Despite the recent fallout surrounding the ball tampering scandal in Australian cricket, calls to play more like New Zealand have been rubbished by wicketkeeper Matthew Wade.
After the trio of Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were caught trying to use sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball in Australia's series loss to South Africa, former coach Darren Lehmann suggested that his old side needed to adopt a different attitude towards cricket, highlighting the Black Caps as the ideal template.
However, veteran of 22 Test matches in 94 ODIs Wade said that he would hate to see Australia play in a fairer manner similar to that of the Black Caps.
"I hope now we don't go too far the other way and lose all our drive … and try and play like New Zealand," Wade told News Corp.
"When I got back into the team, there was a lot of media and public stir about how they wanted the team to have a crack through that period. They felt like we were rolling over a little bit.
"What happened in South Africa wasn't a good look. But I just think we need to be careful about what direction we go in from here."
Wade's sentiments were not echoed by new Australian captain and fellow wicketkeeper Tim Paine, who has promised to try and change his side's on field behaviour.
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