Lara Vs Ambrose

[Jumno]

Which one was better in their primary discipline?

 

[DrWolverine]

Ambrose

 

[Coronis]

I’d say Ambrose is closer to Marshall than Lara is to Hobbs. But its marginal.

 

[subshakerz]

Lara is a genius. Ambrose is not.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Lara is a genius. Ambrose is not.

Forgot they both were your favourites

 

[DrWolverine]

Genius or not, Curtly Ambrose was very effective

 

[subshakerz]

Genius or not, Curtly Ambrose was very effective

Yeah but for me I will always have questionmarks about him on SC pitches. A bit one dimensional as a bowler in his highly effective skillset.

Lara is just slightly more quality as a bat than Ambrose was a bowler for me.

 

[subshakerz]

I’d say Ambrose is closer to Marshall than Lara is to Hobbs. But its marginal.

Yeah but there are more ATG bats to compete with than bowlers.

Lara being no.7/8 and Ambrose 6/7 actually still gives an edge to Lara.

 

[Johan]

a guy who murderered all the garbage spinners vs a guy better than all the spinners.

nice.

 

[DrWolverine]

Yeah but for me I will always have questionmarks about him on SC pitches.

Understandable since he didn’t play much

A bit one dimensional as a bowler in his highly effective skillset.

I wouldn’t say he was one dimensional but can understand what you are saying. He used his skills to the fullest extent possible though.

 

[subshakerz]

Understandable since he didn’t play much

I wouldn’t say he was one dimensional but can understand what you are saying. He used his skills to the fullest extent possible though.

No it's more that I legitimately think if he played three to four series each in SL, Pak and India over the course of his career he would average likely <30 in each country.

It's a similar problem to McGrath who averages around 30 in Pak and SL but even worse since Ambrose didn't really have mastery of swing like Marshall/Steyn or cutters like Walsh/McGrath to succeed on these pitches. His was back of a length in the corridor stuff.

And especially post-94 shoulder injury he would have struggled.

 

[Coronis]

Yeah but there are more ATG bats to compete with than bowlers.

Lara being no.7/8 and Ambrose 6/7 actually still gives an edge to Lara.

I wasn’t talking about numbers of players between them, rather actually how close those players specifically are.

 

[sayon basak]

Lara is a genius. Ambrose is not.

 

[DrWolverine]

Better question.
Is Marshall a genius?

 

[Thala_0710]

Better question.
Is Marshall a genius?

Yes

 

[Johan]

Gooch was a genius

 

[subshakerz]

Better question.
Is Marshall a genius?

No, he is a master like Tendulkar.

 

[sayon basak]

No, he is a master like Tendulkar.

So, Lara was a genius, Tendulkar and Marshall were not.

Lara>Marshall/Tendulkar?

 

[humaiyun.hibas]

Ambrose hit the deck the hardest in history, along with Cummins and McGrath. So I will go with Ambrose.

 

[sayon basak]

Ambrose hit the deck the hardest in history, along with Cummins and McGrath. So I will go with Ambrose.

What the fk are you talking about?

And why is he not banned yet?