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  1. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    True, and I thought Richard could be painful but even he of 'first chance theory' wouldn't write this tosh:-O
  2. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    :laugh: you may just have started WWIII
  3. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    There are more batsman now who average 50+ then in the 50s and 60s. Anyway enough with this dribble I will not respond to it anymore:sleep:
  4. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Oh, perhaps you could use his name. He was older than that from memory when he retired from Test cricket. I think someone like Lara could have went on scoring runs into his 40s, so not as if it won't happen again one day, in fact I bet it does
  5. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    There is no argument from anyone with any idea about the game of cricket
  6. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Not to mention the 45 yo comment. Bradman was in fact 40 and only just 40 when he retired from Test cricket
  7. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Good fielding team but surely you could have found some fast bowlers who were outstanding in the field? Jonah Jones (long on or perhaps long off, my memory is starting to go!) springs to mind as does George L. (slip) and perhaps Joel Garner (gully). This would mean some changes to your team though
  8. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    I can't argue with that logic. Mainly because I don't understand it:wacko:
  9. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Yes, it is a scary thought. Although at the time Australian players often retired in their early 30s. Ponsford and Woodfull for instance, but perhaps Bradman may have gone on, despite his writng that he had decided the 1938 tour would be his last to England.
  10. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    I know what you are saying, I just think it's irrelevant. I wonder if there is any Test cricketer with say 5000 Test runs who didn't play against some 'cash cows'? Bradman played three series against teams who were not ranked No1 or No2 in the world, how many weak teams did Sachin or Lara play...
  11. archie mac

    Ask Monk.

    Yeah, I would agree with that:) Alick Bannerman was another, who perhaps in years played rather than innings would be up there
  12. archie mac

    Ask Monk.

    Slasher?
  13. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    There would be a difference but Bradman still would have averaged near 100. Nothing wrong with the conversation but I had the impression you were suggesting he would struggle against the Aust attack, which is obviously not true So what if he didn't hit many sixes? He kept the ball on the...
  14. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    my ratings in bold, would be a good match but Bradman would swing it I should think
  15. archie mac

    SF Barnes

    There is an old film clip of him giving his best known quips, I have to admit to not understanding them all:wacko:
  16. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Not that anyone should every have to justify Bradman 8-) The Don did face all the Aust. bowlers at Sheffield Shield level and pasted them all. On one occassion there was a match after the 1935-36 Aust tour of SA which Bradman did not make. The Aust team on the back of Grimmett and O'Reilly...
  17. archie mac

    SF Barnes

    Love the Yabba quote:cool: Send him down a piano and see if he can play that!
  18. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Well I don't agree. So if he would have retired before his bowling dropped off you would have no issues? Must be just me so I will stop arguing:p
  19. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    Well with Sobers, surely 8 years is a long enough period. Otherwise players who go on too long are marked down. Which is another reason why stats can't be the be all and end all
  20. archie mac

    Geoff Armstrong- The 100 Greatest Cricketers

    So if he only played these 33 Tests you would have no problem with him? So is the alltime team based on a player at his best or what he did over his whole career? I always think a little of both, so we could choose the Sobers who played for those eight years which is a fair period...

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