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Help me figure out who the No. 5 in my AT XI should be (Richards vs Others)

who should be the no. 5?

  • Stick to Viv Richards

    Votes: 9 52.9%

  • Replace him with others (pls specify)

    Votes: 5 29.4%

  • Promote Sobers at 5 to include an Extra player

    Votes: 3 17.6%
  • Total voters
    17
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
sayon basak said:
Would be doesn't mean he is.

And I'm not arguing he'd fail at number 6
He wouldn't. But do you really think the team would be better if Bradman plays at no.6 instead of no.3?
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He's just taking the piss out of you for your "average at each position" type thinking for your side.

Viv averaged higher at 3 than 5 because he was a better batsman when he was batting there, not because of some kind of inherent technical or psychological reason.
 
sayon basak

sayon basak

International Captain
Prince EWS said:
He's just taking the piss out of you for your "average at each position" type thinking for your side.

Viv averaged higher at 3 than 5 because he was a better batsman when he was batting there, not because of some kind of inherent technical or psychological reason.
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That's my point actually.
sayon basak said:
Viv was at his prime when he played at no.3, that explains the gap in average. Guess I can switch Viv and Sachin, as Viv was a better player of pace. Viv would average higher at no.4 if he had played in that position in his prime anyway.
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Read before you speak.
 
sayon basak

sayon basak

International Captain
Prince EWS said:
He was replying to earlier posts when you thought about dropping Viv because he wasn't very good at 5, such as the OP.
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I never thought Viv wasn't good enough. If I had to replace him with someone else, I'd change him with either of Kallis or Hammond, and they don't average very high at no.5.
 
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