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I think Kohli's been pretty good off-field for a while now
On field still a dickhead though, which can make for decent entertainment at times
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The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread
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On field still a dickhead though, which can make for decent entertainment at times
Teja.
Global Moderator
Nah, his platitudes and justifications still suck.
sunilz
International Regular
To play against
Gavaskar
Hutton
Lara
Viv Richards
Smith
Tendulkar
Sangakkara (wkt)
Murali
Steyn
Ambrose
Mcgrath
kyear2
International Coach
The best thing about this team is the codon. Hard to get a better one from among the ATGs
weeman27bob
International Vice-Captain
I'd rate it more highly if it had a better captain, even if the cordon was worse.
kyear2
International Coach
Ummm, but that team has Bradman as captain and Imran as vice. I'm a little lost.
TheJediBrah
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Kallis and Warne in the cordon is nothing special. They were solid but not the types to take diving catches that others wouldn't get to.
Depends if you want a chubby ****er who will stand in place and catch everything that comes to them but leaves anything more than a meter either side.
Depends if you want a chubby ****er who will stand in place and catch everything that comes to them but leaves anything more than a meter either side.
Red
The normal awards that everyone else has
vs an elite fielding xi
Greenidge (slip)
Simpson (slip)
Ponting (point/cover)
GChappell (slip)
Richards (point/cover)
Border (mid wicket)
Knott +
Wasim (mid on/off)
Jadeja (mid on/off)
Holding (boundary)
Garner (gully)
kyear2
International Coach
Meant Hammond, Sobers and Kallis. Look back at some of Steyn highlight vids, Kallis was pretty special. Even from memory, don't recall him dripping much while he was playing.
Hammond and Sobers were all world great back there.
TheJediBrah
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I know Kallis was solid just don't recall him taking any wild one-handed screamers like you see these days from like a Steve Smith regularly.
Victor Ian
International Coach
When you in the right spot all catches look pedestrian. No need for screamers.
Quality slip fielding is probably 95% not dropping a ball you get your hands to and getting moving early and correctly. I saw Kallis take more blinders than any other slip as well, but thats largely a function of watching him far more than any other quality slip.
kyear2
International Coach
Yeah, I think the most difficult slip catches are the ones where you have to stay low and lean / dive forward to catch the dying ball. I've seen Kallis make enough of those.
Spark
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Wouldn't exactly call Smith the greatest slip fielder I've seen though. Solid, but not a standout of the ones I've seen.
TheJediBrah
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That's why I use him as an example. Not quite as reliable as a Mark Waugh, but takes catches that you cant know believe anyone would get to
Lillian Thomson
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You miss Smith when he's not there. Like on the last day at Lords when he was off the field with a busted arm and concussion and three straightforward chances went down. 
OverratedSanity
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Kallis was an awesome slip catcher. Very safe and could pull off screamers. I dohave a preference for slippers like Taylor/Jayawardene/Dravid though who also showed they could be brilliant fielding in the slips to a spinner. Very different kind of challenge which kallis probably didnt get the chance to show how good he was.
bagapath
International Captain
not challenging you. but am curious to know who you would call the standout slip fielders.
I would put mark waugh and mark taylor up there.
TheJediBrah
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Was Mark Taylor really that good? Definitely none better than Mark Waugh though
Taylor gets credit for possibly the most ridiculously good slip catch ever, the one where he fell over and kicked the ball up to himself
Taylor gets credit for possibly the most ridiculously good slip catch ever, the one where he fell over and kicked the ball up to himself