KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
It is some hilarious minnow-bashing, tbh.
And he is out performing all the other NZ batsman against the same standard of opposition.
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***Official*** Zimbabwe in New Zealand 2012
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And he is out performing all the other NZ batsman against the same standard of opposition.
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
Guptill's run of form is so hot that he now averages above 40 from 56 ODIs. Must be a while since we last had a batsman with an average over 40 from 50+ matches, if we ever have.
thierry henry
International Coach
Definitely, and I don't totally discount performances against lesser opposition- I'd rather he was scoring runs and looking good than not doing so. However, I don't see that he's got any closer to proving his ability at "real" international level.
KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
I agree.
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
Although I agree with this, we'll see how good he is soon when he's facing Steyn.
KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
Steyn isn't that flash in ODIs.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
I will be shocked if this experiment works.
thierry henry
International Coach
Guptill well on his way to being another NZ batsman with a terrible conversion rate
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Me too, judging by Oram's recent form for CD. He's been horrible lately.
thierry henry
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Hope Oram guns it tbh
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
He does strike at 32.7, even if his economy rate is high. He's not that good in ODIs in much the same way as Marshall wasn't. Still, he'll be a different challenge to the Zimbabwean bowlers.
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I think it's genuinely to get him back into some batting form as opposed to a just a slog.
It's easy to forget that Jacob Oram was once a proper batsman with test centuries against England at Lords against Australia at Brisbane & two against SA, home & away. No mean feat.
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Yeah, he was bloody good back then. A few monstrous ODI innings along the way, too - his ton at the WACA comes to mind.
He's looked a shadow of his former self lately, though, but seems to be blazing away today.