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David Warner bowls better legspin than Steve Smith.
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Why do we only play four, not five against India?i think five test series should be reserved for series between any two of england india and australia, due to viability more than anything. only other team id like to have five test series with is south africa because those matches are inevitably epic
Good thread for this one, because it's a rubbish call.David Warner bowls better legspin than Steve Smith.
Why do we only play four, not five against India?
In general. His First Class record is excellent. I think he could be a good Test bowler but for some reason he panics on the big stage and gives away too many loose balls. It isn't because of a lack of talent.
Agreed. A five test series against South Africa would be amazing.I would rather play 5 vs South Africa than India
Although we don't see that much of Warner's leggies, Smith bowls far too many full tosses and long hops. Warner bowls them too but seemingly not as much.Good thread for this one, because it's a rubbish call.
Shane Warne and Richie Benaud disagree.Agreed. A five test series against South Africa would be amazing.
Although we don't see that much of Warner's leggies, Smith bowls far too many full tosses and long hops. Warner bowls them too but seemingly not as much.
But I have no affiliation with any IPL team nor have interest in the vast majority of players.I think the IPL is better because of the quality and quantity of international players. Most of the ones that we attract/are available are retired or washed up older players. They do okay, but it's not the same.
I cannot agree, spin bowling will be fine, read a lot of the stuff from the Indians on what they found when they started the crackdown about bullshit reasons as to why they bowled like they did. If you want to start throwing it play baseball because it's not cricket.Absolutely not. No way Murali deserved the scrutiny he received and we would have been denied one of the great all time bowlers. Spin bowling should be nurtured, not discouraged. **** the 15 degree rule and all this biomechanical testing. Spin Bowling will die out in 20 years if we keep going down this path, will be placed in the too hard basket by up and coming players.
Mental application is arguably the biggest component that separates successful test players from could of beens. His first class record is excellent, and mechanically he has a nice action but he lacks that mental application/ calmness so he can't be called a good test player
I want Callum Ferguson to play more one day cricket for Australia, so that his ODI average (which is seriously inflated by not outs) drops, and people realise he's not particularly special and stop putting his name forward as an international-standard batsman.
9 red dots in 25 innings isn't that bad. It's roughly a 1 in 3 which is near enough to what Michael Bevan and Michael Hussey ended their careers with, and they are absolute greats.
Ferguson averages 41 and has made that or better 9 times in 25 innings. That's pretty good from a guy that usually comes in at #6. Has made some very handy half centuries. He's nowhere near as dynamic as the likes of Warner/Finch/Watson/Bailey at ODI level but he's done his job when selected.
Ah, you could do that with any batsman that has played the game and significantly bring down their average, this is a weird argument.Ferguson, along with longer-term guys like Bevan and M. Hussey, are why I'd like runs per innings to become a "common" stat like batting average. I know not getting out is obviously a good thing, but it does serve to overrate some guys if you just take their average at face value. It kind of takes the shine off a bit when you learn that Ferguson has averaged just 26.52 runs per innings (compared to a 41.43 average) in ODIs, Bevan "just" 35.27 (53.58 average), and M. Hussey "just" 34.66 (48.15 average).
Ah, you could do that with any batsman that has played the game and significantly bring down their average, this is a weird argument.
The average isn't affected by not outs and rightfully so.Ferguson, along with longer-term guys like Bevan and M. Hussey, are why I'd like runs per innings to become a "common" stat like batting average. I know not getting out is obviously a good thing, but it does serve to overrate some guys if you just take their average at face value. It kind of takes the shine off a bit when you learn that Ferguson has averaged just 26.52 runs per innings (compared to a 41.43 average) in ODIs, Bevan "just" 35.27 (53.58 average), and M. Hussey "just" 34.66 (48.15 average).
He is a fine cricketer. No one can have a first class record that he has without being a good cricketer, albeit I would suggest the standard of some of the FC games he has played in has been rather poor. Nevertheless he has played some very high level first class cricket and done well, such as topping the wicket taking in the Super Sport series in 2010/11. Only good cricketers do that.Imran Tahir is a good cricketer.
The average isn't affected by not outs and rightfully so.
For ODIs I personally like Strike Rates and Not Outs a lot for stats.
Ferguson, along with longer-term guys like Bevan and M. Hussey, are why I'd like runs per innings to become a "common" stat like batting average. I know not getting out is obviously a good thing, but it does serve to overrate some guys if you just take their average at face value. It kind of takes the shine off a bit when you learn that Ferguson has averaged just 26.52 runs per innings (compared to a 41.43 average) in ODIs, Bevan "just" 35.27 (53.58 average), and M. Hussey "just" 34.66 (48.15 average).
Like anything with cricket, stats need to be read with a dose of context.
The players don't have their average dropped if they are not out and rightfully so. That's probably better wording.Lolwut?