Ponting vs. Steve Waugh, Who Was the Better Batsman?

[Zinzan]

Poll should be a landslide if people vote without their 'I-hate-ricky-ponting' hats on

 

[Burgey]

Ponting.

On reflection, by more than I initially thought, but not an enormous margin.

 

[Jono]

Ponting... just.

 

[GuyFromLancs]

Ponting is the best Aus batsman I've seen in the 20 years I've watched cricket

 

[age_master]

Ponting easily the better batsman. Better captain might be a closer contest?

 

[G.I.Joe]

Ponting.

This poll restores my confidence in the CW public, tbh. Couldn't believe how fashionable it had become over the past few weeks on here for people to underrate Ponting in the all time Australian stakes.

 

[Jono]

Same happened with Tendulkar.

When players are in a trough its easy to forget how awesome they are/were.

 

[Athlai]

Didn't think it'd be this much of a thrashing tbh.

 

[Jono]

The holy trio used to be:

Can't help but think that most people seem to think its become this now:

 

[morgieb]

Punter. Steve was a good batsman, but heck, you could argue he wasn't even the best batsman in his family! Ponting was also the best batsman for a few years during his career, and at his peak he was the gun.

 

[Jono]

I know you're kidding, but there is no argument that can be made to say that Mark Waugh was a better batsman than Steve Waugh.

The term "better batsman" can never equate to "looked better".

 

[G.I.Joe]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think someone morphed Dilshan's face with Sachin's there?

 

[zaremba]

The hairy little chimp takes it for me. Not one of the more likeable Test players of recent years, to put it mildly, but there's no doubting the bloke's ability with the bat. Steve Waugh was so so good when the chips were down, so it's close, of course, but Ponting's ability to shred attacks wins it for me. Such a scary player when he gets going.

Sometimes, quite often in fact, I think he's the best batsman I've ever seen.

 

[TumTum]

hairy little chimp

Tasmanian devil

 

[Athlai]

CW in 05

 

[Matt79]

Waugh, just. So tight though. Facing attacks like the Windies and Pakistan provides the fractional advantage to Waugh.

 

[Pratters]

I would take Ponting because he is the more attacking batsman. Same reason I would take Ponting over Dravid. More often than not making runs faster does help your team in tests imo which is opposed to the view Prince EWS holds (I think).

 

[wfdu_ben91]

Ricky Ponting isn't, has never been, and will never be, fit to knock in Steve Waugh's bat.

 

[Ikki]

So is this someone else typing on "Pratters" or has he returned?

 

[wfdu_ben91]

YouTube - Ricky Ponting 144 Vs England 2001

Ponting had scored like 70 runs in his last 12 innings before this innings and then he came out and dominated in bowler friendly conditions.

Oh yeah, and Steve Waugh:

YouTube - Steve Waugh 157* Vs England 2001

2:31 - 2:44

Australia 3/450 odd
England trailing by 270 odd runs.
Steve Waugh hits a boundry
Pause from the English commentators.

"This is looking oh so bad for England." - Bob Willis

LMFAO! Grovelling pom. Priceless...