I must admit there was a time when I thought they were evenly matched. But since then Flintoff has improved out of sight and become consistently brilliant with both bat and ball while Oram, well, hasn't. Injuries haven't helped, but he wouldn't have become as good as Flintoff is now anyway.Neil Pickup said:Who was it claimed he was better than Flintoff?
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct st
Tests 20 35 7 1203 133 42.96 2350 51.19 3 4 139 16 12 0
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I am not sure if he could hold his place just as a batsman who bowls occasionally but then I suppose Scott Styris does so anything is possible. The trouble is that the only decent batsmen in NZ all play in the middle order so there is a lot of competition for places there. The fact that Oram bowled gave him a huge advantage in terms of selection.Dasa said:Oram is one of the better batsmen of this NZ side, so I think he definitely warrants a place on batting alone. Aren't he and Fleming the only NZ batsmen to have a Test average over 40?