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Kiwis are foxing: Waugh

AFP, Sydney
New Zealand were trying to outfox Australia over their underdog status heading into this month's Test cricket series between the two transTasman rivals, former Aussie Test skipper Steve Waugh said Thursday.
Waugh, who retired from international cricket last January after playing 168 Tests, gave little credence to Kiwi claims that they were underprepared for the tilt against the world cricket's leading side after playing minnows Bangladesh.
New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming has missed his team's tour opener against New South Wales with a virus and experienced opener Mark Richardson has warned the Black Caps could expect a "slap in the face" by the world champions
after playing in Bangladesh.
Australia begin their home series against New Zealand in Brisbane on November 18 followed by Adelaide over November26-30.
"It's typical New Zealand comments before a Test series, playing down their chances and the underdogstuff, ” Waugh saidThursday.
"They love that sort of role. But everyone knows that once they get out there against Australia they will lift, they have done that in the past."
Three years ago Fleming led New Zealand to a surprise three-Test series draw with the world champions, with Australia lucky to escape defeat in a tense final Test in Perth that was dominated by the tourists.
World-class spinner Daniel Vettori said the Black Caps would be happy witharepeatofthe2001 nil-all result
"We have come over here to win but we are under no illusions about how hard it would be," said Vettori,
who has been rested from the NSW match with shoulder stiffness.
"If we walked away with a 0-0 or a 1 -1 (result) I don't think we would be the most unhappy side in the world but generally we are here to win."
The Kiwis were unbeaten in their two-Test, three one day international tour of Bangladesh but felt it provided a poor lead-in to a series with the world’s top-ranked team.
Richardson said the lack of quality in the opposition had made the trans-Tasman contest a tougher challenge.
"Your time in the middle against two dribbly seamers and three leftarm spinners will mean spit against four quicks and leggy," hesaid.
Waugh said the tourists, whose biggest hurdle will be dismissing Australia’s formidable top seven batsmen with a medium-pace attack, have targeted it as their most challenging series and prepared accord-
ingly.
"I don't believe for a minute that they are under-prepared," Waugh said.
"They would have identified this series probably 18 months, two years ago as the one they want to lift for and they would have been planning. They'll be ready for it"
Fleming is recovering from a virus' he picked up in the subcontinent and team management expect him to Join the squad this weekend.
He is set to bat in the nets at home In Wellington to test his fitness.
Waugh believed the Black Caps would miss Fleming’s batting more than his shrewd captaincy if he missed the Gabba Test.
The left-hander has averaged better than 60 since January2003 and became NZ's leading all-time leading run-scorer (5566) when he made an unbeaten 201 in the second Test against Bangladesh.