It all adds up to an ingrained style for New Zealand batsmen. Related Content Cricket: Pakistan on top in second ever day-night test Cricket: Black Caps' test credibility wearing thin Cricket: Warner reveals he did nothing to spark bizarre Tahir tiradeWe have been hearing it for some time. The block-bash method of playing spin runs through the longer versions of the game and into more explosive shorter forms. The ability to accumulate runs against spin is an art-form very few New Zealand batsmen have grasped. They managed it in test cricket, too, but were the exception.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 13, 2016 16:03 UTC