New Zealand might be trailing 0-1 going into the historic day and night test at the Adelaide Oval, but their head coach feels that they have the edge over Australia.
Mike Hesson recently said that he was delighted by the character shown by the Kiwi side during the second test at Perth. Hesson also added that going into the third test; it will be the visitors who will have the psychological advantage.
“I think we do gain a psychological advantage and we gain some confidence from the way the game evolved today”, Hesson said. “If Australia didn’t rate us highly then the game could have unfolded quite differently than the way it did. I thought we were very good with the ball this morning and we’ll certainly gain lot confidence from that.
“It showed that when we’re on song we’re certainly equal, if not better than our opposition. We just need to do that, particularly with the ball, for longer periods of time,” said Hesson.
New Zealand have not lost a single test series since the last 30 months, and Hesson added that such a feat spoke about New Zealand’s strengths. “It’s something we’re very proud of as a team. To scrap the way we did after day one today shows continuation of character we’ve shown for a long time. You find out a bit about people when you’re under a bit of adversity. Think we found that out of the last four days.”
Speaking about the controversial Pink ball, meant to be used for the third test, Hesson said, “Well, we had plenty of issues with the red ball in this one.
“It is what it is. We’re delighted to be playing the first day-night game. It’s an exciting time, going to be a big crowd. Who knows? In five years’ time it could be the norm. “We’re heading to Adelaide, third Test, big game for us. We will make the most of the situation, rather than worrying about what colour the ball is.”