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What will Pat Cummins’ legacy be?

Molehill

Cricketer Of The Year
Since Cummins "second debut" in 2017, Anderson has taken 223 wickets from 61 matches at 22.08; Cummins 251 wickets at 22.29 from 57 matches; Broad 236 at 26.33 from 65. Cummins has the best overall Ashes average (91@24); Broad 69@31; Anderson 30@36 but Anderson has the superior records in away Ashes - 26 v 27 v 36 (Anderson, Cummins, Broad).

More widely, Anderson averages 18.5 in Asia and 22.09 away from home (22.07 at home). Broad has barely played in Asia over that period and averages a bit more away than home (29 v 25). Cummins is basically a home track bully - average 19 at home, 27 away and 30 in Asia.

Burgey is correct to say Anderson only does well in favourable conditions - those conditions being anywhere in Europe (22.07), Asia (18.5), the Americas (24.5), Africa (19.88) and Oceania (23.9).
So basically Cummins legacy will be somewhere along the lines of Anderson (aged 35-41), but with a bit of cheating thrown in too.
 

Gob

International Coach
Haha Anderson's away ashes record from 2010/11 is meaningless af. Keeps it tight before down hill skiing for some cheap tail end wickets to end up with something like 100 for 4. Absolutely no impact what so ever

Would be lucky to make in to the 5th AT ashes combined XI bowling attack
 

TheJediBrah

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McGrath/Cummins/Miller/Warne/O'Reilly

If you go the 2 spinners route, then it's a choice between Cummins and Lillee
 

Spark

Global Moderator
People are having a laugh when they're suggesting that Anderson's record in Australia since 2010/11 is anything but horrible, right? You know, the games in which the team record is played 15, lost 13, and where very few of the games were at all competitive? Is this an argument people are really making?

If Anderson's average in those games is decent that just tells me that bowling averages are kind of meaningless over such sample sizes without heavy caveats.
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
People are having a laugh when they're suggesting that Anderson's record in Australia since 2010/11 is anything but horrible, right? You know, the games in which the team record is played 15, lost 13, and where very few of the games were at all competitive? Is this an argument people are really making?

If Anderson's average in those games is decent that just tells me that bowling averages are kind of meaningless over such sample sizes without heavy caveats.
If it hadn't been for Anderson's 0* off 6 on the last tour it would be played 15, lost 14.
 

OverratedSanity

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People are having a laugh when they're suggesting that Anderson's record in Australia since 2010/11 is anything but horrible, right? You know, the games in which the team record is played 15, lost 13, and where very few of the games were at all competitive? Is this an argument people are really making?

If Anderson's average in those games is decent that just tells me that bowling averages are kind of meaningless over such sample sizes without heavy caveats.
Horrible is an exaggeration. He's just been worse than the averages indicate because he's barely picked up 3 wickets a game which isn't enough for your strike bowler.
 

TheJediBrah

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He's been a bit like Kallis the bowler, bowling dry not really threatening so the batsmen can sit on him and left it to the other bowlers to hunt for wickets. Which gives you better looking stats than value you really provided.

Difference is Kallis had an excellent bowling attack around him so bowling dry was his job
 

Calm_profit

State Vice-Captain
Broad has been the better bowler even in Australia even though both have same averages in Australia.
11-Got injured
13-14 best bowler for England
17-18 Anderson was better
21-22 Again broad was better,took a 5-fer in SCG which was slow pitch.
 

Daemon

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Thoroughly enjoying this thread.

On one side you have a few one eyed (cheating) Australians insisting that only the Ashes count and on the other you have a couple of England supporters cooking up excuses for Anderson.

Sprinkle in some Qlder single digit IQ posts, a couple of libertarian jokes at PEWS’ expense and it’s been a joy to read.

Only missing a fuller pilch plug for some random NZ player and subshaker trolling hb to complete the cw meme universe.
 

Molehill

Cricketer Of The Year
People are having a laugh when they're suggesting that Anderson's record in Australia since 2010/11 is anything but horrible, right? You know, the games in which the team record is played 15, lost 13, and where very few of the games were at all competitive? Is this an argument people are really making?

If Anderson's average in those games is decent that just tells me that bowling averages are kind of meaningless over such sample sizes without heavy caveats.
It's not all about Australia though. For some reason, hardly any team seems to perform well there (I think we may need to take our own chef next time!), except strangely India. Anderson does have a winning series there, and in India too. I think the only place he doesn't have a win is bizarrely the W Indies. Cummins on the other hand has neither wins in England or India, something he will almost certainly never get.

Broad has been the better bowler even in Australia even though both have same averages in Australia.
11-Got injured
13-14 best bowler for England
17-18 Anderson was better
21-22 Again broad was better,took a 5-fer in SCG which was slow pitch.
Getting outbowled by the second highest wicket taking seamer in Test History is hardly a crime.
 

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