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Preview of England - New Zealand First Test Match at Lords: Press conferences; ENGLAND: London: Lord's cricket ground:EXTPhotocall of England Captain Alastair Cook and New Zealand Captain Brendon McCullum with trophyINTBrendon McCullum (New Zealand Captain) press conference SOT- We have decided.. Will hold our cards close to our chest / Hopefully got a side that can perform in these conditions / The wicket actually looks a bit dry / Depends on overhead conditions / Imagine if there was some cloud around we'd look to bowl first, we'll see tomorrow / A number of factors in each position that has different demands / From a bowling, from batting, beauty of our team, every person is pushing really hard for a position in the squad / For so long we weren't comfortable with our style of play / Naturally you copy those who do well / Australian team of ten years ago, copied the way they worked / Doesn't last though if it's not authentic / Stripped back our team, aligned it with how New Zealanders like to live their life / Can be strategic. can be aggressive, we're getting better / We're excited / Test match at Lord's something few people get to play / Tremendous character, excited about the opportunity / Has its challenges / Straight from IPL, It can work as a positive / Always want more / Whole landscape of your season you can't spend months leading up to an England tour / We're happy with the preparation we've had / Guys are professional / Going through some challenges, we've been there as well / World class players / In their own conditions they are going to be a tough opposition / We'll have to play extremely good cricket to come out on the right side RE PIETERSEN?- We need everyone buying into the team / Every environment is different / Difficult to make a decision about 'KP' would be foolish of me to make statements - Centuries are individual milestones, not a huge thing to me / Take a win over personal success / Would be nice to make a contri...