Styris is a shadow (a big one at that) of what he was last year.

I saw the Chappell-Hadlee series here last year and Styris had some superb innings as the Blackcaps beat Aussie 3-0 (We had just beated OZ in the Tri-Series too but all that counted for not a lot as they decided to turn up for the World Cup!)

He looked clueless out there and not the man who was hitting Shane Watson and Matthew Tait for 6's last year.

It was a very drunken crowd tonight in the infamous 'terraces'. The pissed up 'Beige Bragade' were sadly throwing plastic beer bottles at KP. Most of the Barmy Army were in the big ASB stand the other side, lots of England flags around. Good mexican wave, until Dimi decided to hit some balls in the trajectory of Tonga!

Posted By: Auckland Roeder, Feb 5, 11:20:04