New Zealand cricket legend Stephen Fleming says he wants to end his illustrious career with a famous series win over England.
Fleming, 34, will play his 111th and last Test match in Napier on Saturday and is determined to bow out with a bang.
He told the Press Association: "Certainly during my time I have given everything and tried to be as good as I can be.
“"The whole time I've tried to get better and there's nothing different in this last Test. I'd love to finish with a hundred or I'd love to finish with a substantial score that helps us win the series.
"I think I'm an achiever rather than a good or great player, I've been able to achieve through longevity.
"There are aspects of my play that I'll always look back on and think what if I'd been better at this or more skilled at that?"
But New Zealand's hopes of securing a series win suffered a major blow when all-rounder Jacob Oram joined fast bowler Kyle Mills on the treatment table and was ruled out.
Oram has been one of the Kiwis' key bowlers in the first two Tests but is out with a minor hip injury.
England have named an unchanged side for the third and final Test at McLean Park despite major injury scares for all-rounder Paul Collingwood and fast bowler James Anderson.
The series is level at 1-1.
Fleming, a former Black Cats captain, made his Test debut against India at Hamilton in March 1994.
He has scored a whopping 7047 Test runs at an average of 39.81, including nine centuries and 44 fifties.
Fleming captained New Zealand in 80 Test matches between 1997 and 2006. Under his expert captaincy the team won 28 matches, lost 27 and drew 25.
He holds the record for the most capped New Zealand test player and is also the Kiwis' highest run scorer.
Fleming was regarded by many as one of the world's best cricket captains.
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