ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2022

October 18, 2022

Jan Frylinck

Kardinia Park

Namibia

Post Match Media Conference

Netherlands - 122/5, Namibia - 121/6

Q. What do you put down to the disappointment in terms of the batting on that surface? How hard was it to get some momentum and rhythm going?

JAN FRYLINCK: Yeah, the surface was quite tough. But in saying that, I think we wrestled it back quite nicely. And then in our death overs, we sort of just let it slip. We were about 15 to 20 runs short. I think we set ourselves up very nicely to get about 30 to 35 runs in those death overs and unfortunately we didn't do that.

Q. Was there a sense maybe that David and JJ didn't have enough time to come out and make a difference?

JAN FRYLINCK: So the way we assessed it was that, for the new guys coming in, it was a lot more difficult to score on that wicket. And I guess that's why sort of tried to bat as long as possible, give ourselves about 18 balls or so in the death left and then try and start hitting some boundaries.

Q. We just asked Bas about the surface from today to the other day. Can you give comparison on how that played and why this one perhaps so much more difficult?

JAN FRYLINCK: Massive difference. I think maybe there was no grass on that wicket. I think that's why the other nights played very nicely. This one was very two-paced. Some of the balls got stuck in the wicket and some of them just skidded through which made it quite difficult.

Q. From a ball perspective, you must be pleased how you pulled it back, gave yourselves a chance. Although you've lost, you're still in really good position heading into Thursday. What are the things you take away from today heading into this match?

JAN FRYLINCK: We're very proud of the way that we fought up until the end. And looking ahead to Thursday, it's going to be a very big game for us and we're going to prep well for that one.

Q. You've gone from the high of Sunday, to you didn't get high today, but what's it about trying to manage the highs and lows of a situation like this?

JAN FRYLINCK: Obviously the high after the Sri Lanka game was amazing. But we knew we still had two matches left. And unfortunately for us tonight didn't go our way but proud of the way we fought. We've got still one more game left wide open in our group.

Q. What do you think, with the one more game, with most of the work to be done in the remaining preparations, batting or --

JAN FRYLINCK: We'll go back to the drawing board and assess what we did tonight and have a look at some stats and we'll take it from there.

Q. With the game, where do you think the threat will come from your opponents -- where do you think you're going to have to work hardest to win on Thursday, which section of the game?

JAN FRYLINCK: We're just going to have to play perfect cricket in all three departments like we did against the Sri Lankans, and I think that would be a good statement for us.

Q. If you had the choice of the two pitches to play on Thursday, which one would you rather?

JAN FRYLINCK: Can I ask you which one you would like to play on? (Laughter). Obviously the first, the game we played against Sri Lanka, that pitch.

Q. And obviously, as you approach tomorrow, and I guess heading into the day preparation for Thursday, what's that?

JAN FRYLINCK: Head to the nets like we always do. Do our prep work to make sure everybody is ready to go for Thursday.

Q. Would you prefer a day off tomorrow just to stop and think about what's happened in the two games? Because I'm sure it can be like a roller coaster; you play, you train; you play, you train. Would it be more better to try to think about what went right the first two games?

JAN FRYLINCK: Our training is optional for guys. You can decide if you want to train or not. But I think that most of the guys, there's some things that they are going to want to work on. That's why I suppose tomorrow I'll think that everybody is going to be rearing to go in training.

Q. Are you going to train?

JAN FRYLINCK: Yeah, yeah, I'm going to train.