Rank Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Kevin Pietersen and Michael Clarke.

[BazBall21]

Four batsmen from the same era that averaged just shy of 50 and fairly evenly matched legacy wise.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

3 Saffers and an Aussie walk into the long room at Lords

 

[trundler]

Smith
Clarke/Amla
Pietersen

IMO

 

[TheJediBrah]

Smith/Pietersen
Clarke
Amla

 

[OverratedSanity]

Smith
Amla
Clarke
Pietersen

 

[Flem274*]

Smith

Amla
Clarke
KP

Opening is ****ing hard.

 

[honestbharani]

Smith

Clarke/KP
Amla

 

[ImpatientLime]

smith

clarke
pietersen

amla

 

[Raz0r6ack]

Pietersen
Smith
Clarke
Amla

 

[sledger]

Pietersen
Smith
Clarke
Amla

 

[Himannv]

Smith
Pietersen
Clarke
Amla

 

[GIMH]

Is Hoggard bowling? If so

Clarke
Pietersen
Amla




Smith

Otherwise just put Smith top.

 

[Uppercut]

Smith
Clarke
Amla
Pietersen

I struggle to split Clarke and Amla, I'm more or less just choosing Clarke for aesthetics. I'm penalising Pietersen for constantly causing his team massive ball-aches.

 

[trundler]

Picking between the middle order bats is a matter of preference really but Smith should be #1. I'd have Pietersen last because he played exclusively in his prime and averaged 47. Also had a glaring weakness against SLA. Amla's decline was precipitous but he also had the most 'complete' peak. Monster series everywhere and just dominated. Clarke was more of an HTB but didn't suffer from the yips at any point. There's also 2012. All 3 guys played some pretty clutch knocks though.

 

[thakzz]

3 Saffers and an Aussie walk into the long room at Lords

They will not walk into long room together unless retired, as they were opposition players.

For topic I say Smith to be excluded because he was opener. The rest:

Amla
KP
Clarke

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

They will not walk into long room together unless retired, as they were opposition players.

For topic I say Smith to be excluded because he was opener. The rest:

Amla
KP
Clarke

Let's just say that they were the last four retired players on Earth, and the MCC gave them a free-for-all to visit the long room

 

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Smith
Amla
Clarke
Pietersen

 

[ImpatientLime]

clarke and pietersen are the two highest ceiling players I've seen not named brian lara. both repeatedly played innings I don't think others could get near.

 

[trundler]

clarke and pietersen are the two highest ceiling players I've seen not named brian lara. both repeatedly played innings I don't think others could get near.

Smith

 

[ImpatientLime]

Smith

no