When we get a top side we are pretty good and we will have a chance to measure ourselves in the next six months when we play against sides such as Australia. Potentially we remain a very good side.
"Christopher Lance Cairns", New Zealand Order of Merit/ONZM is a former all-rounder who played for the New Zealand international cricket team, the Black Caps, and is son of former New Zealand cricketer Lance Cairns. He starred in both the One-day cricket/One-day and Test cricket/Test New Zealand teams, as well as the Canterbury Region/Canterbury New Zealand domestic championship team. Cairns also captained the Black Caps on seven occasions, usually when regular captain Stephen Fleming was unavailable.
Cairns finished his Test career with a batting averages of 33.53 and a bowling average of 29.40. In 2000, he was named as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.
After his playing career Cairns went on to become a commentator with Sky Sport (New Zealand)/Sky Sport New Zealand.
More Chris Cairns on Wikipedia.There have been some outstanding individual efforts on this tour, but collectively it's been great.
I just have to make sure that I keep going.
First and foremost, I felt it was time that I spent more time with my family.
My ego's bruised but I've climbed too many hills for this to be the end.
There's no point in trying to up-play the Zimbabwean effort. I thought they were dreadful to be honest.
I have two young boys and a wonderfully supportive partner who I would like to spend more time with.
I thought their application was non-existent and I'm not quite sure what sort of state they're in.
The pride's been dented, of course, but I've had time to come to terms with it. There's two ways; I can either fight it or say goodbye, and I'm not done yet.
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