30 Jul 2008

All Black coach says he's nervous

7:03 pm on 30 July 2008

The All Black coach Graham Henry says lack of time and the prospect of yet another wet weekend aren't helping preparations for Saturday's night's second Bledisloe Cup test in Auckland.

Nor is the pressure brought on by rare back-to-back losses - and the prospect of the Wallabies ending a 22-year losing streak at Eden Park

Henry admits he's nervous - but he and his assistants Wayne Smith and Steve Hanson can't afford to let it side-track them.

He says there's a certain amount of criticism after the loss in Sydney, which is understandable as the All Blacks seldom lose two in a row.

Henry says although they're not proud of the way they played, they went out with the right attitude but didn't put it together.

He says all the coaches can do is concentrate on trying to put that right and not get side-tracked by issues they can't control.