New Zealand Vs Australia Next Final ODI-50 over
New Zealand called off the tour, scheduled to start in November, after militants armed with grenades and guns ambushed Sri Lanka’s players in Lahore Tuesday.
New Zealand officials are expected to meet their Pakistani counterparts in international meetings in April or June, where they are likely to discuss moving the tour to a neutral venue.
“I think the options will probably revolve around playing them at a neutral venue. They have played previous games in the Gulf states, in Abu Dhabi,” Vaughan said.
The New Zealand cricket team cut short their 2002 tour to Pakistan after a suicide bomber blew up a bus outside the team’s hotel in Karachi, killing at least 12 people.
Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori would have liked an extra day of rest after the win over Pakistan on Saturday in a day/night match, but insists his team are hungry to win the competition.
"I wish we had another day before the final, to be honest," he said.
"It was exhausting to get through the late game, but I think once Monday turns up the adrenalin will take over and everyone will be pretty excited about playing in a final."
Vettori added: "I think you probably have achieved what you set out to achieve. But once you reach that level, you realise there is an immense desire to go all the way and I think there's no relief in the camp.
"It was all about how we're going to win on Monday as opposed to 'it's great that we've made it'. It's pleasing to me as captain to hear those sorts of sentiments and we've got to make sure we put it into practice."
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