Kane Williamson targets Headingley response in win-or-bust Test
Wednesday 22 May 2013 20:25, UK
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson is hoping the return of Daniel Vettori can inspire the Black Caps to a series-levelling victory over England at Headingley.
New Zealand seamer Neil Wagner plans to continue his aggressive approach at Headingley and singled out Jonathan Bairstow and Nick Compton as under pressure members of England's batting line-up.
"I like to look for little battles, to create something," said the left-armer, who claimed four wickets at Lord's.
"I think it's about getting into a guy's face. It's about irritating them; make them really angry; make them look at you and think 'I really do want to hit this guy for four'.
"You have just got to get them to the point where they really hate you. When you get to that point you sometimes make them think about something else - a split second of concentration lapse that could give you a wicket.
"Bairstow does have a bit of that (pressure) at the moment. Compton is looking to find his feet a bit and he played a rash shot in the first innings out of nowhere, just tried to run down the wicket and charge one.
"We can obviously thrive on that and try to put a bit of pressure on."
