Hooker Dane Coles has revealed the calmness of the senior players and coach Steve Hansen at halftime and deep into the match was crucial in helping the All Blacks in their dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Wallabies.
The All Blacks, down 17 points in as many minutes in Dunedin, clearly just need to get their hands on the ball and try to exert some consistent pressure on a Wallabies team making the most of their chances after last weekend's thrashing.
But the harder the home side tried, the worse it got. Possession was spilled time and again and the Wallabies capitalized from seemingly impossible situations - such as directly from a fast retreating scrum.
There was no panic among Kieran Read and his fellow leaders, however. And with Aaron Smith's converted try after the halftime hooter bringing them back into the match 17-14, the All Blacks felt they had momentum.
"They really gave it to us and put us under a lot of pressure for most of that match," Coles said. "There was definitely calmness but our skills and execution was quite poor. We dropped a lot of ball - just the simple stuff and they got the run of the green and scored some points."