Long term bets..

[Fuller Pilch]

Smith will retire with the second best ever test average

You reckon he'll finish above AV?

I think it will be in the 50s

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah I think so. We'll see I guess

 

[trundler]

Smith 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.

 

[the big bambino]

It's seven now for England if you move after you've turned 18. Four for other countries.

Ok; I thought qualification periods were set by the international cricketing community and applied uniformly. So each board sets its own qualification period?

 

[Prince EWS]

Ok; I thought qualification periods were set by the international cricketing community and applied uniformly.

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.

 

[mr_mister]

Smith 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.

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 tests

 

[Burner]

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.

 

[_Ed_]

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.

I doubt KW will even get to 30.

 

[Burner]

I doubt KW will even get to 30.

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.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I doubt KW will even get to 30.

He's scored 18 in 65 tests so he's got 12 to go.

There have only been 4 tests in the last 18 months, but things will be busier for the next few years

 

[Flem274*]

kane has the mighty rubel this summer so he should get into the 20s

 

[Prince EWS]

kane has the mighty rubel this summer so he should get into the 20s

Well Rubel doesn't always get picked for Tests. He just inexplicably gets recalled every other series. You might not end up quite so lucky

 

[randycricfreak]

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

 

[Howe_zat]

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

He may yet end up with a good average but 30 tons is a fantasy.

 

[trundler]

A 50+ average seems unlikely too, since he can't play SL.

 

[Maximas]

Not when every home test against a non sc team is on a minefield anyhow

 

[Daemon]

Even cook only hit 33. Amla's 2 shy. AB was far off. Clarke fell short.

It's a huge milestone and I'll be surprised if all 4 of the fab 4 get there, let alone Chandimal.

 

[mr_mister]

Bannermans % of a team total will never be topped

 

[Maximas]

Chandimal is a middle order player too, and SL typically field a pretty wonky tail, even the openers have to manage that **** when they ton up, Chandimal would do well to hit 20

 

[mr_mister]

Michael Slater's 90s record won't be beat in the next 50 years