Each gamers have been “instantly handled by medical workers on-site” earlier than Conway was “taken to A&E for additional examination which confirmed a concussion,” based on an NZC media launch in a while Tuesday.
“Yeah, I suppose he is [Seifert] the back-up batter in our squad,” Santner mentioned. “So it will in all probability be a direct swap if Dev’s unavailable, which is a disgrace. He [Conway] is clearly excellent in one-day cricket and, you recognize, was biding his time within the T20 sequence. And, yeah, I suppose one other a kind of freak accidents that occurs.”
“Yeah, I suppose it is a completely different format, however we have performed right here rather a lot in one-day cricket,” Santner mentioned. “The pitch historically has a little bit of bounce, like we noticed within the T20, and it is the identical floor.
“Floor dimensions is at all times one to play into your thoughts at Eden Park. Historically, there’s a bit of little bit of bounce, which, you recognize, is nice for the seamers. And it may be fairly swirly with the wind, you recognize, which might make it fairly a tricky catching floor.”
Catching had been a difficulty for New Zealand by way of the T20I sequence, and probably an element within the eventual scoreline – 3-2 in India’s favour.
“We reviewed after the final recreation in Hamilton, [the] 3-2 loss,” Santner mentioned. “Nevertheless it might have appeared rather a lot completely different if we took these small moments. And I suppose the blokes did good fielding [practice]. I suppose you are practising in the course of the day the place you are coaching; catching below lights is at all times a unique process. And I suppose with the wind in New Zealand, it may be fairly difficult at occasions.
“Nevertheless it’s a kind of ones, you don’t need guys to be afraid of it or draw back from a catch, if they are going for it and [drop it], you recognize, everybody’s making an attempt. So, it is a kind of ones the place, in case you drop good gamers, they’ll make you pay. And I suppose they [India] did in the course of the sequence.”
“If we’re going to get a bit of little bit of inexperienced surfaces, or a bit of little bit of bounce, a little bit of nibble, which historically we do in one-day cricket, it will be fairly good. After which if it isn’t the case and it is flat, we have now to adapt fairly shortly as a unit.”
Santner on the surfaces he expects within the ODIs
One other problem each groups might face by way of the ODI sequence is dew, significantly with the unusually late begins, with all 5 video games set to start at 3pm native time. The late begins, Santner mentioned, might additionally problem the gamers with restoration between video games.
“Yeah, I feel with the dew, particularly inside the T20s, it was fairly outstanding, particularly second innings,” Santner mentioned. “So I feel with a 3pm begin, it is in all probability going to be no completely different [in] the back-end of the second innings right here across the nation.
“So yeah, and clearly the restoration [period after matches] is a bit of bit shorter with journey as nicely. So I feel guys [have] simply obtained to be on prime of it, no matter it appears like.”
The T20I sequence started on flat pitches the place each groups scored huge; New Zealand’s two wins, within the fourth and fifth T20Is, got here on pitches that had a bit of extra assist in them for the seamers.
“Yeah, I hope so,” Santner mentioned when he was requested if he would really like pitches with assist for the quick bowlers within the ODIs too. “However once more, you are shifting across the nation. Christchurch, we in all probability anticipated [there] to be extra within the floor than there was [in the first two T20Is].
“I do know there was clearly plenty of sizzling climate and stuff [in the lead-up to the series], which naturally dries out pitches. I feel we noticed a bit of little bit of a blueprint within the final two [T20Is] that they did a bit of bit, and clearly right here [and] in Hamilton, which was fairly good.
“And we all know function on these wickets. So if we’re going to get a bit of little bit of inexperienced surfaces, or a bit of little bit of bounce, a little bit of nibble, which historically we do in one-day cricket, it will be fairly good. After which if it isn’t the case and it is flat, we have now to adapt fairly shortly as a unit.”