Australia paceman James Pattinson is confident there'll be no repeat of his Boxing Day Test no-ball woes.
Pattinson is set to return in the second trans-Tasman Test that starts on Saturday in Christchurch, taking the place of injured veteran Peter Siddle.
The 25-year-old threw away two wickets against the West Indies at the MCG earlier this summer because of illegal deliveries.
Pattinson dismissed Carlos Brathwaite twice during match.
On both occasions, Brathwaite was called back to the middle when replays showed Pattinson overstepped.
Against the woeful Windies it didn't really matter, Australia sauntered to a 177-run win.
There is a good chance such reprieves would be far more costly at Hagley Oval, where Australia must win or draw the New Zealand tour finale to claim the No.1 Test ranking.
"I've done a fair bit of work on it," Pattinson said.
"I played that (recent Sheffield) Shield game and my foot was well behind the line by all reports, from the umpires.
"I'm feeling pretty good."
Pattinson admitted he felt for NZ paceman Doug Bracewell, who was incorrectly called for overstepping prior to clean bowling Adam Voges for seven in the first Test.
Replays showed Bracewell had part of his foot behind the line, while Voges went on to score 239 and be named man of the match.
"I probably would have been a bit more angrier," Pattinson said.
"But obviously that's the game of cricket, people make mistakes and you move on. Try and put that behind you and move on."
Pattinson made it through Thursday's training session in Christchurch, all but confirming his place in the XI.
The express paceman missed the first Test because of his lack of match fitness and concedes it was the right call by the selectors.
"I was a little bit sore. I probably thought I could have tried to get through," he said.
"Being the first Test in a big series, we just took the cautious approach.
"Obviously it wasn't ideal when Sidds went down and it wouldn't have been good if I played and went down in the first Test as well.
"So it's probably worked out really well for us."
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