Scheduling Is Out Of Our Control, Says Latham Ahead Of ICC CT SF Against SA

New Zealand have returned from their trip to Dubai ready to overcome whatever the Champions Trophy throws at them.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Like plenty of other teams, they've been made to not only travel, but adapt to varying pitches and conditions. The slow and low deck in Dubai helped bring them unstuck last start, looking to reach India's total of 249 but falling 44 runs short.

The task now is to adjust back to Lahore conditions in time for their semi-finals date with South Africa on Wednesday. Speaking to the media ahead of their clash with South Africa, keeper Tom Latham wasn't in an excuse-making mood, describing his team's 'anywhere, anytime' mentality.

"(The scheduling) is something that's out of our control," he said. "For us it is about turning up at each game regardless of where it is and trying to play our best brand of cricket as best we can. So, whether it be here, whether it be in Pakistan, our focus will obviously be on South Africa. I think we've seen throughout the games in Pakistan that towards the back end of the game, a little bit of juice settles in and sometimes can be a little bit easier. A little bit nicer to bat on potentially, so yeah we'll have to wait and see what we get, or what sort of the surface is, and go from there."