Fuller Pilch
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You reckon he'll finish above AV?Smith will retire with the second best ever test average
I think it will be in the 50s
You reckon he'll finish above AV?Smith will retire with the second best ever test average
Ok; I thought qualification periods were set by the international cricketing community and applied uniformly. So each board sets its own qualification period?It's seven now for England if you move after you've turned 18. Four for other countries.
Well they are -- there are ICC rules each player must meet for this that stipulate four years. The ECB have their own rules on top of that though, basically saying "even if you qualify by ICC rules, we're not going to select you unless you qualify by ours too". I don't think any other board has their own rules on top of the ICC ones.Ok; I thought qualification periods were set by the international cricketing community and applied uniformly.
You have to already consider him above Harvey IMO since he's gotten more test 100s than him. And he's one away from Viv despise having played nearly half his amount of testsSmith by the time he retires will be ahead of Ponting and Harvey, sitting comfortably in the company of absolutely elite guys like Tendulkar, Viv, Gavaskar etc. Average wise, in the neighborhood of 55 I think.
I doubt KW will even get to 30.By the time they're done I think both Smith and Kohli will end up with 40+ test centuries.
Root and Williamson in the 30-40 range. Root because of his conversion issues and Williamson just because he'll not get to play as many tests as the others.
Already has 18. Only need another 12 and those are in the peak ages of a batsman as well. Although, yeah, NZ test schedule is atrocious to say the least.I doubt KW will even get to 30.
He's scored 18 in 65 tests so he's got 12 to go.I doubt KW will even get to 30.
Well Rubel doesn't always get picked for Tests. He just inexplicably gets recalled every other series. You might not end up quite so luckykane has the mighty rubel this summer so he should get into the 20s
He may yet end up with a good average but 30 tons is a fantasy.Dinesh Chandimal to finish with a Test batting career average better than KW and Root.
And also to score a minumum of 30 Test 100s.
As of now Chandimal's average 44.96 in 88 inns.
Root 51.04 in 135 inns
KW 50.35 in 116 inns
Chandimal's no.of 100s - 11