Australian Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander has pressed the rewind button back four years to ensure her players don't get complacent heading into the home leg of the Constellation Cup netball series with the Silver Ferns.
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A win in Auckland in game two on Wednesday squared the four-match series at 1-1 after two matches in New Zealand, with Tests to follow in Sydney and Perth.
Alexander pointed to what happened the last time the series was contested in a World Cup year in 2015, where Australia lost both home Tests after winning the two away games.
"We will have to ensure we don't get too distracted by being in our own home with our adoring fans and forget the processes that got us here in the first place," Alexander told AAP on Friday,
"That's what I reminded our playing group about this morning through our little facebook page that we have and make sure they understand the importance of it."
Heading into Sunday's Test before an anticipated crowd of more than 14,000 at Qudos Bank Arena, Alexander reported no injury issues out of the Auckland triumph, her 100th Test in charge.
Pleasingly for Alexander, the match marked the return to top form of goalkeeper Courtney Bruce, who played for the first time for two months after being hampered by injuries.
Bruce missed early season Super Netball games with an elbow injury and was then sidelined by a punctured lung during the latter part of that competition
'She took her opportunity on court, made it her own and really controlled that goal circle, I was very pleased with that," Alexander smiled.
Australian Associated Press
