***Official*** New Zealand in South Africa

[TT Boy]

Styris should be renamed Slug. He's spineless - put any kind of juice in a pitch and he's not interested.

Couldn't the same tag be applied to Nathan Astle also?

 

[thedarkmullet]

Cursed drinks break...

 

[thedarkmullet]

Couldn't the same tag be applied to Nathan Astle also?

It seems like it, I spose theres a feeling hes payed his dues over the years a bit more than Styris. Theres no real excuse for such poor performance on bowler friendly wickets given the fact that half the domestic pitches in NZ are greentops....I spose its the combination with high callibre bowling that does it.

 

[thedarkmullet]

100!!

 

[straw man]

hooray!

 

[straw man]

Couldn't the same tag be applied to Nathan Astle also?

I used to dread watching a middle order of astle, styris, mcmillan if the openers got out early. theyd nearly always predicatbly fall over and were all prone to the same problems to a certain extent.

 

[thedarkmullet]

I used to dread watching a middle order of astle, styris, mcmillan if the openers got out early. theyd nearly always predicatbly fall over and were all prone to the same problems to a certain extent.

Well Maccas a bit of a joke really.

 

[straw man]

Well Maccas a bit of a joke really.

new zealand's recurring selection mistake... always miraculously appeared back in the team at the start of a new season

 

[thedarkmullet]

new zealand's recurring selection mistake... always miraculously appeared back in the team at the start of a new season

I reckon he'd be a far more consistent and successfull international batsman if he removed the blindfolded triple summersault charge down the wicket to reverse sweep from his arsenal of shots ..but what do I know?

 

[straw man]

I reckon he'd be a far more consistent and successfull international batsman if he removed the blindfolded triple summersault charge down the wicket to reverse sweep from his arsenal of shots ..but what do I know?

he had to keep himself entertained somehow... hitting the ball with the flat side of the bat is for pansies

 

[oz_fan]

Franklin out caught behind off Hall.

 

[Loony BoB]

McMillan always had potential. A great array of shots, if only he could learn which shot to use at the time, he would have been great.

Styris is just fine. I still think he'd do better if he played at #3, though. And as for centuries and the like, it's not like the other middle order batsmen he's competing with for position do any better. Marshall certainly hasn't put any pressure on Styris for some time, and who else is there? Fulton, perhaps?

I think it's a bit early to be saying Styris should be dropped. I'd give him another series at least. You certainly can't be quick to judge in this test or in the first one, though. Making runs hasn't seemed to be anything simple.

 

[thedarkmullet]

Oh well at least Mills can bat a bit.

 

[thedarkmullet]

Oh well at least Mills can bat a bit.

And that wasn't trying to find a solution to the middle order batting problems sorry.

 

[straw man]

I think it's a bit early to be saying Styris should be dropped. I'd give him another series at least. You certainly can't be quick to judge in this test or in the first one, though. Making runs hasn't seemed to be anything simple.

We do need some continuity in the side - Styris is one of the few who has been consistently selected over the last few years... with good reason. But he hasnt been batting well for a while now. Oh well... after this he gets a break and then its back to good old one day cricket.

 

[oz_fan]

Oram out LBW to Pollock.

 

[straw man]

oram out. mills and martin to give us some respectability?

 

[thedarkmullet]

At least its great fun watching Martin bat.

 

[Loony BoB]

Martin outscores Papps, How, Styris and McCullum combined. How often can you say that?

 

[thedarkmullet]

These collapses happen far too often for my comfort...a test team should never get out for under 150 in the first innings, we came dangerously close to it in the first match and now its just unacceptable.