Sticking to the game plan and having an ounce of luck on their side will see the Black Caps close out the test series against the West Indies in Barbados, captain Brendon McCullum says.ย
McCullum said Watling's fight back was superb and he was fast becoming an integral part of the team.
''BJ's fast becoming my favourite cricketer actually - his strength of character and fighting qualities. The guy never complains he gets on with the job, he goes out there and keeps for a hundred and something overs and then bats for seven hours trying to save a test match for his country.''
McCullum said the team needed to get back to the tried and true for the final test.
''We have been going pretty well in test cricket in the last 12 to 18 months and our formula has become pretty familiar to us. We have just got to make sure we are still trying to do the right things and still trying to execute our game plan.
''If we do that and we have a little bit of luck go our way as well in Barbados I'm confident we can certainly turn this performance around and finish strong.''ย