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Kiwis look backward

AFP, Auckland
Some say a team is only as good as its last performance, but the New Zealand cricketers prefer to think back a year as the best guide to their chances when they play the first of six one-day internationals against South Africa here Friday.
When the South Africans opened their tour Wednesday without raising the pulse rate in an easy six wicket win against a provincial side containing five New Zealand representatives, it confirmed their favouritism for the internationals.
But, rewind one year and New Zealand produced one of their most memorable run chases to topple South Africa by nine wickets at the World Cup in Johannesburg.
Led by captain Stephen Fleming's unbeaten 134, New Zealand broke their awful run against South Africa, which had seen them win just one of the previous 15 one-day matches
between the sides.
All-rounder Scott Styris, who was part of that victorious side, cautioned that not too much should be read into South Africa's match this week against Northern Districts, in which he also played.
"It's completely different personnel, set-up, and hopefully a better wicket as well," he said after scoring just five in Northern's woeful innings of114.
At the World Cup "we beat them, and itshowed we don't fear them.
"We know we're a good side and if we play well, we'll beat them. That's why this series is eagerly anticipated from our point of view."
Both teams are coming off fruitful home series. New Zealand beat Pakistan 4-1 and South Africa had the measure of the West Indies 3-1.
South Africa held their hand against Northern Districts, resting kingpins Jacques Kallis, Shaun Pollock and frontline paceman Andre Nel, while captain Graeme Smith dropped himself down the order because of a minor side strain
and wasn't required to bat.
There were still ominous signs from openers Herschelle Gibbs and Boeta Dippenaar, who smashed 51 off the first 6.3 overs from Black Caps pacemen Daryl Tuffey and Ian Butler. Dippenaar was 45 notout off 50 balls.
Smith said the dominant win was important to stamp their mark on New Zealand.
"It was nice for the guys to get a bit of cobwebs out, the guys have been feeling a bit nowhere for the last couple of days with the time difference (of 11 hours)," he said.
"Even though it was a lighthearted outing it was important for us to send messages... and to chase 115 in 17 overs was a good effort."
Kallis, Nel and Pollock, still troubled by a niggly right shoulder problem, should return on Friday but there is a toss-up between left-arm spinners Robin Peterson and Nicky Boje, who took five Northern Districts wickets between them.
Boie. olavino his first international since breaking his ankle in England last July, finished with two for 19 off 10 overs, and Peterson took three for 17 off 9.3.
From the New Zealand squad which beat Pakistan there are two changes, with prolific batsman Michael Papps coming in at the expense of Craig Cumming and pace bowler Michael Mason replac-ingAndreAdams.
Although Mason is the form bowler in domestic cricket, coach John Bracewell has to decide whether he or Ian Butler should be dropped from the squad of 13.
Playing for Northern Districts against South Africa, Butler went for 28 off his first three overs but came back to take three for 21 in his pacy second spell of fourovers.
TEAMS
SOUTH AFRICA (from): Graeme Smith (captain), Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Jacques Rudolph, Boeta Dippenaar, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Nicky Boje, Lance Klusener, Makhaya Ntini, Andre Nel, Robin Peterson, Albie Morkel, Ashwell Prince.
NEW ZEALAND (from): Stephen Fleming (captain), Michael Papps, Hamish Marshall, Scott Styris, Craig McMillan, Chris Cairns, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Daniel Vettori, Daryl Tuffey, Michael Mason, Ian Butler.