Lynn McConnell in Wellington
Don't expect any lessening of the input from Australia now that it has the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy sewn up going into the last game in Wellington on Saturday.
Off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, who had his most significant contribution to the series in the second win in Auckland on Thursday, said in One-Day Internationals that he had been involved in the attitude was always the same whether it was a dead rubber or a series decider.
"The motivation is always there playing for your country, especially against New Zealand.
"We've copped a fair bit of stick since we have been out here so the boys would be pretty keen to wrap it up 4-1," he said.
Making his first impact on the series had been satisfying but he felt the ball was coming out of his hand well, but he was mindful of the smaller grounds that games were being played on and the need to bowl more dot balls.
And despite the three successive sixes hit by Daryl Tuffey during his last over in Auckland, he was looking forward to the chance to bowl to him again.
Hauritz has taken the chance to study the style of the man he rates as the best finger-spinner in the world over the past decade, New Zealand captain and left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori.
"He bowls at a little quicker pace than what I do and he's pretty accurate in what he does.
"He does bowl to right-handers a lot which is obviously great spinning away from the bat. I think the most important thing I took out of him is that he does change his pace and uses his lengths very well," he said.
Hauritz said he modelled himself on what Vettori does because he had set the finger-spinning standard but because both sides played spin differently it wasn't possible to look to use the technique of trying to do better than the player he targets as his rival during the series.
"I'm just going to do my job when it is required and hopefully have a bit of an impact during the series," he said.
Hauritz was looking forward to the possibility of Australia fielding two spinners, himself and leg-spinner Steven Smith during the two-Test series which starts next week.
"It would be great for two spinners to be playing at Wellington, whether it happens or not I don't know.
"If there is an opportunity for us to bowl on the last day of a game it would be great fun," he said.
Working on the notion that New Zealand's pitch preparation was more likely to be geared towards Vettori's strength than Australia's faster bowlers, Hauritz said it would be great to bowl if that was the case.
He is expecting that the Basin Reserve will turn a little while Hamilton's Seddon Park looked a little drier which could also provide him with an opportunity for a lot of bowling.
Getting back into Test mode would not be too much of an issue for him, he said.
It had been a long one-day summer with 15 games and Test cricket was a completely different step-up but the side was looking forward to the Tests and finishing off their summer well.
Hauritz was confident that one or two solid spells in the nets would be sufficient to get back into Test-bowling, and the speed and rhythm he felt most comfortable with in the longest form of the game.
"It's more of a mindset, not much changes. You just get used to the red ball again," he said.