Australias Test-match losing streak may be making headlines, but their neighbours across the Tasman have not fared much better this year. Of nine Tests played in 2016, New Zealand has lost six, winning only the two matches against Zimbabwe. Their four most-recent results have all been losses.Unlike for Australia, however, the losing streak has come overseas, against formidable opposition: the first loss came against South Africa, and the next three in India, where many teams have suffered in the last three years.Now back at home, with a grassy pitch before them and a long summer ahead, coach Mike Hesson has said his team will not dwell on the overseas failures. They will instead aim to fall back on memories of their unbeaten stretch at home between 2013 and 2015.I think weve won seven out of our 11 Tests at home in the last three years, with a couple of draws and a couple of losses, Hesson said. You do that because conditions are familiar to you, and you adapt quicker than other sides.Weve been stressing the fact that we need to prepare for conditions that were more familiar with. Weve got some experience to draw on over the last three or four years. Its a matter of going through that rather than reliving India. Conditions over there were significantly different to what were going to face over here.New Zealands batsmen had had a particularly torrid tour of India, where no one managed a century across three Tests. Their main destroyers on that tour had been spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who shared 41 scalps between them. Hesson said his batsmen had rebounded mentally since that series, which ended a month ago.The conditions are here very different, so the skillset required is different. We acknowledge that we didnt adapt as well as we needed to in India. Hence, we underachieved, especially with the bat. Here, Im very confident the guys know the conditions. There was a period of having to deal with dented confidence, but that was some time ago. At the time we needed to dwell on some of the areas we hadnt performed well in, and weve done that. Then we need to move on - thats the nature of international cricket. When you perform and you win easily, you dont dwell on that either. You move on.The top order will have to contend with the likes of Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Yasir Shah, as they battle for Test form. Pakistans attack had delivered two Test victories in England this year, and Hesson believes they are a particularly dynamic outfit.Well be challenged by this Pakistan attack, theres no doubt about that, he said. Theyve got an attack that suits all conditions around the world. They swing the new ball, they reverse it, and theyve got a very good spinner. Theyve also got experience in their batting line up. Theyre tough in every condition, so theyre bowling attack is going to pose some challenges for us.The Hagley Oval surface has generally been seam-friendly over the first two days of the Test. Although it had a significant covering of grass two days from the Test, Hesson expected the pitch to settle quickly.The pitch has good pace and bounce, which stays throughout. And I think it turns into a pretty flat surface. Its one of those surfaces where you are going to need to have resources to bowl a lot of overs, rather than think youre going to bowl them out in a session and a half. I dont think its going to be like that. http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Nevin-Lawson-Draft-Jersey/ .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Ricky-Wagner-Draft-Jersey/ .875,000, avoiding arbitration. 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Western Sydney must be more ruthless in front of goal if theyre to finally kick-start their stuttering A-League season against Central Coast, says Wanderers defender Scott Neville.After eight rounds the Wanderers have five draws and one win.Last weekend they produced arguably their strongest 45 minutes of football in the second half against a flat Brisbane, yet even with 19 shots on goal could not inflict the killer blow.Unfortunately, we couldnt put away the chances we created but it was our best performance of the season so far, defensively and offensively, Neville said.But weve still got to limit the mistakes because they had another chance where they could have punished us.Weve just got to be a bit more ruthless in front of goal.Saturdays trip to Gosford presents an opportunity to put to bed any doubts last years grand finalists can match their promising performances with results.They only met the Mariners four weeks ago, wheen a defensive blunder squandered an early lead at Spotless Stadium and handed their visitors a 1-1 draw.ddddddddddddTony Popovics side have undoubtedly stitched up some issues since then but theyll also face a Mariners side riding on the confidence of last weekends 2-0 home upset of Perth thats lifted them one spot ahead of the seventh-placed Wanderers.Neville said three points were now crucial, one week before hosting Melbourne Victory and embarking on a busy Christmas period.This really has to start our season and get it rolling, he said.Last year when we went up there it felt like we were playing at home we had that many fans travel - they put the Mariners fans to shame.Theyre the 12th man for us so we need to get the win for them, but also to start rocketing up that table like we did last season. 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