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McCullum's 77 from 25 balls against England in Wellington is the innings of the World Cup so far and Lehmann is banking on the extra pace in his attack to rattle the skipper.
Updated : Sep 29, 2017, 07:49 PM IST
Gearing up for a 'cracker game' against New Zealand, Australian cricket team coach Darren Lehmann has claimed that his side has 'got some plans' for the big-hitting Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum, as the two teams prepare to lock horns on Saturday.
McCullum's 77 from 25 balls against England in Wellington is the innings of the World Cup so far and Lehmann is banking on extra pace in his attack to rattle the skipper.
Lehmann said that McCullum does hit the balls a long way, adding that the New Zealand skipper took the game on. He said that McCullum plays a 'high-risk game', but added that there's a 'bit of a difference' between 135 km per hour and 145 to 150 km per hour coming at the batsman, Stuff.co.nz reported.
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The Australian coach said that it would be a 'great challenge' for both sides. He added that McCullum is going to 'certainly come' at Australia.
Lehmann claimed that it's going to be 'exciting', insisting that New Zealand have been 'very impressive' adding that it's going to be 'interesting' to see how New Zealand play against Australia.
Both, Australia and New Zealand have started their World Cup campaigns on winning notes.