Your ATG team pace bowling trio

[ataraxia]

In your top all-time XI, who are the pace bowlers?

(I've tried to make the poll uncluttersome and fairly direct. If your preferred option (Barnes, Lillee, etc.) isn't on there, for the sake of this thread please choose the next best and complain in the replies.)

 

[capt_Luffy]

Should had included Barnes and Lillee (not that I was going to select them anyway- just here to complain)

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

choose the next best and complain in the replies

Woakes wasn't an option for some reason so had to pick McGrath.

 

[Shri]

bumrah

 

[Brook's side]

Holding and Garner should be options.

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Marshall, Mcgrath, Imran(the best one with the old ball)

 

[Qlder]

I just googled greatest pace bowlers and Lillee appeared in every list. I'm guessing CW is the only forum in the World that doesn't rate him

Should re-title thred to "Your ATG pace trio from 7 of the best 10 bowlers"

 

[Zinzan]

Marshall, Hadlee & Ambrose (in that order).

 

[reyrey]

I would need to know if there will be a batting allrounder in the team first, so basically is Sobers also in the team?

Assuming no Sobers then I'll go with Wasim, Marshall and McGrath (If Procter was an option I'd pick him over Wasim)

 

[Burgey]

Marshall - generally regarded as the best, an opinion I'm sold on. Could swing it, had genuine pace and once Lillee taught him how to bowl a leg cutter, he pretty much could do it all.
McGrath - point of difference with his height and bounce. Averaging 21 while playing for most of the 2000s when decks are regarded as being crazy flat gets you a lot of points imo. Batsmen of that era get marked down because it was easy, he should get marked up because it was hard.
Akram - Went for the left arm option here because I'm looking at how they'll operate together rather than necessarily picking the three best individuals, though he would be in the argument in that case anyway. Express pace, conventional and reverse swing, wicked bouncer and yorker. Just shades Paddles.
Of all others, not just those on this list I think Steyn, Lillee, Davo, Ambrose, Imran, Cummins and Garner are all unlucky. Nearly went with one of the latter two as they're arguably the best first change bowlers of all time. Bumrah could end up in the argument too, but he hasn't played enough tests yet. Terrific bowler though.

 

[kyear2]

Holding and Garner should be options.

No they shouldn't.

 

[kyear2]

I just googled greatest pace bowlers and Lillee appeared in every list. I'm guessing CW is the only forum in the World that doesn't rate him

Should re-title thred to "Your ATG pace trio from 7 of the best 10 bowlers"

There's still a strong contingent that believes that Lillee is the greatest ever.

 

[Shri]

There's still a strong contingent that believes that Lillee is the greatest ever.

they are delusional of course

 

[kyear2]

they are delusional of course

Watched a vid from Sir Vivian that wasn't from top many years ago and he still contends he the best test bowler he faced and just behind Maco as the best he's been around, was Lillee.

 

[Shri]

 

[Burgey]

Shri just shitty because Lillee could get Gavaskar out with a tomato. You wouldn't have fast bowlers in India were it not for him bringing steak to the country via the MRF academy.

 

[Shri]

Shri just ****ty because Lillee could get Gavaskar out with a tomato. You wouldn't have fast bowlers in India were it not for him bringing steak to the country via the MRF academy.

**** did **** all in the mrf pace academy

ipl gave us the best fast bowler ever - bumrah

and the guy who hits 157 kmph is a vegetarian - mayank yadav

lille meanwhile helped produce trundlers. waste of money paying him

 

[Burgey]

Your face is a waste of money.

as are your posts

 

[Fuller Pilch]

ipl gave us the best fast bowler ever - bumrah

Point 1: He's a quality bowler no doubt and could be a top 10 seamer by the end of his career.

Point 2: John Wright gave you Bumrah.

 

[Shri]

Point 2: John Wright gave you Bumrah.

no