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How many tests is sufficient to judge a cricketer in a country?

flibbertyjibber

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I'd say 2 tours is what counts be it 2, 3, or more games each tour. Hard to see many players getting more than 2 tours to each country unless you are from the big 3 who play each other so often as test cricket seems to be dying on its arse.
 
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subshakerz

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flibbertyjibber said:
I'd say 2 tours is what counts be it 2, 3, or more games each tour. Hard to see many players getting more than 2 tours to each country unless you are from the big 3 who play each other so often as test cricket seems to be dying on its arse.
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So what do we make of Ambrose in Pakistan? Two tours, one good, one absolute flop, overall 15 wickets @25 in 5 tests?
 
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trundler said:
It can still be a fluke though. Sehwag got a century in his first innings in SA then never did anything again because he wasn't suited to those conditions technically.
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Ya, it's not bulletproof and oddities happen. A couple of success in a limited number of outings will likely mean a solid handle on conditions though.
 
Slifer

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subshakerz said:
So what do we make of Ambrose in Pakistan? Two tours, one good, one absolute flop, overall 15 wickets @25 in 5 tests?
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With more tests IN Pakistan, he'd probably be around the 25-28 average wise and a sr under 70 with around 3 to 3.5 wpm. Not great by any stretch of the imagination but not a complete failure either. And I'm basing this on his overall record vs Pakistan. Yes, I know some of those tests were in the WI but a few were played at Bourda and the ARG the flattest wkts in the world.
 
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