NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Good effort but I stilll think Amla/Papps/O'Brien is slightly worse.
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Matt52
U19 Vice-Captain
Thats the end of Styris. Im starting to think this is almost his last go in tests... I think his average is in the mid 30s now, instead of the high 30s. Ive never been a fan but hes done quite well for an NZ batsman but I really think either Fulton or Ryder would do better in that spot than Styris..
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Haha, Taylor. Looked like he was stoned or something.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Hinds is under-rated IMO.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
It won't be the end for Styris when you have Papps, Cumming and Taylor in the team. Surely these 3 players should be dropped before considering leaving out Styris.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
FFS, I hear Morrison say "wax lyrical" one more time in this test, I'll kill him. Quality commentator IMO, but could somebody give him a thesaurus already?
ohtani's jacket
State Vice-Captain
I wonder if Fleming can make it to his 10th Test century. What a milestone that would be.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Nah I think he makes 81..
Matt52
U19 Vice-Captain
Yeah ofcourse but Papps and Cumming are both openers. Just talking about that no4 spot.. I mean why dont we just drop everyone and start from scratch..
Taylor is only young, very talented and playing in his first test series away from home.. Got to leave taylor in there for a few series,, Bangladesh and England, then make up our minds.
unlike the opening spots however, we do have a few good middle order players that coud replace Styris.
But Papps definitely has to go,
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Harsh on Fleming.
If I was a New Zealand selector I would make Dan Vettori open. I would take the captaincy away from him for the time being and give it back to Fleming.
1 Daniel Vettori
2 Matthew Sinclair
3 Lou Vincent
4 Stephen Fleming
5 Peter Fulton
6 Scott Styris
7 Jacob Oram
8 Brendon McCullum
9 James Franklin
10 Shane Bond
11 Chris Martin
Jeetan Patel, Kyle Mills, Mark Gillespie, Ross Taylor waiting in the wings when injuries occur.
Matt52
U19 Vice-Captain
1)
2)
3)Stephen Fleming
4)Peter Fulton
5)Jesse Ryder
6)Ross Taylor
I think these guys are our best 4 batsmen. Just chuck them in the side and persevere with them. The rest , well, who knows....
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
No way Sinclair should open. He's the best bat in NZL imo and should be given his preferred position.
In other news, Steyn's on fire.
In other news, Steyn's on fire.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Gun.
gettingbetter
State Vice-Captain
Steyn - is he going to become a 'regular' fast bowler or is he heading for a career of greatness?
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
He will end up with an average over 25 for mine..