Port Elizabeth - With just two matches left in the three-match MTN one-day international (ODI) series, New Zealand will be going for broke when they play South Africa in the second ODI at St George's Park on Friday.
"We need to win both matches to give ourselves a shot at the series," said Daniel Vettori on Thursday.
"The way we play tomorrow will be with that in mind, and we definitely will not be playing defensively. We'll be chasing that win as hard as we can, but the key thing is that when you are chasing a win, you maybe push a little too hard and forget about a few of the simple things you need to do. So I'll be expressing that to the team and hopefully we can keep on top of them." Vettori said Jacob Oram, who has been out of action since the first Test at the Wanderers with a hamstring injury, was fit and would play on Friday.
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"Jacob's probably the most important member of our team purely from the roles he fills, batting at number six and able to bowl 10 overs. It's a luxury not many teams have and having him back means I can take six bowlers and we get a nice balance when he's playing."
Vettori said New Zealand would probably go with two spinners in their armoury. "The times I've played here, I've always found it a low, slow wicket and the guys who've been able to take the pace off it have always succeeded here. So seamers still have an important role to play, but we'll have a lot of emphasis on the slow bowlers."
Proteas captain Graeme Smith was unperturbed about the prospect of facing two spinners in the New Zealand team.
"We actually expected them to go with two spinners, and Cape Town they'll probably do the same thing," said Smith. "Obviously they'll have Scott Styris, Jeetan (Patel) and Dan (Vettori) and may also use Jacob (Oram) in a standing up kind of mode - I think that's what we're going to face tomorrow and on Sunday. "We've already had a discussion about it, and the guys are all aware.
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