Shane Bond targets Pakistan battle

While a one-off victory does not always indicate future form, Shane Bond has said New Zealand will review their notes from the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final ahead of the series against Pakistan.

The two sides meet for the first of three ODIs on November 3 having recently completed a close tussle in South Africa, where New Zealand came out on top by five wickets. Both teams will play each other in the UAE before heading back home for three Tests, and Bond, the rehabilitated fast bowler, is targeting the limited-overs fixtures.

"We`ll redraw the stuff we had last time on them," he said. "It worked pretty well in terms of the bowlers, we knew what we had to do. Obviously this time we`ll have to adapt to the surface which will be flat and slow like Pakistan conditions."

New Zealand`s batting has not been noticeable for anything outstanding of late, and the absence of an injured Jesse Ryder has been a serious blow. This put more emphasis on the bowlers, said Bond. "The bulk of the experience is now in the bowling line-up. In terms of being a bowler coming back into the team we have to lead from the front and do well which puts pressure on us but we quite enjoy that. If we don`t lead we can`t rely on the inexperienced blokes to do it all the time."