, you need to find small things to help you when you come abroad especially to a place where you dont go that often
When Aus came to UAE, they were there for a month
They acclimatized themselves and were demanding different pitches and that matters a lot
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Does suggest that he'll feature in the playing 11 for the next game
