After the Don, who is Australia's best cricketer...

[hourn]

as it's obviousbly hard to compare the a bowler to a batsmen to a keeper to an allrounder.

but a better way to put it - if you and another captain lined up to pick two teams of the best Australian's to play against each other, the first captain would pick Don Bradman, as the second captain who would you pick.......

For me it would be Keith Miller - gives you a lot to work with the bat and is as good as any other bowler to have played.

 

[Mr. P]

ponting all the way!

 

[Andre]

Geoff Marsh thinks it's Steve Waugh.

Wisden thinks its Shane Warne.

Frankly, I have no idea - there is no one who quite stands out like Bradman.

Possibly Lillee for what he did to fast bowling - possibly.

Victor Trumper must feel pretty bad that he missed the list

 

[Mr. P]

theres a lot who missed that list. McCabe, morris, ponsford, them and the rest of all the teams from 1930-1950

 

[juztinlanger]

You cant include em all.

I say Gilchrist

 

[luckyeddie]

It's like comparing curry and chocolate - both are wonderful in their own ways.

Mmmmmmmmm, curried chocolate.

Ray Lindwall for me if I have to come up with any name. Or Richie Benaud or Doug Walters or Clarrie Grimmett or Bill Lawry (what a player he was when the going got tough) or Glenn or Warnie.

The one who said Churchy - got to the bottom of the class.

 

[masterblaster]

Allan Border no doubt. Brave, stylish and competent with both bat and ball. Leader from the front, extremely intelligent and hard working cricketer.

Steve Waugh is next, toughest batsman to get out, captain courageous, greatest captain of all time, gritty, ice cool in a crisis.

My List:

Don Bradman
Allan Border
Steve Waugh

 

[Kenny]

Steve Waugh for his single minded determination, relentless pursuit of success, and for his longevity.
He is averaging over 80 in 2003.
Tremendous player.

 

[marc71178]

As always with these polls, it is hopelessly rigged towards today's players.

I say SRT.

 

[Rich2001]

As always with these polls, it is hopelessly rigged towards today's players.

I say SRT.

That's the trouble though, the older players were no doubt as good, but because at the age most are the most we might have seen is a old video or highlights during a lunch break in the cricket.. So most will obviously go with people they know and have seen on a regular basic.

 

[Eclipse]

For me it's Warne then Waugh.

Or though by the time Ponting retires it will be him you would assume considering he should have about 35-40 Test 100's and a frig load of runs.

 

[marc71178]

But who's to say the likes of the Chappells etc. wouldn't have got that many if they'd played as much as is played nowadays?

 

[Eclipse]

But who's to say the likes of the Chappells etc. wouldn't have got that many if they'd played as much as is played nowadays?

who know's Indeed.

Quantity does eventualy have to count for somthing though Alec Stewart has been a great player but if he had only made 2000 runs at and avrage of 40 he would basicly be considerd good but nothing special.
But because he has somthing like 8000 test runs that makes him one of England's greats.

 

[Langeveldt]

Richie Benaud sounded good...

Batsman, wk - A Gilchrist

Bowler - SK Warne

 

[royGilchrist]

Allan Border no doubt. Brave, stylish and competent with both bat and ball

Border's batting (and bowling) and the word stylish have never been used in the same sentence before.

As a captain I rate border very highly, more than G Chappell. Its difficult to choose between all these, its a very close call. It might have been an easier comparison if it was purely as a batsman (and not overall cricketer), G Chappell will probably get the nod. But obvioulsy I am not too familiar with the careers of some of the older players.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

My vote goes to Scott Muller for obvious reasons.

Second would be Warne, because he's never really done that well against the West Indies (bar the 7/52).

 

[juztinlanger]

Yay! Someone else voted for Gilchrist. I think he is by far the best...

 

[Slats4ever]

ya ya.
I'm in the gilchrist club to!!!!

 

[marc71178]

The mere tfact that Gilchrist is in the poll renders it a farce.

 

[Bazza]

Gilchrist was winning until I voted for Waugh. No Healy or Marsh though!?

I don't see why Hayden is in the list either - that's like putting Michael Vaughan on a similar list for England, which shouldn't happen.