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"It's heart-wrenching, to be honest. It's certainly not what we came here to do.""I don't know what to feel," he added, "it's a funny one. Potentially, maybe it was the right result for the series. Both teams played really well in patches." Media duties just about done, he headed back to the New Zealand dressing room with a silver cap perched on his head. His reward for 100 Test caps. His reminder too. Footage of Read entering the room is a poignant watch. Hard too. He stalks in and no-one speaks. No-one approaches him as he takes his seat and his head tips back. He can surely see the missed chances; replaying them in his mind's eye.
Eventually approached by the camera crew, Read admits the draw feels like a loss. "We tried so hard. We worked really hard but... it didn't come off for us tonight.
"Oh, there will be frustrations that'll creep into it but it's one of those ones, you know, a draw is just like an empty feeling I guess."He smiles as he says the words but you can see the pain etched in his face; his eyes. He is a great player and spoke like a true captain after a tough Test Series. One hopes he does not catch too much flak from the local press. One hopes he can look back one day and realise he played a huge part in an epic, enthralling contest. https://youtu.be/AyAof5d6X8o
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