BLACKCAPS batsman is staying true to an old sporting maxim despite his excellent current form.
Marshall averages over 69 in the County Championship after successive hundreds for Gloucestershire.
The purple patch has brought the State Northern Knights player to the forefront, with talk of records to be broken and comparisons with legendary players.
However, he is not looking any further than his next game for the county, based in the south-western city of Bristol.
He told BLACKCAPS.co.nz: “You always hope for things like that but I always live innings by innings and not too far ahead of that.
“It’s just one of these things that comes along and I’ll just approach it as usual.”
Marshall confirmed his arrival on the international stage in 2004/05 with a memorable string of innings.
His 160 against Sri Lanka at Napier that season was a career-best, before being surpassed by a 168 in early August against Leicestershire.
The knock at McLean Park was part of a fine season which saw him earn both the Redpath and Walter Hadlee Trophies for batting at the 2005 New Zealand Cricket Awards.
The 2005/06 season saw him make starts and continue to shine in the field. However, the centuries did not come and many observers called for his replacement.
However, BLACKCAPS coach John Bracewell kept faith with the player, and his current high standards have justified that stance.
But despite his recent displays and the backing of the coach, Marshall refused to consider himself an automatic selection.
He said: “It’s out of my hands I’m just here working on my game.
"It’s going well in the four-day game. I’ve made a few starts in the shorter versions and hopefully I can build on that.
“I just want to be playing well. It’s not my call. I‘ll just play my game and hopefully I‘ll fit in with what the selectors want or what New Zealand wants.”
There is no doubt that Marshall’s First-Class play and Gloucester’s unbeaten run in the Pro40 limited-overs tournament bodes well for the BLACKCAPS.
But again, the player remains humble about his achievements during the English summer, where has flourished playing one place down the order from ex-BLACKCAP opener Craig Spearman.
“I’ve been playing club cricket in England for six or sevens years, so it’s not a strange place to me,” he said.
“I knew possibly three of four players there, including Spears, but the club has been great to me.
“But county cricket has always been the goal and I’m enjoying playing in a good environment, and the club has been great.
“I’ve enjoyed playing three since I played their a couple of seasons now and it’s good to have a position for a regular period.
“But in cricket you’ve got to be versatile and I would like to be considered as versatile.”
