Auckland, February 17:

The New Zealand cricketers are determined to prove their 10-wicket humbling of Australia was not an aberration when they clash on Sunday in the second match of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series.

But their celebrations after the emphatic victory in the first match have been tempered by the loss of star all-rounder Jacob Oram with a broken finger.

New Zealand called in Peter Fulton to replace Oram, who will see a specialist on Monday to determine the management of the injury. “At this stage, we are confident he will travel to the World Cup,” team manager Lyndsay Crocker said. Oram fractured the finger when catching Mitchell Johnson in Australia’s innings.

It was just New Zealand’s third win in their past nine matches, a win-loss ratio that captain Fleming is acutely aware of. “We’re determined to break that — we have a win and now we have to get another one,” he said. “We’ve been working hard to be more consistent but the proof of the pudding is on Sunday.”

As much as New Zealand need a back-up win, Australia must reverse their form slump and both sides are desperate to avoid further injuries. Stand-in Australia captain Michael Hussey admitted his patched-up side never threatened. “We knew what we’re in for here and we just weren’t good enough. We just weren’t up to scratch,” he said.