Ambrose vs Johnson vs Broad - Who is the best bowler of great spells?

[subshakerz]

Ignoring overall quality, who is the best bowler of great spells in their ideal conditions?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Ambrose

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is it crazy if I think it's Broad? His "on-a-roll" spells were astonishing. There was a Cricinfo analysis which showed he took a 5fer within an unchanged spell of bowling on 7 different occasions, which is far more than anyone has managed since the mid 90s. He's had a hand in so many of the craziest collapses I've seen.

 

[Kirkut]

Johnson. Pure force of nature.

 

[BazBall21]

Is it crazy if I think it's Broad? His "on-a-roll" spells were astonishing. There was a Cricinfo analysis which showed he took a 5fer within an unchanged spell of bowling on 7 different occasions, which is far more than anyone has managed since the mid 90s. He's had a hand in so many of the craziest collapses I've seen.

In their ideal conditions makes it more plausible too because if it was just in general, it would have to Ambrose because he was capable of producing collapses on better batting tracks than Broad. Johnson very dependent on the southern hemisphere etc.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Is it crazy if I think it's Broad? His "on-a-roll" spells were astonishing. There was a Cricinfo analysis which showed he took a 5fer within an unchanged spell of bowling on 7 different occasions, which is far more than anyone has managed since the mid 90s. He's had a hand in so many of the craziest collapses I've seen.

Does ideal conditions means we ignore consistency (as in, instrumenting a collapse on such conditions consistently)??

 

[subshakerz]

Is it crazy if I think it's Broad? His "on-a-roll" spells were astonishing. There was a Cricinfo analysis which showed he took a 5fer within an unchanged spell of bowling on 7 different occasions, which is far more than anyone has managed since the mid 90s. He's had a hand in so many of the craziest collapses I've seen.

Yeah I actually think it's Broad honestly. His spells were total momentum shifters.

 

[subshakerz]

Does ideal conditions means we ignore consistency (as in, instrumenting a collapse on such conditions consistently)??

Yeah the point was who was better at producing great spells when conditions are right

 

[capt_Luffy]

Yeah the point was who was better at producing great spells when conditions are right

I am asking the "conditions are right" means the pitch and weather or just them having a good day.

 

[subshakerz]

I am asking the "conditions are right" means the pitch and weather or just them having a good day.

Both. Them having a good day when the conditions are right.

 

[subshakerz]

Broad was a wrecking ball when in the mood.

Broad's Magnificent Seven

Seven times in his Test career, Stuart Broad has claimed five wickets or more in a single spell of bowling. ESPNcricinfo looks back on each of those moments

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[smash84]

Yeah I actually think it's Broad honestly. His spells were total momentum shifters.

Has to be Ambrose.

His ATG performances include 14 wickets in 4 tests. Imagine the devastating spells.

I couldn't help but take a dig tbh

 

[capt_Luffy]

Has to be Ambrose.

His ATG performances include 14 wickets in 4 tests. Imagine the devastating spells.

I couldn't help but take a dig tbh

Tbf was uncalled for given Kyear didn't even posted anything. And Ambrose was pretty devastative.

 

[smash84]

Tbf was uncalled for given Kyear didn't even posted anything. And Ambrose was pretty devastative.

Taking digs is never called for

 

[capt_Luffy]

Taking dogs is never called for

Agreed. Unless they are abused.

 

[Johan]

what would the batting equivalent of Broad be?

 

[capt_Luffy]

what would the batting equivalent of Broad be?

Mohinder Amarnath

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Broad was somewhat reliant on good bowling conditions. Johnson and Ambrose were more likely to produce great spells in good batting conditions.

 

[Johan]

Mohinder Amarnath

I'll take that.

 

[Johan]

was thinking more Victor Trumper myself