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  1. smash84

    Only 3

    I went with Bradman, Imran and Hadlee. Pretty good bowling attack and decent batting
  2. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    I actually wasn't sure what you meant when you compared Marshall and Lara. I thought it was some non serious question tbh
  3. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    I think both :p
  4. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    CW consensus is wrong. But you and kyear2 are right.....
  5. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    I think you're missing the main point. If two bowlers are equal in their bowling, would you prefer the one who is significantly better in the secondary skill? It's a simple yes or no question.
  6. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    Are you asking for a perfect model?
  7. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    You can think of it as assigning different weights to primary and secondary skills. It doesn't work as a straight addition with both disciplines getting equal weight, but once you weigh out the primary and secondary skills. It should make sense. Do I have an exact formula? No. But tinkering...
  8. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    Because the margin of statistical significance is 5%. Anything beyond that doesn't matter :p It's totally up to you if you think Pollock and McGrath belong in the same tier. It definitely helps if you've seen them play.
  9. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    I actually pick Warne in my team over Murali for his better batting ability. Bowling wise I find them extremely hard to separate
  10. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    Players are in the team for their primary discipline. Applying in the same tier isn't really arbitrary. It means you can do an apples to apples comparison.
  11. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    But the point is, if you're getting an all rounder who is as good as the bowler he's competing with, why will he not be a better cricketer. It is fine to use secondary skills as tie breakers when primary skills are pretty much equal. It doesn't hold when primary skills are not a close match.
  12. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    Point being, that if Hadlee would be substituted in place of Marshall in any team, will he bring in more value or not? The Chris woakes analogy doesn't hold because they're not anywhere near the same quality in their primary skill. Hadlee and Marshall are pretty much equal in bowling. Hadlee...
  13. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    exactly, it is being made out like there is some big ass difference between Marshall and Hadlee in their bowling when there is hardly any.
  14. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    Fair point then. I thought McGrath reduces a batsman's average by 69.8% which would have brought him down to 8.8 runs per match and McGrath wins :p
  15. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    Assuming that they face a hypothetical XI equal in strength, Hadlee's lower order runs would be far more valuable than Marshall's hair breadth advantage in bowling. There is hardly anything between them as bowlers.
  16. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    McGrath averaged 21 and has a disproportionately high percentage of top order and middle order wickets. There's no way holder makes 15 against him each time.
  17. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    I would not expect holder to. I don't really rate Holder's ability to hold against McGrath at all.
  18. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    I agree with you. My point was that I believe that holder's batting is not really good enough to beat an all McGrath team.
  19. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    McGrath was extremely difficult to counter attack though. You would need someone like Lara to do it consistently. Holder would be his bunny.
  20. smash84

    Marshall vs Hadlee (overall cricketers)

    Yes, but 11 Holders, conditional on facing McGrath will fare even worse.

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