Who is the best fast bowler in the world right now - Tests

[Prince EWS]

I'd have Broad in a world XI

Shock of shocks.

 

[Spark]

Shock of shocks.

wac

 

[Burgey]

Oh ffs

 

[Agent Nationaux]

I would also have Broad in a World XI.

My 3 bowlers would be:

Broad
Steyn
Philander/Khan

I haven't chosen Anderson because him and Steyn are very similar with Steyn being the quicker and the better bowler.

 

[Arachnodouche]

^^But surely you can never have too much of a good thing? Why have McGrath and Marshall when you can have Marshalls from both ends?

I'll see how Anderson and Broad go in India. Steyn has bowled a couple of matchwinning turns on India soil but that's never brought up while discussing his lack of impact in the desert.

 

[Satguru]

^^But surely you can never have too much of a good thing? Why have McGrath and Marshall when you can have Marshalls from both ends?

I'll see how Anderson and Broad go in India. Steyn has bowled a couple of matchwinning turns on India soil but that's never brought up while discussing his lack of impact in the desert.

Pretty sure Steyn's performances in India are brought up quite often tbh... that 7-fer at Nagpur has become sort of legendary already. His 2008 UAE tour needs to be put in context. An "average" of any sort over 2 matches is comepletely meaningless coz he's probably had other 'stretches' of averaging 40+ over 2 matches in other nations as well..

and seriously the pitches were ridiculously flat, IIRC wasnt that the series in which devilliers smashed 270 odd in no time? On the other hand, the Nagpur pitch was equally, if not even flatter... amla got 250 of the easiest runs ever, and steyn destroyed the indian lineup. To bring up the UAE tour as some sort of shortcoming on steyns part is silly.

 

[Jacknife]

^^But surely you can never have too much of a good thing? Why have McGrath and Marshall when you can have Marshalls from both ends?

I'll see how Anderson and Broad go in India. Steyn has bowled a couple of matchwinning turns on India soil but that's never brought up while discussing his lack of impact in the desert.

Oh so now it's they have to prove themselves in India now. before it was the subcontinent.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

I just like a variety in my attack which is why I wouldn't have Steyn and Anderson in my team together.

 

[Jacknife]

Pretty sure Steyn's performances in India are brought up quite often tbh... that 7-fer at Nagpur has become sort of legendary already. His 2008 UAE tour needs to be put in context. An "average" of any sort over 2 matches is comepletely meaningless coz he's probably had other 'stretches' of averaging 40+ over 2 matches in other nations as well..

and seriously the pitches were ridiculously flat, IIRC wasnt that the series in which devilliers smashed 270 odd in no time? On the other hand, the Nagpur pitch was equally, if not even flatter... amla got 250 of the easiest runs ever, and steyn destroyed the indian lineup. To bring up the UAE tour as some sort of shortcoming on steyns part is silly.

No mate it was Nov 2010 the tour of UAE. AB hit 278 off 418, Kallis hit a speedy ton for him 105 off 147.

Yes it's hard to be at the top of your game every test and the very best of all time can have poor games, if I remember rightly he simply just didn't bowl very well in that first test and he wasn't too bad in the second.

 

[Jacknife]

I just like a variety in my attack which is why I wouldn't have Steyn and Anderson in my team together.

Oh come on, Steyn & Jimmy opening together with a bit of life in the pitch, ***y ***y stuff, would love to see that.

 

[shankar]

I'll see how Anderson and Broad go in India. Steyn has bowled a couple of matchwinning turns on India soil but that's never brought up while discussing his lack of impact in the desert.

Good swing bowlers have always done well in India. Anderson's already had some success previously in India I think - haven't looked at his figures. It was a seam bowler like Broad I wasn't sure about. But the way he bowled in the UAE, I think he'll do very well too (unless he reverts back pre July '11).

 

[weeman27bob]

Broad needs to be in the team as an enforcer really.

 

[zaremba]

Yeah, dig it in, Broady, make 'em hop around

 

[Agent Nationaux]

I prefer the new ball swinging inwards rather than out. So personally would always prefer to watch someone like Waqar than Steyn or Anderson. Plus no one swing it more than Waqar.

 

[akilana]

Pretty sure Steyn's performances in India are brought up quite often tbh... that 7-fer at Nagpur has become sort of legendary already. His 2008 UAE tour needs to be put in context. An "average" of any sort over 2 matches is comepletely meaningless coz he's probably had other 'stretches' of averaging 40+ over 2 matches in other nations as well..

and seriously the pitches were ridiculously flat, IIRC wasnt that the series in which devilliers smashed 270 odd in no time? On the other hand, the Nagpur pitch was equally, if not even flatter... amla got 250 of the easiest runs ever, and steyn destroyed the indian lineup. To bring up the UAE tour as some sort of shortcoming on steyns part is silly.

Steyn's two tests in UAE is often brought up by a group of people because there's almost nothing else for them to point out.

 

[zaremba]

@AN

As I recall with the new ball Waqar bowled outswing though - it was only when the ball, er, got scuffed up that he would move it the other way

Only by my recollection though and I'm probably wrong as usual

 

[Agent Nationaux]

The pitch in UAE was terrible when we played RSA. Misbah and Younis managed to draw a match that we were about to lose!! However it has improved significantly since then. Most likely because of the weather in Jan.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

@AN

As I recall with the new ball Waqar bowled outswing though - it was only when the ball, er, got scuffed up that he would move it the other way

Only by my recollection though and I'm probably wrong as usual

I thought Waqar was a natural Inswing bowler. Maybe I was wrong.

 

[akilana]

I prefer the new ball swinging inwards rather than out. So personally would always prefer to watch someone like Waqar than Steyn or Anderson. Plus no one swing it more than Waqar.

you just wanted to say you like waqar better... no?

 

[zaremba]

I thought Waqar was a natural Inswing bowler. Maybe I was wrong.

Yeah he was, but only because he was a natural reverse swing bowler. He got most of his wickets with inswing, getting the older ball to reverse. But with the new ball he bowled outswing. That's how I remember it anyway.