As CD coach Heinrich Malan's 2IC for more than a week, Ben Smith has noticed the desire of players wanting to hit runs off every ball on the foundation of positivity with the Twenty20 campaign starting this Sunday.
"It's a good current crop at Central Districts of youth and experience and they seem to work very well together," says Smith who finds the age of the players, predominantly on either side of their mid-20s, exciting as well.
The player-centred culture of CD to help mould individuals into what they believe they have potential to be resonates with the Englishman and former Stags batsman.
"I think the batsmen, looking at them at this early stage, are adaptable to all conditions and situations while the bowlers have some very good discipline," he says, taking note of their athleticism in the four-day Plunket Shield match in Napier last week.
"It doesn't look as if we carry anybody because we're not fit enough to play the game."
T20, he says, can be hit-and-miss so it's not all about stumbling across a method of winning because it boils down to the preparation, mindset and a bit of luck.