Battle of the Cricketers

[Jamee999]

17-3 to Don.

ROUND OF 16 ----- ----- BATTLE SIX

A Flower (Zimbabwe) (LHB, WK)

SK Warne (Australia) (RHB, LS)

 

[Pothas]

Warne

 

[sledger]

nice to get an easy one for a change,

Warne

 

[Tom Halsey]

Warne.

 

[twctopcat]

SK Warne .

 

[archie mac]

Shane

 

[a massive zebra]

Sympathy vote for Flower.

 

[cameeel]

Warne, 6-1

 

[Tony Blade]

Shane Warne, 7-1

 

[Barney Rubble]

Warne, a genuine legend in every sense of the word.

 

[Jono]

Warney.

 

[chaminda_00]

Warne, too easy

 

[shaka]

Sadly I have to go for Warne.

 

[Slifer]

Warne

 

[age_master]

Warne, tough draw for Andy

 

[BoyBrumby]

I think Flower is a v brave & admirable player. Took a principled stand at genuine risk to himself & I think (unless things dramatically improve) posterity will record him as Zimbabwe's greatest cricketing son (although I think he was actually born in SA!); a world-class bat in a mediocre team & a better than average keeper.

Warne has revitalised the leg-spinner's art &, crucially, has found the "6th" ball (ie: he doesn't automatically bowl a bad one every over) to go with his box of tricks. As he showed during our summer, he's a better btasman than his average would suggest. If he applied himself to it a bit more he could been bordering on the bowling all-rounder status.

If it were closer I'd vote Warne, but I think Flower deserves more than just the one vote so it's

Flower

for me.

 

[andyc]

Warney

 

[The Baconator]

Warne

 

[C_C]

Flower and its not a very hard choice.

 

[Deja moo]

Warne. Flower wasnt that great a keeper. I dare say Dravid wouldnt have done worse than him keeping.