Battle of the ROWs

[Johan]

anyway, the bowling lineups are way too weak and the battings are extremely strong on both ends, 0-0 draw or if there's a very spicy wicket, I can see team 1 taking it due to just having better bowling options.

 

[The Sean]

Yeah but 254 actually makes him the Highest overall run getter IIRC. Mostly no one scored that much that series.

Highest aggregate for the RoW team yeah, and second on averages to Kanhai. But only fifth on overall aggregate behind the Chappell brothers, Stackpole and Walters.

Crazy that Australia had the top four runscorers and the top wicket taker, and still lost the series!

 

[Johan]

Crazy that Australia had the top four runscorers and the top wicket taker, and still lost the series!

The convicts should always lose.

 

[subshakerz]

anyway, the bowling lineups are way too weak and the battings are extremely strong on both ends, 0-0 draw or if there's a very spicy wicket, I can see team 1 taking it due to just having better bowling options.

Doesn't Team 2 have better bowling though? I would be surprised if Murali is quiet for 5 straight tests. Even in that super test he had a very good spell.

 

[Coronis]

Yeah but 254 actually makes him the Highest overall run getter IIRC. Mostly no one scored that much that series.

Highest run getter for the RoW side. Plus, not that many players played the entire series. From both sides there were only 10, 4 Australians (Ian Chappell, Marsh, O’Keefe and Stackpole) and 6 from ROW (Bedi, Gavaskar, Greig, Intikhab, Sobers, and Abbas)

Top runscorers and wicket takers..

I. Chappell 5 matches 9 innings 634 @ 79.25 4 tons 1 fifty
Stackpole 5 matches 9 innings 490 @ 54.44 2 tons 2 fifties
G. Chappell 3 matches 6 innings 425 @ 106.25 2 tons 1 fifty
Walters 4 matches 6 innings 355 @ 71.00 2 tons 1 fifty
Sobers 5 matches 9 innings 341 @ 48.71 1 ton

Lillee 4 matches 24 @ 20.08 2 5’fers 1 10’fer
Intikhab 5 matches 19 @ 33.47
Bedi 5 matches 17 @ 38.29
Greig 5 matches 16 @ 27.00 1 5’fer
Massie 3 matches 11 @ 27.27 1 5’fer

 

[Johan]

Doesn't Team 2 have better bowling though? I would be surprised if Murali is quiet for 5 straight tests. Even in that super test he had a very good spell.

I don't have much faith in Murali in Australia to produce much of worth, especially given how good Kanhai and Sobers are at playing spin bowling.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Doesn't Team 2 have better bowling though? I would be surprised if Murali is quiet for 5 straight tests. Even in that super test he had a very good spell.

Team 2 really only have Murali really. Other bowlers are worse than Bedi and Pollock. It's like:

Tier 1: Murali
Tier 3: Bedi, Pollock
Tier 5: Flintoff, Harmison
Tier 6: Vettori, Alam, Greig, Kallis

 

[subshakerz]

Highest run getter for the RoW side. Plus, not that many players played the entire series. From both sides there were only 10, 4 Australians (Ian Chappell, Marsh, O’Keefe and Stackpole) and 6 from ROW (Bedi, Gavaskar, Greig, Intikhab, Sobers, and Abbas)

Top runscorers and wicket takers..

I. Chappell 5 matches 9 innings 634 @ 79.25 4 tons 1 fifty
Stackpole 5 matches 9 innings 490 @ 54.44 2 tons 2 fifties
G. Chappell 3 matches 6 innings 425 @ 106.25 2 tons 1 fifty
Walters 4 matches 6 innings 355 @ 71.00 2 tons 1 fifty
Sobers 5 matches 9 innings 341 @ 48.71 1 ton

Lillee 4 matches 24 @ 20.08 2 5’fers 1 10’fer
Intikhab 5 matches 19 @ 33.47
Bedi 5 matches 17 @ 38.29
Greig 5 matches 16 @ 27.00 1 5’fer
Massie 3 matches 11 @ 27.27 1 5’fer

They did better than the 2005 ICC side that was wiped out.

 

[Johan]

Greig is tier 5

 

[subshakerz]

Team 2 really only have Murali really. Other bowlers are worse than Bedi and Pollock. It's like:

Tier 1: Murali
Tier 3: Bedi, Pollock
Tier 5: Flintoff, Harmison
Tier 6: Vettori, Alam, Greig, Kallis

Flintoff and Harmison should be capable of something.

 

[The Sean]

Harmison wasn't even capable of keeping the ball on the pitch.

 

[Coronis]

They did better than the 2005 ICC side that was wiped out.

Interestingly, Greg Chappell was 12th man for the first two tests. So despite his record, he played in the 2 losses and 1 draw, not contributing to the series result at all.

 

[subshakerz]

Harmison wasn't even capable of keeping the ball on the pitch.

Not sure which first day Ashes was worse for England 2002/3 or 2006/7.

 

[Migara]

Pollock is the only truly class paceman here and the 71 teams bats deep. Will be a high scoring series.

There is a lack of Proctor in that team. In Alam's place perhaps.

 

[subshakerz]

There is a lack of Proctor in that team. In Alam's place perhaps.

Proctor was in 78/79 no?

 

[The Sean]

Proctor was part of the 1970 RoW team in England, but didn't tour Australia in 71/72.

 

[Bolo.]

That 2005 bowling lineup is horrific as a world XI.

Spectacularly so if we disregard form. The only player you would actually be very happy to have in even a regular (good bowling) side as a pure bowler over the course of a career was Murali, and his track record in Aus left something to be desired.

 

[capt_Luffy]

That 2005 bowling lineup is horrific as a world XI.

Spectacularly so if we disregard form. The only player you would actually be very happy to have in even a regular (good bowling) side as a pure bowler over the course of a career was Murali, and his track record in Aus left something to be desired.

You meant Everything??

 

[Coronis]

That 2005 bowling lineup is horrific as a world XI.

Spectacularly so if we disregard form. The only player you would actually be very happy to have in even a regular (good bowling) side as a pure bowler over the course of a career was Murali, and his track record in Aus left something to be desired.

Looking at the scorecard its seriously impressive that lineup managed to bowl Australia out for 199.

I’m assuming looking at the team it was intentionally made to include a player from every other test side bar Bang/Zim? Or was that an unintentional quirk? (not that either could have fielded a player without it being a joke)

 

[capt_Luffy]

Looking at the scorecard its seriously impressive that lineup managed to bowl Australia out for 199.

I’m assuming looking at the team it was intentionally made to include a player from every other test side bar Bang/Zim? Or was that an unintentional quirk? (not that either could have fielded a player without it being a joke)

Could have requested Flower out of retirement