Beavers Headgear
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Styris is 32 now, but i am pretty sure early on, before he moved up the order, he was hovering around the 20 mark
The Mack said:Styris has a good average, 32 is perfectly serviceable in the ODI arena.
McCullum has always had an issue with shot selection.
Beavers Headgear said:Just had a quick go at the stats thing
As an opener, McCullum is averaging 30.88 at a SR of 90.84, including that poor start he had v Aus as a 19yo
Beavers Headgear said:Just had a quick go at the stats thing
As an opener, McCullum is averaging 30.88 at a SR of 90.84, including that poor start he had v Aus as a 19yo
Manu Vatuvei said:Fair enough. tbh off the top of my head I dunno how, given how he had failure after failure last summer.
The Mack said:I think NZ need to find a balance in their ODI batting.
IMO, two openers with solid techniques who can both up the ante if required, and average 30-35. Fulton could be one, How the other, IMO.
A number 3 batsman who is the most consistent & best of the lot. IMO, Taylor could play this role, just needs to desperately improve his shot selection.
Styris at 4 is a given, though his bowling is getting a bit average as of late.
At 5, a McMillan style heavy hitter who can bowl some steady medium-pacers. IMO, Jesse Ryder is the man for this job. Blood him in here, he could be very handy as a biffer.
At 6, Oram is a given, just needs consistency.
At 7, McCullum is best here. I know it might contradict, but i just can't see him being patient enough to be a consistently good opener against quality fast bowling attacks.
For Tests, drop Ryder, Fulton to 4, Styris to 5, and partner How with a domestic opener better than Cumming or Papps.
Beavers Headgear said:If i remember rightly, last year he was playing a Spearman role, fast 25-30 then depart. This summer would have lifted it a lot, has been a lot more consistent with more big knocks in there
byrne_rovelli_fan82 said:Btw, didn't McCullum open in ODIs at the start of his career, or bat somewhere near the top before they shifted him down the order?