Kane Richardson expects Australia's bowlers to cop the same torture in New Zealand as they did in their recent home one-day series against India.
The Aussie attack went at more than six-an-over in four of the five home matches against India in January, and Richardson says that may now be the fate of all bowlers in international cricket.
"I think every bowling attack in the world is under pressure, because batting now is good in one-day cricket," the paceman said in Auckland on Monday.
"This series is going to be no different in terms of the batting being high quality, the batting groups are full of confidence, you've just got to stop them."
The 24-year-old forms part of an inexperienced specialist bowling squad for the three-match ODI series, which totals just 46 internationals between Richardson, Scott Boland, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa.
Of prime concern to the South Australian though is the tiny nature of Eden Park, where he will get his first taste of senior international cricket in New Zealand.
The 55-metre straight boundaries played a large factor in the high-scoring World Cup semi-final played at the venue last year, where the Black Caps chased down 299 at almost seven-an-over in a rain-affected match against South Africa.
"I've heard plenty about the straight boundaries, that was the chat on the way over here," he said.
"The last series we played here was tough on the bowlers and that's worldwide, one-day cricket is high scoring and that's the way it is."
Richardson also highlighted the strength of the New Zealand top order, which includes last year's two leading run-scorers in ODIs, Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson.
"Their top order is quality again, all their players are making runs, they're dangerous; all the top six or top seven of them.
The one silver lining for Richardson is the Australians are finally likely to swing the ball, after a largely barren summer on their home decks.
Richardson noted the ball tended to stay newer for longer in New Zealand, meaning it should offer the bowlers plenty of assistance throughout the innings.
However, he was also quick to note it made early wickets key as a hard ball in the latter overs made restricting the onslaught particularly difficult.
"That's what the game is, create enough pressure to take wickets. It's going to be a serious challenge," he said.
"We've got an inexperienced bowling attack that did well against India but once again we haven't played here before, so it's a challenge for everyone but once again that's cricket these days."
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