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***Official*** England in India
- Thread starter Jarquis
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AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
why would an umpire say no to batsman first before giving out, think he genuinely said no and insta changed his decision
flibbertyjibber
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Not to forget tests played as well.
Agree with all that you say, though as good as Cook is he isn't in the same league as SRT to be honest.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Not from a batsmanship perspective perhaps, but the guy keeps making runs when it really matters..and well, he's making those big runs often enough too, so who's to say?
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
Yeah good call mate. I would've been fuming in your shoes
Satyanash89
Banned
will be hard to argue if he breaks his records though.
AlanJLegend
U19 Vice-Captain
flibbertyjibber
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The amazing thing about this innings is the way he has upped the tempo without being reckless ala KP, just played many sublime shots and got on with it.
Still a kid in terms of batsmanship. Batsmen hit their peaks early in their thirties. He is still some ways off. He'll have 30 centuries before he hits that, imho. Not to mention England plays more tests than anyone else. This guy is going places in the record books.
Stapel
International Regular
Right from his 100 in Australia 6 years ago, he has shown some possible greatness. As of now, I don't think it is premature to leave that 'possible' now. He is among England's best batsmen of all time! The leading England centurion! And he's 27! In all fairness, not even halfway his career. Not at the top yet!
Biryani Pillow
U19 Vice-Captain
There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Tendulkar is the best batsman I;ve seen.
Cook is excellent but doesn't have the all round game.
Stapel
International Regular
You make me feel really old now!
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Not if he only breaks them because England play so much more Test cricket than India did though. If he plays for 20+ years and averages in the low to mid 50s then sure, valid comparison, but scoring more runs and hundreds overall doesn't make him the better bat for the same reason Tendulkar isn't the best bat of all time.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Seriously phenomenal though. First series as full-time Test captain, played in traditionally vulnerable conditions, and he reels off three hundreds in three Tests.
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
Trott looks like he's forgotten how to bat
Clarke is too old already; Amla doesn't play enough test cricket. Who else out of the current stock? At the very least it is pretty clear that in about 5 years time Cook will be the guy having the best statistics out of the pack of people still playing, maybe even earlier.
Is there any way to get cricinfo's statsguru to filter out players that have already retired?
Is there any way to get cricinfo's statsguru to filter out players that have already retired?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
He's always loved a trough, has Trott. He was dropped from Warwickshire's CC side for a few games a couple of seasons before making his Test debut for instance. It's entirely consistent with his CV.
Glorious shot just now, though.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I think Trott has remembered how to bat.