A nasty winter virus

Sigh. The only man in the country who can out cock the cocky Aussies calls our cross-Tasman neighbours arrogant and then tells Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne that they are past it. Warne will have more talent at 90 than you will even have Scotty. And his dye job will still look better than yours.

New Zealand Herald
26 August 2004

Australia's cricketing 'arrogance' is a weapon which can be used against them, according to Black Caps batsman Scott Styris.

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"They try and bully and blow you away from the start but if you hang in and take them to day five their arrogance will force them to try and hurry it and maybe make a mistake.

"You can put pressure on them and frustrate them."

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"They have players who're coming to the end of fantastic careers and it could be an opportunity to strike," Styris said.