Best bowler of 1990s

[Smudge]

Has it ever been tried?

Well, no. And there's a very good reason for that.

There has been the odd outside back who has been fast-tracked into sides (and Andy Farrell played bugger-all games of union before he got called up, but he had switched about 2 years before so had plenty of time to learn the system), but it's not feasible.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Just to compare England's bowlers in the Sri Lanka series between Tests and ODIs:

Graeme Swann had a very successful ODI series but will hopefully get nowhere near Tests.
Broad has had a decent ODI start but has only just made his Test debut, due to an injury - no idea how he'll go yet.
Sidebottom is a fairly decent bowler at both forms of the game.
Anderson is a far better ODI bowler than a Test bowler.
Panesar is the opposite.
Then you have bowlers such as Collingwood and Bopara who are effective 5th bowlers in ODIs but barely bowl in Tests.
In recent years we have even had bowlers such as Dalrymple doing decently in ODIs, I can't imagine them doing likewise in Tests somehow.

Haven't looked at other sides, but I assume they are quite similar. Anyway think this debate is just going to go around in circles.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Well, no. And there's a very good reason for that.

There has been the odd outside back who has been fast-tracked into sides (and Andy Farrell played bugger-all games of union before he got called up, but he had switched about 2 years before so had plenty of time to learn the system), but it's not feasible.

Fair enough.

 

[shortpitched713]

Just to compare England's bowlers in the Sri Lanka series between Tests and ODIs:

Graeme Swann had a very successful ODI series but will hopefully get nowhere near Tests.
Broad has had a decent ODI start but has only just made his Test debut, due to an injury - no idea how he'll go yet.
Sidebottom is a fairly decent bowler at both forms of the game.
Anderson is a far better ODI bowler than a Test bowler.
Panesar is the opposite.
Then you have bowlers such as Collingwood and Bopara who are effective 5th bowlers in ODIs but barely bowl in Tests.
In recent years we have even had bowlers such as Dalrymple doing decently in ODIs, I can't imagine them doing likewise in Tests somehow.

Haven't looked at other sides, but I assume they are quite similar. Anyway think this debate is just going to go around in circles.

England's bowlers is hardly a representative sample. Most other teams are much more uniform between Tests and ODIs.

 

[Fiery]

Did you read my last post?

OK, post edited

 

[Migara]

The only time i can remember Ambrose being taken apart in an ODI was by Cronje in a game in SA in 99.

Aravinda de SIlva took him apart at least two or three occasions and Jayasuriya once, famous in the Hero Cup, wwhen he hammered 19 off Ambrose's last over,

 

[Migara]

It should be Waqar Younis. That SR is Barnes esque. Nevermind the runs he give, he'll run through the side and save you 10 overs. That 10 overs most of the time decides the test.