Steve Waugh was great but he batted 5/6 which is usually easier than batting no 3. He also had a lot of not outs and was seen by some as a bit selfish like Chanderpaul.I know it may be strange, but I feel Steve Waugh as a bat maybe slightly underrated. He gets overshadowed a bit by Ponting but I think he has a case to be better as nobody has a better record against high quality pace.
Sure. He’s good.You could say that about any 40+ averaging bat
No way he was getting over Langer.Yeah, except those old England sides with Hobbs, Hutton, Sutcliffe etc., he will be at least banging the doors for all sides if not a certainty. Gets over Langer and gets over Haynes in the great Aussie and Windies teams. Definitely over Gambhir as well.
Not sure which other team had two strong ATG openers.
Langer went up a notch as an opener. Became a much better player when he started opening.No way he was getting over Langer.
Langer was the best Aust batsman in 05 imoLanger went up a notch as an opener. Became a much better player when he started opening.
why the hell Usman wasn’t given the same extended chance is beyond me
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