CRICKET - Big cash doesn't spur me: Southee

The possibility of playing cricket in the Indian Premier League won't hold Tim Southee back in the Chappell-Hadlee ODI series when it starts in Perth tomorrow.
Southee knows there has been speculation about him playing in the IPL this season but right now it remains just talk.
"We won't know anything for sure until the player auction at the end of the month and ... at the moment I've got other things on my mind," Southee said.
"I'm concentrating on playing for New Zealand in the Australian series, but if something happens outside of that then I certainly won't be ignoring it."
Southee has been named by several sources, including the Cricinfo website, as one of a few New Zealand "players of interest" the eight IPL franchises will bid for on February 6 in Goa.
Unlike last year, the franchises already have players signed, but about 100 overseas players are expected to be considered for the US$16 million ($31.3 million) the franchises are tipped to spend to fill out their rosters.
Southee stressed that money was the last thing on his mind.
"If I go it won't be about the money, it'll be about going over there and playing with the best players from all over the world and learning how they go about their cricket," he said.
"But if I do get a crack, hopefully it goes well and I suppose the money side of things will take care of itself, but for the moment it's all about getting my foot in the door."
While figures in excess of US$1 million have been suggested for marquee players like Kevin Pietersen and Michael Clarke, Southee could expect to earn about a fifth of that amount.
He was rested for the Black Caps' opening match against the Prime Minister's XI on Thursday following a slight groin strain but after the match in Canberra, skipper Daniel Vettori said the 20-year-old Maungakaramea swing bowler would be available for the Perth game.
Southee said playing the Australians at home would be tough but with an inexperienced team, they were as vulnerable as they had ever been.
"They're coming off a tough series against South Africa, so that shows that they are beatable at home, where they've been so hard to beat in the past, and we'll be looking to make as much as we can from their rebuilding phase," he said.
"Having said that, there are seven or eight guys in our 14 that have played less than 20 one-dayers, so it is a very fresh team, but I guess there's only one way to get experience."