Oram can land knockout blow on England

Scott Styris' retirement from Tests may have weakened New Zealand's batting but England will do well to watch out for Jacob Oram, writes Scyld Berry in the Telegraph. Oram will remind England of Andrew Flintoff, a player in a similar mould, though unfortunately ruled out of the tour with persistant injury problems.

The pair have played against each other since Under-19 level, and Flintoff always had the edge because of his superior bowling - but not any more. Oram, you would think, is one of those New Zealanders who grew up in the countryside carrying a sheep under each arm and playing rugby.