New Zealand vs England Twenty20 International - The Key Moment

New Zealand's depth of cricketing talent is not great which has always obliged players to make the most of their abilities individually and collectively. One sees this in players like Daniel Vettori, who has become a handy batsman, and Mark Richardson who famously levitated through the order from 11 to 1.

So it was with some amazement that the Trumpet scanned New Zealand's T20 batting order looking for just about the most dangerous hitter in world cricket. Jacob Oram's International T20 career already boasts a batting average of nearly 50 at a strike rate of 164. But there he was, listed at 7, and made to wait for five wickets to go down before arriving at the crease in the ninth over.

It's almost a generation since Australia promoted Mark Waugh to open in ODIs because he had the best strike rate and opening gave him the chance to face the most deliveries. The usually canny Kiwis missed a trick in batting Oram at 7. So often a match's key moment happens off the field - here's proof again.

[The Totting Trumpet] [Image: Getty]