Talent needs to step up

Northland Black Cap Tim Southee believes the Black Caps can win the ODI World Cup if more of the playing roster reach their potential during the big matches.
The Black Caps face Australia in their first big examination of the tournament on the Indian subcontinent tonight and the bowler is expecting his side to test their transtasman rivals.
"The talent is there but we need guys to step up and perform during the big games. But we can't have just two or three of them do it, we need four of five guys standing up, especially during the important games as the tournament goes on," he said.
Although the Australians haven't been in sparkling form, Southee expects them to be a force.
"India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have all got reasonable sides and conditions will suit them best but you can't write off Australia and the likes of South Africa, so there are a lot of teams who can win it but hopefully we can edge those teams out," he said.
The bowlers starred in the Black Caps' opening victory of the tournament against Kenya on Sunday with Southee taking 3-13 as the African batting line-up was brushed aside for 71 in just 23.5 overs.
The target was reached without loss for a 10-wicket victory.
"I don't think anyone picked that we would win it quite that easily, it was almost a perfect performance and there's a lot of confidence floating around the team as a result," he said.
"We've had a pretty good build-up, although obviously the [warm-up] game against India was disappointing but the first game against Kenya was very pleasing," he said.
Any apprehension the team might have felt returning to India, so soon after their 0-5 series whitewash at the end of last year, has eased. He said in some ways the team are now looking at their recent tour to the subcontinent as preparation for the World Cup.
"There's a few guys who didn't come on that tour - but the rest of us learned a lot from that tour and got experience on the subcontinent so there's a feeling that we can put those wrongs behind us and make them right," he said.
Since then Southee has become the team's first-choice pace bowler, with his memorable five-wicket bag in the first game of the recent Pakistan ODI series establishing a new order in the team. Bowling coach Alan Donald's assertion that swing is the key to success for the pace bowlers on the Indian subcontinent has cemented him as first choice for selectors and Southee is keen to deliver.
"I've done a lot of work on my bowling over the last few months and now it's fallen into place so it's just a case of keeping your momentum going and filling the role of an opening bowler," he said.
New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (c), Hamish Bennett, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (c), Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Michael Clarke, David Hussey, Cameron White, Tim Paine, Steve Smith, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Jason Krejza, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger, Callum Ferguson.