Imagine the hype if Flintoff produced the kind of knock Afridi just did.

[pasag]

But this guy seems to have a basic grasp of the English language, BLE didn't.

From memory, he actually did.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Shame Davey boy had to just go own himself. He sure does know his cricket.

Although that's what happens when you try tangling with me. You invariably end up flat on your face, just ask Richard.

Yep, it's him.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Afridi has produced some amazing innings, and match winning ones too.

His 45 bal 100 against india comes to mind as a great match winning performance.
His 36 ball 100 also obviously.

A 141 against India in a test match was match winning and brilliant too


I think Afridi > Flintoff as a batsman.
Sure, flintoff is more consistent, but Afridi wins more matches (with the bat that is)

as a bowler, flintoff wins hands down

Are you insane in the membrane?

 

[Ross Douglas]

Afridi has produced some amazing innings, and match winning ones too.

His 45 bal 100 against india comes to mind as a great match winning performance.
His 36 ball 100 also obviously.

A 141 against India in a test match was match winning and brilliant too


I think Afridi > Flintoff as a batsman.

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

Finally, A fellow true aficionado of the game emerges from the dross.

 

[deeps]

meh, I feel Flintoff's batting is over rated.

Sure, he can hit the ball big, I'll admit i havne't seen a whole lot of him, but against Australia at least, i've rarely seen him do much.

I suppose as a test batsman, Flintoff would be better.
I'm in ODI mode atm

and as an ODI batsman, i'll take Afridi over Flintoff easily

 

[silentstriker]

Afridi makes me want to puke. Give me a Kallis or Dravid finely crafted innings any day.


And no, Afridi is not better than Flintoff in batting or bowling.

 

[steds]

Shame Davey boy had to just go own himself. He sure does know his cricket.

Although that's what happens when you try tangling with me. You invariably end up flat on your face, just ask Richard.

Tbf, that 3 at Lords > Afridi.

 

[Ross Douglas]

The only sour point of the whole thing was that he wasn't also promoted above Inzy, who pretty needlessly came and went, when the stage was already set for the powerful Pathan.

The deliveries he used up surely deprived the enormously talented genius of another glorious, blazing century, and yet another slot in the record books.

 

[Pup Clarke]

powerful Pathan.

 

[steds]

powerful Pathan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathan

 

[Barney Rubble]

The only sour point of the whole thing was that he wasn't also promoted above Inzy, who pretty needlessly came and went, when the stage was already set for the powerful Pathan.

The deliveries he used up surely deprived the enormously talented genius of another glorious, blazing century, and yet another slot in the record books.

Yet another? Alongside fastest 100 and what else? Show me another string to Afridi's bow and I might start to believe he's half the player Flintoff is.

 

[silentstriker]

Yet another? Alongside fastest 100 and what else? Show me another string to Afridi's bow and I might start to believe he's half the player Flintoff is.

Flintoff at his best vs. Afridi at his best. Thats a massacre, and Afridi wouldn't be a fifth of the player.

Flintoff at his best has the can be the best bowler in the world. 90+mph, swinging it both ways with bounce and accuracy. Handful to anyone, including the best batsman in the world (as Ponting found out).

I'd take that one over Flintoff had in the '05 Ashes over any and all innings that Afridi has ever had with the bat.


Ever.

 

[Natman20]

Afridi does not consistently score enough runs as he just gets out whacking. His bowling is average nothing spectacular. Whereas Andrew Flintoff is very consistant with the ball taking crucial wockets all the time and keeping the run-rate down on most occassions. Flintoffs batting is played more sensibly and can be destructive or patient. A far better temparament makes Flintoff the much better, greater player.

 

[Richard]

Come on, people! Stop taking this thread seriously! It's blatantly obvious now that GIMH was right, this is the latest Shane_Warne\BingLeeElectric aegis. And we all know his Afridiism...

 

[Richard]

Shame Davey boy had to just go own himself. He sure does know his cricket.

Although that's what happens when you try tangling with me. You invariably end up flat on your face, just ask Richard.

Yep, it's him.

My thoughts exactly when I read that post.

Gohhh, what's the point in keeping on making new alter-egos (this one was semi-convincing for a short time, too) if you're going to blatantly give yourself away?

 

[Ross Douglas]

My thoughts exactly when I read that post.

Gohhh, what's the point in keeping on making new alter-egos (this one was semi-convincing for a short time, too) if you're going to blatantly give yourself away?

If by being right, therefore gives me away then so be it.

I will not bring myself down to the likes of your level by putting on a stupid act in order to survive,

I also refuse to join the impressionable Flintoff cheerleader groupies in order to conform with such mindless sheep.

 

[PhoenixFire]

If by being right, therefore gives me away then so be it.

I will not bring myself down to the likes of your level by putting on a stupid act in order to survive,

I also refuse to join the impressionable Flintoff cheerleader groupies in order to conform with such mindless sheep.

You do that and live a nice happy life

 

[Ross Douglas]

You do that and live a nice happy life

Coming from the "person" who is here all day, every day, has almost 3,000 posts, and pounces on my every word almost as quickly as Richie.

 

[Richard]

I'm really beginning to wonder whether Shane_Warne\BingLeeElectric aren't the Camel56 types, too, y'know...

 

[PhoenixFire]

Coming from the "person" who is here all day, every day, has almost 3,000 posts, and pounces on my every word almost as quickly as Richie.

How would you know I come on here every day if you've been a member for less than a week??

And with that statement, you are basically labelling this whole community people with no lives.

I have always said that people who call other people sad, are usually the saddest ones of the lot................