dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Beef.
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Battle of the Test Innings
- Thread starter LongHopCassidy
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FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Could go either way really. Botham, marginally.
thedarkmullet
School Boy/Girl Captain
Botham
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Same here. Tough choice, but gotta give it to Botham.
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
Voting closed. Botham in the final eight, 8-1.
Next up:
Brian Lara 153* v Australia, Bridgetown, 1999
http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/AUS_IN_WI/SCORECARDS/AUS_WI_T3_26-30MAR1999.html
vs.
Steve Waugh 200 v West Indies, Sabina Park, 1995
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/AUS_IN_WI/AUS_WI_T4_29APR-03MAY1995.html
Next up:
Brian Lara 153* v Australia, Bridgetown, 1999
http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1998-99/AUS_IN_WI/SCORECARDS/AUS_WI_T3_26-30MAR1999.html
vs.
Steve Waugh 200 v West Indies, Sabina Park, 1995
http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1994-95/AUS_IN_WI/AUS_WI_T4_29APR-03MAY1995.html
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
wpdavid said:
Walsh and Ambrose of the mid nineties aren't exactly second class bowlers.
Waugh for me.
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
Steve Waugh
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Oh man, toughy.
Lara.
Lara.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
This is the hardest battle yet, without question. Both of these innings are in the top 5 or so of recent history.
I'll go with Lara, because he had to work with the tail so much. A significant part of Waugh's innings came when he was working with his brother in their finest ever stand in test cricket, and it certainly took a bit of the pressure off Steve to have that support.
Interesting the similarities in the innings though. Both of them came as culminations of utterly brilliant series against the best team in the world at the time. Lara played a crucial role in the second test of that series as well, while Waugh's series against the Windies in '95 was one of the best of all time. Both batted at 5, with Waugh coming in at 3/73 and Lara at 3/78. Both won the match, making the series 2-1 in favour of their side. Amazingly, Waugh also scored 199 against Walsh and Ambrose in the Lara match, too.
I'll go with Lara, because he had to work with the tail so much. A significant part of Waugh's innings came when he was working with his brother in their finest ever stand in test cricket, and it certainly took a bit of the pressure off Steve to have that support.
Interesting the similarities in the innings though. Both of them came as culminations of utterly brilliant series against the best team in the world at the time. Lara played a crucial role in the second test of that series as well, while Waugh's series against the Windies in '95 was one of the best of all time. Both batted at 5, with Waugh coming in at 3/73 and Lara at 3/78. Both won the match, making the series 2-1 in favour of their side. Amazingly, Waugh also scored 199 against Walsh and Ambrose in the Lara match, too.
