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CricketWeb selects the ATG ODI XI

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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
I am going to call it for Murali at 11-5 against Warne.

1. Tendulkar
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3. Viv
4. Kohli
5. ABD
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11. Murali

Now we are looking at the choice for your two main pace bowlers for the ODI ATG XI.
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Adorable Asshole said:
What? Pollock gets picked over Mcgrath on bowling alone. Better economy, similar average, more longevity + only thing he's worse is in S/R

Pollock and Garner are locks in ATG ODI XI. The question is who are u gonna pick between Hadlee, Akram, Mcgrath for the 3rd seamer.
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McGrath has a nearly 2.5 point better average and you call them similar, and a 0.2 worse ER and you call Pollock better. McGrath way ahead in SR.

McGrath was MOS of a WC. Featured in three successful WC campaigns.

McGrath has the best stat case of any modern fast bowler.
 
Adorable Asshole

Adorable Asshole

International Regular
subshakerz said:
McGrath has a nearly 2.5 point better average and you call them similar, and a 0.2 worse ER and you call Pollock better. McGrath way ahead in SR.

McGrath was MOS of a WC. Featured in three successful WC campaigns.

McGrath has the best stat case of any modern fast bowler.
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Pollock was more consistent and had higer peaks

Shaun Pollock ICC ODI Bowling Ranking

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Glenn McGrath ICC ODI Bowling Ranking

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www.relianceiccrankings.com
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
subshakerz said:
McGrath played 250 games, it's not like he doesn't have a big enough sample.


Why did you ignore the 2007 WC MOS? Don't you think thats relevant? And it's not like he was a passenger in the other WCs before that.
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Giving McGrath credit for playing in a good team that won games is dumb, but yeah the MOTS award is definitely worth bringing up because it's about him specifically.

I think Pollock is probably the greatest ODI cricketer of all time so I don't like arguing against him. I do think McGrath was a marginally better bowler but it's only very very marginal. It's a bit like Marshall vs Imran in Tests for me.
 
Adorable Asshole

Adorable Asshole

International Regular
subshakerz said:
McGrath played 250 games, it's not like he doesn't have a big enough sample.


Why did you ignore the 2007 WC MOS? Don't you think thats relevant? And it's not like he was a passenger in the other WCs before that.
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Murali almost did as good as Mcgrath in 2007 but u said he sucked in WCs

Pollock didn't take many wickets in 2007 because he was past his prime but his economy at 3.53 was significantly better than Mcgrath's 4.41
 
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subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Adorable Asshole said:
Murali almost did as good as Mcgrath in 2007 but u said he sucked in WCs
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He had good figures in 2007 and 2011. My minor issue is that Murali never had a starring role in winning his team a WC like the other bowling elites. But I don't mind him or Warne in the XI.

Adorable Asshole said:
Pollock didn't take many wickets in 2007 because he was past his prime but his economy at 3.53 was significantly better than Mcgrath's 4.41
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Irrelevant.
 
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