Brian Lara vs Ricky Ponting (against pace bowling)

[Johan]

Ponting has a 197 against Wasim/Shoaib/Saqlain while coming at 4 under 60, though one can argue Wasim was washed.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Ricky Ponting has scored centuries against Donald(1997), Ambrose & Walsh(1999), Akhtar & Akram(1999), Bond(2001), 4x Pollock(2005) and Steyn(2008).

He scored an ATG hundred in England in 2005 against Jones and Flintoff as well

 

[capt_Luffy]

He owned Murali in 99 when the rest of the lineup struggled.

99 tour was Great, no shade on that, but his following tours were subpar. And surely you don't want to bring in Murali vs Lara???

 

[BazBall21]

SA's attack in the mid 2000s wasn't great. Picked up again towards the end of Ponting's career.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Ponting has a 197 against Wasim/Shoaib/Saqlain while coming at 4 under 60, though one can argue Wasim was washed.

Wasim was washed (if argument is possible, I will make it).

 

[BazBall21]

He scored an ATG hundred in England in 2005 against Jones and Flintoff as well

Harmison and Hoggard were both good then too.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Again, I am not saying Ponting was bad vs good pacers. He clearly had his moments, just like Lara. No way in hell has someone said he destroyed Great pacers like Lara couldn't, when Lara's 99 home series vs Peak McGrath is better than his whole career.

 

[Johan]

Wasim was washed (if argument is possible, I will make it).

it was at the end of 99 I think

 

[BazBall21]

99 tour was Great, no shade on that, but his following tours were subpar. And surely you don't want to bring in Murali vs Lara???

I don't think there's any doubt that it's an absolute choke slam between the two v spin.

 

[Narayana]

Ponting is the winner here, he dominated stong bowling attack away from home as well, Lara always struggled against quality attack in away conditions.

 

[capt_Luffy]

He scored an ATG hundred in England in 2005 against Jones and Flintoff as well

Yeah, that century was Great (not ATG for me though), but was rather off for the rest of the series

 

[Johan]

Lara's away record outside of Sri Lanka is kinda turd

 

[BazBall21]

England's 2005 ashes pace quartet were literally all at the top of their games then. The issue is the spinner was a bit ****.

 

[sayon basak]

Lara. Because I'm having a trouble remembering any bowler that got smashed by Ponting but didn't get smashed vs Lara.

 

[Narayana]

Again, I am not saying Ponting was bad vs good pacers. He clearly had his moments, just like Lara. No way in hell has someone said he destroyed Great pacers like Lara couldn't, when Lara's 99 home series vs Peak McGrath is better than his whole career.

McGrath taken his wicket more than 15 times, i don't think any blower dominated ponting like this.

 

[BazBall21]

Lara's away record outside of Sri Lanka is kinda turd

I think Smith is clear tbh. More reliable bat.

 

[subshakerz]

Ponting has a 197 against Wasim/Shoaib/Saqlain while coming at 4 under 60, though one can argue Wasim was washed.

Shoaib was a hot mess but he was bowling really fast then

 

[Johan]

McGrath taken his wicket more than 15 times, i don't think any blower dominated ponting like this.

Harbhajan

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I might be wrong but I think Ponting did very well against McGrath in domestic cricket

 

[subshakerz]

Lara's away record outside of Sri Lanka is kinda turd

Yeah kinda hurts when you find out