New South Wales (NSW) batsman Ben Rohrer said there was no “extra pressure” on his team despite suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Cape Cobras in the opening game, here on Monday.
“It's pretty much the same pressure in every game. It's fairly intense there.
“With a great crowd like the one we had here the other night, it definitely puts pressure on us every time we walk out.”
The 30-year-old also didn't agree to the suggestion that NSW was top-heavy in the batting department.
“I don't think we are top-heavy. We just struggled to adapt to the conditions the other day.
“We have got some great players at the top of the order, but we definitely have got some depth,” he added.
Dot balls
Rohrer admitted that NSW played out too many dot balls against the Cobras and stressed on the need to rotate strike. “We had 48 dot balls — almost half the innings.
So, we need to rotate the strike a lot more. If we had got at least 30 off those 48 balls, that would have got us to a more competitive total.”
“As far as the bowling is concerned, we were too short, too full. We will look to bowl back-of-the length stuff in the next match.”
Asked whether Stuart Clark would be included for the game against Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday, the left-hander said it was a decision the selection panel had to make.
Vastly experienced
“He's a vastly experienced cricketer at the international level and bowled very well last time for us in Delhi (2009) on probably a similar sort of wicket. If he comes in, it will be a big plus for us.”
On his own responsibility in the side, Rohrer said he saw himself as “playing a bit of the finishing role”.
“I will look to do what Mike Hussey has done in the past for Australia and Michael Bevan before him. It didn't work quite so well the other night, but there are still three games left.”
