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The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread
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Red
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For swag? I don't think so.
Prince EWS
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Think he was talking about weldone's team.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
Ya I think that's the majority opinion, but I'll stick with Ambrose.
Also, just realised that 40 years means Boycott is available so I'll replace Gooch by him.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
And you know I'm on your side with that one.
MrPrez
International Debutant
McGrath for Ambrose, and someone for Gooch. No way is he one of the top two openers in recent times. Heck, I'd probably take Graeme Smith over him.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
Boycott for Gooch actually...I completely forgot him
kyear2
International Coach
Thomson was well known to rate Greg Chappell very highly.
OverratedSanity
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Yeah but who is the second best Aussie hedgehog for mind?
Red
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a massive zebra
International Captain
It really depends how we measure greatness. Viv Richards is often rated as the better batsman, probably because his very best innings touched the confines of genius and cemented a permanent place in the memories of those who were lucky enough to view them in a way Greg Chappell could only approach; but, it is worth noting that in the 22 five day matches from 1975 to 1980 in which they both played, Greg Chappell averaged 64.2 to Richards 55.7, even though Richards was at the peak of his career and was also facing a less hostile attack.
watson
Banned
Chappell dropped himself from the 1981 Ashes tour to England because of 'burn-out', and was obviously still not mentally ready for international cricket the following Australian summer because he showed dismal form against the touring West Indies. From memory he made 6 or 7 ducks in a row duringTests and ODIs. Shades of Agit Agarkar.
However, those 2 seasons aside Chappell was a superb player of fast bowling. If Viv Richards used a baseball bat against opposing quicks then Chappell used the surgeons scalpel. And both were equally effective even if their methods were different.
Assuming that both batsman were in peak mental form I reckon that there wouldn't be a hairs breadth between the two batsman.
However, those 2 seasons aside Chappell was a superb player of fast bowling. If Viv Richards used a baseball bat against opposing quicks then Chappell used the surgeons scalpel. And both were equally effective even if their methods were different.
Assuming that both batsman were in peak mental form I reckon that there wouldn't be a hairs breadth between the two batsman.