Bradman vs The others

[JASON]

Harmison rules - so you say
Kiwis ? 'cause they struggle to play
don't you think
he's yett too 'pink'
to be your 'Titan' this a way ?

I like this. Now we have reply by poetry .

 

[SJS]

I like this. Now we have reply by poetry .

Poetry's loverly, dear old chap
Say it well, we'll stand and clap
But class of new members
and ass of new members
For heavens sake, avoid such crap !!

 

[SJS]

In the context of that match it was.

And it's still an average of 25 runs per wicket - you're saying that's not special?

25 runs per wicket is fine as a career average. It is nothing if you consider it one of your best performances !!

 

[Neil Pickup]

The Kiwis be ranked number three
On the first day, come time for tea
They were looking quite good
Just like Flem thought they would
But by Monday, Nass was full of glee

Should the Kiwis be talked of as poor,
The cricket world be flawed to the core
For they are hard to beat
And did not meet defeat
At the hands of Ganguly or Warne

 

[luckyeddie]

Harmison rules - so you say
Kiwis ? 'cause they struggle to play
don't you think
he's yett too 'pink'
to be your 'Titan' this a way ?

Now it's time for me firmly to say
that I really don't think you can read.
I did not say he rules -
just the best we have got.
Now my rhyming has gone on the blink.

He destroyed the West Indies in three
test matches, the first three that is,
of the islands this spring
and despite what you say
that's more than the others were able to do at the time.

Now look what you've done, SJS.
My scanning had gone now as well.
If I take a deep breath
and I think about it,
I might get it back - there it is.

So Harmison's form is a dream
and that's why he's there - in the team.
Number two in the world
in the rankings unfurled.
Harmison, like my rhymes, back on-stream.

 

[twctopcat]

25 runs per wicket is fine as a career average. It is nothing if you consider it one of your best performances !!

Don't think anyone is saying it's one of his best performances, another day at the office where Harmy "didn't bowl very well" by his own admission. 7 wickets at 1.7 runs each, there's a good performance.

 

[marc71178]

Kiwis ? 'cause they struggle to play

Hence they're rated one of the better sides in World Cricket...

 

[marc71178]

25 runs per wicket is fine as a career average. It is nothing if you consider it one of your best performances !!

Erm, 8-202 when the match averaged about 40 runs per wicket...

That is a good performance.

 

[luckyeddie]

Erm, 8-202 when the match averaged about 40 runs per wicket...

That is a good performance.

It's the difference between winning and losing - and to put it in perspective, how did New Zealand bowl in the fourth innings? Or had the wicket just suddenly flattened out?

 

[biased indian]

when is the next ashes series!!!!
Englnad should try to held it early they have the best fast bowler
in the world now.Aussie will least want to face him

 

[luckyeddie]

when is the next ashes series!!!!
Englnad should try to held it early they have the best fast bowler
in the world now.Aussie will least want to face him

2005 - arranged for some years now.
England tend to keep to their prearranged schedule.

*cough*bangladesh tour*cough*

 

[biased indian]

2005 - arranged for some years now.
England tend to keep to their prearranged schedule.

*cough*bangladesh tour*cough*

thats y i asked them to change it for a change
its a matter of doing something for the first time in 17 years

 

[badgerhair]

Originally Posted by luckyeddie
2005 - arranged for some years now.
England tend to keep to their prearranged schedule.

*cough*bangladesh tour*cough*

thats y i asked them to change it for a change
its a matter of doing something for the first time in 17 years

Actually, what we need to do is keep Harmison fit for another year. He cannot be expected to beat Australia single-handedly. Jones has a lot of work to do to become a reliable old ball bowler of considerable pace, and either Anderson or Hoggard needs to step up a gear, and neither of those is going to happen overnight. If we could arrange to do all that and find a decent spin-bowler as well, then we might have a reasonable chance come next summer.

And if Harmison can't maintain his standard for more than a season, he's another tedious mirage and it doesn't matter anyway because we're screwed.

Cheers,

Mike

 

[Langeveldt]

I've not seen many English bowlers show such a staggering improvement in such a short period of time.

[Cynic] Hard not to make a huge improvement when you're as appalling as he was [/Cynic]

 

[luckyeddie]

[Cynic] Hard not to make a huge improvement when you're as appalling as he was [/Cynic]

This rubbish is going to run and run, I can tell.

I'll see you folks in a few weeks - back to lurking mode

 

[Langeveldt]

This rubbish is going to run and run, I can tell.

I'll see you folks in a few weeks - back to lurking mode

Hope I didnt cause Eddie to do a runner...

I was missing not having Riks input in these here parts

 

[marc71178]

thats y i asked them to change it for a change
its a matter of doing something for the first time in 17 years

What, like winning a series outside Asia?

 

[Jamee999]

To find out the answers to all the questions in this thread..and more have a look at the "A League For The Ages 2" Sub-forum and take what you gather

P.S Support the Basin Reserve Bears. :P

 

[luckyeddie]

Hope I didnt cause Eddie to do a runner...

I was missing not having Riks input in these here parts

Not you particularly - but of late it's become a bit of a cultural desert. I'll still be around - might even chip in once in a while if the collective IQ in certain quarters makes it back above that of a lamellibranch.

 

[honestbharani]

I don't think Lara has struggled any more than all the other modern day great batsmen when it comes to tough pitches......That is the reason they are called tough pitches, because batsmen, even the ones as good as Lara, struggle on them. But using that to take away the credit from Harmison seems ridiculous. It is not like he just ran up and put the ball into the pitch and picked up the wickets. The guy did the hard work and reaped his rewards.




And I definitely believe that he will go on to be a great bowler. Jones, Hoggard and Anderson? I don't think they are anything special, but Flintoff and Harmison are definitely two for the top draw. Harmison has got pace and bounce and pretty reasonable control that would make him dangerous on any surface, point that was proved when he seemed to be the only one giving Lara even the mildest of problems in Antigua, on that featherbed. It was Lara's amazing concentration and quality that denied Harmison there. Just because he has had a poor start to his career does not mean that he will have a poor run throughout. As badgerhair has pointed out, bowlers have had worser starts and yet gone on to greater things.....



And to reply to the topic, I think any really good spinner at the subcontinental conditions would have tested Bradman.....Also the fearsome foursome of the Windies..