Why is Steve Smith considered an all rounder?

[_Ed_]

Three years and 37 Tests is hardly a minuscule period of time, though. It's more matches than Graeme Pollock and George Headley played in their entire careers. It's certainly enough to show that he was an exceptionally good performer for a more than decent period of time.

 

[Migara]

Three years and 37 Tests is hardly a minuscule period of time, though. It's more matches than Graeme Pollock and George Headley played in their entire careers. It's certainly enough to show that he was an exceptionally good performer for a more than decent period of time.

Exceptionally and great are used so frequently in the forum. Flintoff belongs to neither. Exceptionally good ones were Pollock, Cairns etc. Great ones are Botham, Kapil, Kallis etc. Legendry ones are Miller, Imran etc. It's clear that Flintoff does not belong to be with anyone of above.

 

[Furball]

Exceptionally and great are used so frequently in the forum. Flintoff belongs to neither. Exceptionally good ones were Pollock, Cairns etc. Great ones are Botham, Kapil, Kallis etc. Legendry ones are Miller, Imran etc. It's clear that Flintoff does not belong to be with anyone of above.

For a 3 year period Flintoff was an exceptional all rounder - neither Kallis or Pollock were as potent a match winning force with both bat and ball.

 

[Burgey]

I like to see what would have been Imran's average bowling spin on a green track.

4.2, silly.

 

[benchmark00]

Steven Smith?

The **** can't even look after foreign affairs, let alone giving him trade ffs.

 

[Migara]

For a 3 year period Flintoff was an exceptional all rounder - neither Kallis or Pollock were as potent a match winning force with both bat and ball.

At their prime, Pollock was a greater match winner only with the ball than Flintoff's batting and bowling combined. Kallis' case is less clear though. But on prime, I would take both over Flintoff for the bowling and batting alone respectively. And he's no where close to Miller, Botham, Kapil or Imran in their prime.

 

[_Ed_]

"In their prime" sounds a bit like the picking up time periods you were criticising earlier.

 

[Migara]

"In their prime" sounds a bit like the picking up time periods you were criticising earlier.

The poster was talking about their primes. If whole career is considered, it's a no-brainer. Pollock and Kallis and better all rounders by miles to Flintoff. (Pollock better bowling average, similar batting average, Kallis, 50+ batting average, similar bowling average to Flintoff)