{"id":9293,"date":"2012-03-25T15:28:35","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T13:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/cricket-south-africa-wont-play-for-draw-says-petersen\/"},"modified":"2012-03-25T15:28:35","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T13:28:35","slug":"cricket-south-africa-wont-play-for-draw-says-petersen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-south-africa-wont-play-for-draw-says-petersen\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-South Africa won’t play for draw, says Petersen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Greg Stutchbury<\/span><\/p>\n

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WELLINGTON, March 25<\/span> (Reuters) – South Africa will continue
\nto attack New Zealand when the fourth day of the final test
\nbegins on Monday rather than sit back and play for a draw
\ndespite holding a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, batsman
\nAlviro Petersen said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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New Zealand reached 65 without loss at the close of the
\nthird day in response to South Africa’s 474 for nine declared,
\nand while fine weather is expected for the final two days the
\nhosts’ chances of forcing a result in the match appear slim.<\/p>\n

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Petersen, who top-scored with 156 in South Africa’s first
\ninnings, said the Proteas were keen to keep pushing for a result
\ndespite only needing a draw after winning the second test at
\nSeddon Park in Hamilton by nine wickets.<\/p>\n

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“We would have liked to have picked up some wickets here
\ntonight,” Petersen said. “We’ve got to find a way tomorrow. Come
\nhere fully focused with the attitude of trying to win a test
\nmatch.<\/p>\n

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“We want to win a test match here, that’s the important
\nthing.”<\/p>\n

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Petersen had been under pressure entering the match, having
\nscored just 66 runs at 16.25 in his four previous test innings
\non the tour of New Zealand.<\/p>\n

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However, he produced when his team needed it, taking
\nadvantage of an easy-paced pitch to graft his way to his third
\ntest century.<\/p>\n

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“I was under pressure coming into this game because of the
\nstandards I set for myself,” Petersen said. “The Proteas are a
\nhigh performance team, we set high standards for ourselves and
\nwe want to live up to those standards.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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