Alastair Cook vs Mahela Jayawardene

[sayon basak]

Who's better?

 

[Arachnodouche]

Cook's done some monumental things outside England.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Very close

 

[sayon basak]

Very close

Closer than the poll suggests?

 

[CartyDurham]

Cook

 

[Johan]

Cook cooks Mahela

 

[sayon basak]

Cook cooks Mahela

Nah, should've been much more one sided just for their away record alone, besides cook was an opener.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

It’s almost like home records matter

 

[ma1978]

Mahela

 

[Johan]

Mahela's SENAW record is a massive hole in his stats, Cook's home stats don't work as a case against him at all, you then add in two ATG and series winning tours in India and Australia, which work as the only series win in India in 15 years and only away ashes win in 40 years, the choice becomes obvious

 

[Prince EWS]

Mahela's SENAW record is a massive hole in his stats, Cook's home stats don't work as a case against him at all

Well that seems fair and balanced.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Jayawardene had a 17-year career, while Cook played for 12. Also Cook was weak against left armers

 

[BazBall21]

Jayawardene had a 17-year career, while Cook played for 12. Also Cook was weak against left armers

The start of Cook's ageing phase coinciding with the early 'pace pandemic' years as an opener coupled with English conditions getting tougher finished him off.

Jayawardene one of the ATG batters in Asian conditions though.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Cook's done some monumental things outside England.

So did Mahela, to be fair.

 

[Coronis]

The start of Cook's ageing phase coinciding with the early 'pace pandemic' years as an opener coupled with English conditions getting tougher finished him off.

Jayawardene one of the ATG batters in Asian conditions though.

So basically he wimped out and then went on to play 6 more seasons of county. Unlike Jayawardene.

 

[BazBall21]

So basically he wimped out and then went on to play 6 more seasons of county. Unlike Jayawardene.

Mahela would very likely have suffered the same fate in Cook's shoes. Hardly known for being a good player of lateral movement.

 

[Coronis]

Mahela would very likely have suffered the same fate in Cook's shoes. Hardly known for being a good player of lateral movement.

Its not like he was forced out for being ****. He just straight up quit like a baby and kept bashing domestic attacks for years. Not quite as bad as Swann but still.

 

[ma1978]

Mahela was a dream to watch, Cook a dirge

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Jayawardene had a 17-year career, while Cook played for 12. Also Cook was weak against left armers

Pretty sure Mahela averaged like 55 after 12 years. To say it’s not close is pretty silly. Mahela is absolutely around the same level as guys like Cook and Pietersen.

 

[BazBall21]

Its not like he was forced out for being ****. He just straight up quit like a baby and kept bashing domestic attacks for years. Not quite as bad as Swann but still.

I think he was fatigued as well as declining in a tough era. Batting was more strenuous to him than Root.