Cricket is a crazy game. The difference between a great shot and what gets labelled as poor shot selection can be a quarter of an inch on the bat or half a yard of placement in the field.
However, when you acknowledge those risks then that half an inch or half a yard tends to go in your favour more often that not.
This is what I feel the much-maligned Black Caps' top order need to acknowledge. They cannot continue to hide behind the excuse that it's the way they play every time they get out to an expansive shot because right now the 'way they play' is not providing the results they could on a consistent enough basis.
Yes, this is a top order who feel more comfortable being the aggressor but there is a difference between being positive and being out of control.
When Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden tore into opposition bowling attacks, they did so with a sense of control. It did not look reckless.