Leeds, United Kingdom - New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was adamant his side would stick with their attacking approach to Test cricket come their series finale against England at headingly starting Friday.
The Black Caps suffered a 124-run loss in the first Test at Lord's, concluded on Monday, to go 1-0 down in this two-match series.
New Zealand may have been unbeaten in their six previous Test series but their tactics, which included repeatedly bouncing Ben Stokes while the England all-rounder was making an 85-ball century, the quickest ever in a Lord's Test, were called into question following the defeat.
"I feel it's our greatest opportunity to win a Test match and series," McCullum told reporters at Headingly on Thursday.
"Obviously, we went down the other day, but I thought we played some pretty good cricket throughout that Test match -- and credit to England that they were good enough to run us down.
"This is how the New Zealand cricket team is playing, and there are times we'll get beaten, but it's our greatest chance of success," said McCullum, much praised for his bold approach when leading the Black Caps to this year's World Cup final.
Reflecting on events at Lord's, McCullum said: "It's not panic stations -- we just have to improve our rough edges.
"I still feel we played a good Test match.
AFP
