Bangladesh's young guns have dismissed talk of Hagley Oval being a graveyard for visiting teams ahead of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Black Caps see the picturesque central city ground as a safe haven and point to an impressive Test record of six wins, a loss and a draw at the oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The emerald wicket suits their swing and seam attack and they expect to atone for their shock loss to the tourists in the first Test.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo said his side had the confidence of youth and were not impressed by Hagley Oval's reputation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"They want to try and do what no other Bangladesh side's done before and that's win a series in New Zealand," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"They're halfway there, the job's not done, but they're very driven to try and achieve something very special."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the first Test at Mount Maunganui, which Bangladesh won by eight wickets, seven members of the New Zealand side were older than 30 and only two -- Kyle Jamieson and Rachin Ravindra -- were under 28.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the victorious Bangladesh side, eight players were under 28 and Domingo said that was a critical element in their preparation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's a young side so they don't come here with all the scars that some of the older players have gained from playing against New Zealand so many times," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
New Zealand captain Tom Latham said he expected Bangladesh to be full of confidence but maintained the Hagley factor would favour New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's a completely different surface to what was up at the Mount and we know we've played some really good cricket here in recent years," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"With the extra pace and carry here it does suit our bowlers."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Latham added New Zealand had the additional incentive of providing a victorious farewell for senior batsman Ross Taylor, in his final Test before retiring from international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Hopefully we can celebrate a nice Test win and obviously a great career as well," the captain said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Domingo warned New Zealand not to believe they were the only team to benefit from a green wicket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We've got some really quality fast bowlers at the moment and it's not often Bangladesh can say that they're actually looking forward to bowling on a wicket that has got a bit of grass on it," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n