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    Cricket on YouTube

    Rob, I see you're planning an Ambrose v Atherton video. Look forward to seeing it. Here are some others you might be interested in putting in your bunny series. Ambrose V The Waugh brothers: 35 times in International cricket (26 in Tests) Marshall v Gooch (16) Border (11) Also, do you have...
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    Garry Sobers v Imran Khan,Test Cricket:Poll

    I hate to break it to you champ, but you really don't know as much about the game of cricket, as you seem to think you do. After reading some of your incoherent ramblings, it's safe to conclude that you are totally clueless, and shamelessly ignorant. I have never seen anybody who thought so...
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    Garry Sobers v Imran Khan,Test Cricket:Poll

    Some of you guys spend half of your lives on a cricket forum, and you can't even get the basics right. Wasim Akram was not selected in the Cricinfo World XI as an all-rounder, because nobody in their right mind would select him in that role. He was chosen as a pure bowler, because that is what...
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    Better ODI bowler::: McGrath or Wasim

    Wasim Akram's ability to weave a little bit of magic when you really needed it, ultimately gives him the edge. His ability to change the momentum of a game, and his brilliance in finals, is well documented. He was just a real game-breaker. As for Ambrose, he was simply phenomenal and virtually...
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    "No i will not have any trouble facing Marshall."

    The gap between the top 10 fast bowlers of all time is very small, and you can make an argument for any one of them, depending on personal preference and what you admire in a cricketer. When there is so little difference in terms of influence and statistics, I generally bring it back to skill...
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    "No i will not have any trouble facing Marshall."

    I never said that Shaun Pollock and Glenn McGrath bowled one straight ball after another. I said that the modern fast bowler was more likely to hit the seam, and try and move the ball off the pitch, as opposed to trying to swing it through the air, like a lot of the great fast bowlers of the 70s...
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    "No i will not have any trouble facing Marshall."

    Marshall didn't quite have the radar on in this innings, and the swinging ball was certainly hooping around. If you didn't follow his career, it should be remembered that Marshall was primarily a striker: he looked to strike, and strike quickly, which is why he finished with a career SR of only...
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    "No i will not have any trouble facing Marshall."

    First of all, I am fairly certain that I have played and coached cricket at a lot higher level than either of you have, and I know a lot more about this sport than you ever will. But, that's a discussion for another time and place. There have been plenty of sporting champions who are...
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    "No i will not have any trouble facing Marshall."

    Unfortunately for you champ, the majority of cricket experts around the world, who know more about this game than you ever will, don't even rate McGrath in the top 3 fast bowlers of all time, because he was completely one dimensional and not particularly skillful. The majority of Australians who...
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    "No i will not have any trouble facing Marshall."

    Who has ever tried to downplay the greatness of Roberts, Holding, Garner and Ambrose? They are all arguably in the top 10 fast bowlers of all time, and deserve all of the tributes that flow their way. A lot of good judges would rate any one of Holding, Ambrose or Roberts as the greatest fast...
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    "No i will not have any trouble facing Marshall."

    If you are trying to use this as evidence that McGrath is the better bowler, then it's one of the most nonsensical arguments that I have seen, and completely devoid of logic. Why would anybody place so much emphasis on the final act of a sportsman's career, and completely overlook the entire...
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    "No i will not have any trouble facing Marshall."

    Did you even see Malcolm Marshall bowl? Your comments reek of pure ignorance. You have shown a poor grasp of cricket history, and that you are completely clueless about what defines fast bowling greatness. In the eyes of far better judges than you, Marshall is regarded by many as the most...
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    Which cricketer has the most complete record?

    Smalishah, this is a good assessment. The problem with Waqar, was that once his physical skills started to deteriorate, there was no Plan B. At 90mph, he would prove to be irresistible, but at 80mph, he became predictable, and quite hittable. Once you have a great reduction in pace, the margin...
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    Is Steyn as deadly as Lillee?

    Lillee was exceptional, but 90% is a serious exaggeration. He certainly has his fair share of admirers, but there are plenty of cricket legends who rate others ahead of him. Sunil Gavaskar rated Andy Roberts as the best bowler that he faced, and Barry Richards also rated him incredibly highly...
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    Is Steyn as deadly as Lillee?

    If you have the time, do you mind doing the same for Malcolm Marshall. It would be good to see, arguably, the two greatest fast bowlers of all time.
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    Greatest cricketer post 1990

    First of all, Mark Waugh was a class act. He was a sublime talent, and one of my favorite players to watch. He had great balance, but he didn't have great footwork. Sunil Gavaskar had great footwork; Greg Chappell had great footwork, and so did Viv Richards, because they fully committed to...
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    Poll: Greatest Cricketer amongst this lot

    Agreed, where is he ? If you are talking about the greatest cricketer post 1980, then Malcolm Marshall is the most glaring omission. As the greatest bowler of all time, I probably would have voted for him. If it was just an oversight, then it is no big deal. In the end, I voted for 'Smokin...
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    The ICC's All time ODI dream XI

    I am surprised that more people wouldn't choose Jayasuriya in their team. I haven't seen to many greater match-winners in this form of the game. I understand that Tendulkar has the more complete record, but he has never been the game-breaker that Jayasuriya was. Seeing as it is only a...
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    Greatest cricketer post 1990

    Most of what you have written here, is inaccurate. On what planet, is a man who takes over 400 wickets at 20.9, and has one of the best records of any fast bowler in the history of the game, 'disinterested'. Based on your theory, one can only imagine what he would have achieved, if he actually...
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    The Greatest Cricketer Ever

    Bagapath, I agree with nearly everything you have written here. Just out of curiosity, if we moved the time span back to 1975, and were trying to assess the greatest cricketer of the last 35 years, who would you rate as the greater player: Viv Richards or Shane Warne. It is literally a toss of...

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