Who would you prefer to face as a batsman ? ?

[PhoenixFire]

Still would hurt if he hit you though. Out of the lot, I guess Wasim would be the least likely to cause you serious injury, except perhaps a few broken toes.

 

[Richard]

Have you seen him bowling at Michael Atherton much?

 

[funnygirl]

Still would hurt if he hit you though. Out of the lot, I guess Wasim would be the least likely to cause you serious injury, except perhaps a few broken toes.

Krishnamachari srikanth and a tale of 17 stitches

Wasim got some vicious bouncers .

Anyway i would love to face Mcgrath slower of the lot with less bouncers and toe crushers compared to others .

 

[funnygirl]

Have you seen him bowling at Michael Atherton much?

or this

 

[Pup Clarke]

I wouldn't see any of them at all, so McGrath, the slowest, would hurt less.

Could just bowl bouncers at your head all day though.

 

[Simon]

Akram. Based purely on me getting trapped on the crease and I wouldnt want the taller bowlers getting awkward bounce into my gloves and body.

agree with that.

 

[silentstriker]

It's inaccurate to say McGrath bowls just outside the offstump. The percentage of wickets he took by bowling the batsman isn't significantly less than other bowlers who were seen as more attacking, such as Lillee.

 

[Burgey]

It's inaccurate to say McGrath bowls just outside the offstump. The percentage of wickets he took by bowling the batsman isn't significantly less than other bowlers who were seen as more attacking, such as Lillee.

Spot on. How many blokes did he clean up by bowling on off stump going away, going away, going away, off cutter - out??

 

[funnygirl]

His delivery to Brian Lara in the wc99 was one of the greatest ones i have ever seen .Absolute beauty.

 

[Richard]

or this

That would be Alec Stewart possibly?

 

[funnygirl]

That would be Alec Stewart possibly?

Yes ,that was Alec stewart from 1996 England series .

 

[NZTailender]

McGrath, because getting out first ball is infinitely preferable to losing one's.....well, actually the first body part that springs to mind is one's balls. I was gonna say head, but no, I'd definitely prefer to take a 90mph delivery to the skull than to the gonads.

Not much to get damaged in either department for you, tbh.

 

[Richard]

Not much to get damaged in either department or you, tbh.

 

[Top_Cat]

It's inaccurate to say McGrath bowls just outside the offstump. The percentage of wickets he took by bowling the batsman isn't significantly less than other bowlers who were seen as more attacking, such as Lillee.

AWTA. Got a ton of LBW's too.

 

[shortpitched713]

Was between McGrath and Akram, as they would operate on the lower end of the pace scale among the aforementioned bowlers. Went with McGrath because I'm probably better at handling extra bounce than I am at accurate yorkers.

Akram loved to bowl bouncers with the new ball though, but still even with knowledge of that tendency I wouldn't be able to take advantage knowing that he can always whip out that toe crusher seemingly at will.

 

[pasag]

McGrath, I'd probably leave every ball that he bowls outside off stump. My final score would be about 0 off 20 odd balls before he finally decides to bowl a yorker and ofcourse knock the stumps over.

Haha, not a chance.

 

[Nate]

Went for Akram, just because he'd be more likely to bowl full and maybe I wouldn't die. But would probably die.

 

[NZTailender]

Missing an f.

 

[Richard]

Right... well it makes sense now but still seems a little harsh directed at Pitt nonetheless.

 

[Migara]

McGrath. Others can easily knock my head off than McGrath.