New Zealand enthusiasm got better of them - McCullum

By Greg Stutchbury CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - New Zealand's cricket team have run a gamut of emotions this week after they slumped to a heavy first test loss to Australia then won three awards at their country's premier sports awards on Thursday. Now they have the opportunity to send captain Brendon McCullum into international retirement with a possible test victory that would also prevent trans-Tasman rivals Australia from reclaiming the world's top ranking in test cricket. It is that emotion, however, that McCullum and team management have been attempting to rein in before the second match begins at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday.
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