New Zealand player Tim Seifert reflects on the importance of starting the series with a win and maintaining focus in the next match against Pakistan.
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00:00Yeah, it's always nice to start the series with a good win.
00:08Obviously now we go to Dunedin in different conditions, so we've got to adapt.
00:12But yeah, it's always nice to start the series like that and to do it well as well.
00:16It gives confidence in the group and I thought the ball was stepped up very nicely today.
00:20Yeah, I think it is tough coming from their conditions.
00:34Obviously, it stays a bit lower.
00:36Today was very bouncy.
00:38But look, they'll adapt.
00:40That's one good thing about a five series game rather than a three is that you do have time to adapt.
00:45And hopefully, you know, for them they do it as fast as they can.
00:49But yeah, I thought credit to Jamo.
00:51Just bowled in the tough areas and just kept it simple.
00:55You know, sometimes you potentially can go searching.
00:58But the wicket gave you that assistance that you just do the basics well and he bowled very well.
01:03To be honest, all the bowlers bowled very well.
01:05You always have to play a bit of a smash.
01:08How have you faced Bob in the past?
01:11When he's like bouncing and going for it and bouncing.
01:14I guess it's the toughest of the best.
01:16Yeah, look, you've got to play him a little bit different to the other bowlers.
01:20Look, he's a bit taller than me.
01:23So, you know, he's always going to get the bounce.
01:25So, you do got to play for the bounce.
01:27But obviously, that wicket assisted him a lot with that.
01:30So, yeah, he's bowled very well and it's great to see him back after the injuries he's had.
01:34You know, you've got to take your hat off to him, you know, to have two stressors kind of back to back and go through the rehab twice.
01:42You know, you've got to give him credit to get back on the park and perform well.
01:46And it's exciting that he is doing that.
01:48What about that combination with Duffer in his hands?
01:50He's been so impressive this whole summer.
01:52Yeah, look, I think Duffy's been great for the last few years.
01:55To his credit as well, he's just done what he needed to do.
01:59And with the pace bowlers that we have at the top, you know, sometimes it's hard to crack into that team.
02:05But, yeah, he's done extremely well.
02:08And I think over the next year or so, we'll see a lot of him be consistent in all three formats.
02:14And what was the thinking going into that run, Chase?
02:17Yeah, look, just try to be positive.
02:19Try to put pressure on them.
02:22Sometimes you swing a bit hard, but that's all right.
02:25But, yeah, look, the way that me and Finn want to go about it, obviously adapt to the conditions and kind of feed off each other.
02:33So I thought it was a great start.
02:35And hopefully we can do it again next game in Dunedin.
02:38Obviously back inside after a wee while, what's it like being out there at full house as a professional?
02:44Yeah, a bit nervous, to be honest.
02:47Yeah, it's been a little while since I've put the fern back on.
02:52But, yeah, it's been great.
02:54It wasn't good in the field, but that's all right.
02:57Sometimes you drop a couple.
02:58But, yeah, nice to get some with the bat.
03:01And, you know, it's always nice as a player to get some runs early in the series as well and get that momentum throughout the whole five or four matches now.
03:10So, yeah, no, it's great to be back.
03:12Nice to be back with the boys and the management.
03:14And, yeah, excited to travel around New Zealand and play in the home country.
03:18Yeah, well, I mean, it's like a full crowd like that as well.
03:21It's sort of, you know, a great experience.
03:24Yeah, it's unbelievable.
03:25Like, that's why you play the game a little bit, you know, have a big crowd.
03:29Christchurch, you know, they always put on a good crowd and exciting to get another good crowd in Dunedin.
03:34I hear that's filled out.
03:35Obviously, double header, which is always cool as well for the crowd.
03:39So, yeah, no, very exciting to get a full crowd.
03:42And hopefully throughout the whole series they can be good crowds.