Harry Brook vs Viv Richards

[Johan]

just wait and watch, he has played well sometimes but also gotten a lot of lottery runs

 

[kyear2]

Wasn't referencing you, dunno why PC and DrW thinks Viv and Harry at these stages of their career were comparable

Ahhhh

 

[kyear2]

just wait and watch, he has played well sometimes but also gotten a lot of lottery runs

He doesn't look secure, he lacks a certain....... 🤌

 

[PlayerComparisons]

just wait and watch, he has played well sometimes but also gotten a lot of lottery runs

Yea this is true. Extremely lucky last test with 5 drops. He obviously won’t maintain his current stats.

 

[DrWolverine]

Wasn't referencing you, dunno why PC and DrW thinks Viv and Harry at these stages of their career were comparable

1. I said wait for Brook’s careers to finish before comparing and not be biased

2. I never compared them. I merely said their stats are almost similar which is true.

 

[DrWolverine]

Pretty confident Brook can become Englands first 50+ averaging batsman since the 1950s and will have a well rounded record.

Joe Root is still there but there is a chance his average may drop below 50 by the time he finishes his career

 

[kyear2]

Joe Root is still there but there is a chance his average may drop below 50 by the time he finishes his career

Why are they arguments out there on if he'll be seen as better than Sachin of he breaks his record.

Has to be the dumbest thing ever.

 

[Johan]

Root will manage a 50+ average I think, he feels very conscious about it, not that it's wrong.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Why are they arguments out there on if he'll be seen as better than Sachin of he breaks his record.

Has to be the dumbest thing ever.

It’s like when people were rating Anderson as the greatest fast bowler of all time because of his wicket tally lol

 

[DrWolverine]

James Anderson is not even among the top 15 pacers even if he managed to beat Murali’s record.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

James Anderson is not even among the top 15 pacers even if he managed to beat Murali’s record.

Arguably not even in the top 20

 

[DrWolverine]

Why are they arguments out there on if he'll be seen as better than Sachin of he breaks his record.

Has to be the dumbest thing ever.

Joe Root is arguably the second best test batsman in the last 15 years but doesn’t make him better than Sachin.

 

[Johan]

Joe Root is arguably the second best test batsman in the last 15 years but doesn’t make him better than Sachin.

who is in the argument other than Smith? De Villiers?

 

[DrWolverine]

Arguably not even in the top 20

WI - Marshall. Holding. Roberts. Garner. Ambrose. Walsh.
Pak - Akram. Waqar. Younis.
Eng - Trueman.
Aus - Lindwall. Davidson. Lillee. McGrath.
SA - Donald. Pollock. Steyn.
NZ - Hadlee.

These 18 names that came immediately to me. I must be missing few other names.

 

[Johan]

Anderson should be above Roberts and Waqar at the very least

 

[Gnske]

Viv had strength but nothing else. What kind of left hander doesn't have a square drive after all?

Would have been more complete in the t20 era

 

[DrWolverine]

Anderson should be above Roberts and Waqar at the very least

Waqar? His peak was surreal.

 

[DrWolverine]

who is in the argument other than Smith? De Villiers?

ABD? Did he really play that much post 2010?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Anderson is not at the same level as Waqar but I can see the argument for him being greater than Roberts

 

[kyear2]

It’s like when people were rating Anderson as the greatest fast bowler of all time because of his wicket tally lol

Like that was the dumbest ****ing thing ever. I'm seeing him in top 10 lists, and I mean cricketers not only bowlers.

That's what happens when we take this longevity bullshit too far.