Shaun Pollock Quotes (15 Quotes)

Sport is a confidence game and no doubt a win will give us so much hope for the summer.

But we know Australia in Australia is a different kettle of fish and the backlash they've copped since the Ashes will motivate them to put things right.

We're in the hands of the weather but basically it just boils down to that we just want to give ourselves a chance of winning the game. At the end of the day it doesn't matter if we lose the series 2-0. To protect a defeat and still go 1-0 down in the series is pointless.

To protect a defeat and still go down 1-0 in the series is pointless. We've got to give ourselves a chance to win.

There'll be no free deliveries or anything other than world class cricket.

When we got together after the tour to Australia there was a lot of energy. We were laughing and joking and there was excitement in the air.

We've got to come out tomorrow and give ourselves a chance to win the game.

I think we have more than enough talent. There are 13-14 match-winners in both the Test and one-day teams. They are guys that have won matches for their respective countries almost single-handedly over the years, so we definitely have enough talent to match the Aussies.

I thought I went pretty well in Australia, but coming back from injury back here things did not go as well as I would have liked. So I'm looking to bounce back against New Zealand.

We've been there before and you just need clear heads and remain calm.

That's definitely the idea but you've got to look at the game situation when he comes on to bowl,

We just have to see who they put out tomorrow, but we still have to concentrate doing the job at hand well and being prepared.

It's always good to have a partner who is full of energy, and who you can see is giving it 110 percent all the time. You need those kind of characters in a side.

If they (the umpires) can't be 100 percent conclusive on what they've seen, I don't see why they can't judge it with the third umpire.

There's definitely something still in the pitch. As a batsman you never feel comfortable. It's difficult to play shots with any sort of certainty. From our perspective the situation can only get better the more runs we get.