Greatest ODI Bowler

[Burgey]

Yeah I know he did. He took 300+ test wickets too, and he was cod ordinary for 95% of his career there as well.

 

[Burgey]

Migara sticking up for an Aussie bowler while I talk them down is Freaky Friday territory here.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Well known fact that Burgey persecutes Lee for political reasons, shameful. Also a fact is Lee was one of the best new ball bowlers in ODI history. He was pretty bad late in the innings though I'll give him that, but that was more an issue of how he was used.

i agree with mcgrath but starc from aus alone is close. damn near instant win button for 2 world cups in the power batting era.

Shane Bond would have to be very close too if I'm being honest. Never seen someone beat up on a strong team (Aus) so much and the way he swung the new white ball at pace was ****ed.

 

[Daemon]

Bonds figures against Australia are hilarious. It's just stupid good compared to what anyone else was putting up against them at the time.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Not sure what you mean by this? But 3 sixes in one over is quite a spanking by 1980s standards

Reminds me.. Akram smashing sixes against Mcgrath.

 

[Red]

McGrath
Wasim
Garner
Murali
Symonds

Is the perfect 5 man attack

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

McGrath
Wasim
Garner
Murali
Symonds

Is the perfect 5 man attack

Akram
Garner
Hadlee
Kapil
Saqlain

 

[Flem274*]

it's just occurred to me the 2003-2007 Australian ODI side could have been even more OP if they bowled out Lee before the 35th and used McGrath, Bracken, Gillespie, Kasprowicz et al at the death instead.

Lee is definitely the worst of the ODI greats at death bowling that I can think of in six seconds of thought.

 

[Migara]

Migara sticking up for an Aussie bowler while I talk them down is Freaky Friday territory here.

Voted for McGrath as well.

 

[Migara]

McGrath
Wasim
Garner
Murali
Symonds

Is the perfect 5 man attack

Klusener, Kapil Dev, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shane Watson and Shakib Al Hasan all are much better alternatives to Symonds

 

[h_hurricane]

We have had a good number of threads in the past about Symonds as the fifth bowler. The past few posts are making me relive those wonderful days. And to quote the general forum opinion once again, it is a recipe for disaster.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Good fielder though...................

 

[Migara]

Good fielder though...................

Jayasuriya is not far behind as well. Kapil and Klusener were very good too.

 

[trundler]

We have had a good number of threads in the past about Symonds as the fifth bowler. The past few posts are making me relive those wonderful days. And to quote the general forum opinion once again, it is a recipe for disaster.

Kapil is clearly the answer if we're forming the best ever 5 man attack. Well, him or Pollock anyway.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Kapil is clearly the answer if we're forming the best ever 5 man attack. Well, him or Pollock anyway.

Kapil or Imran
Not Pollock.. Not even Hadlee

 

[Migara]

Shakib it is if you are looking for genuine top order all rounder

 

[jayjay]

Akram
Garner
Hadlee
Kapil
Saqlain

Good line up...I'd go for:

Flintoff
Akram
Ajmal
Waqar
McGrath

The above is in batting order. People tend to forget how quick Flintoff was in his prime and he was a very good ODI bowler, add to that boundary clearing batting and he adds depth to any side.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Shakib it is if you are looking for genuine top order all rounder

Robin Singh > Shakib

 

[Migara]

Shane Lee > Kapil Dev

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Shane Lee > Kapil Dev

Shakib bowling avg
Against
Australia - 58
England - 48
South Africa - 48
India - 40
Srilanka - 51

Great selection ?