Choose THREE seam bowlers for the all-time ODI XI

[joel garner #1]

I vote Joel Garner Marshall and Hadlee.

 

[silentstriker]

A great bowler full stop. Could swing it both ways at pace, and with accuracy. What more could you want from an ODI opening bowler?

A better strike rate, more wickets/match, a better average.

 

[open365]

A great bowler full stop. Could swing it both ways at pace, and with accuracy. What more could you want from an ODI opening bowler?

Like SS said, it matters what he acctualy did, not what he could/should/would have done.

And how would you be able to judge that? I've seen about an overs worth of Marshal in 5 years and you're a year younger than me.

 

[Beleg]

i'd have voted for donald but i was in a patriotic mode

the best ODI bowler i saw was akram, followed by donald and ambrose. younis, bond, akhtar, murali, saqlain, warne, pollock and vaas follow.

 

[DCC_legend]

Shane Bond, Curtley Ambrose and Michael Holding.

 

[haroon510]

alan
wasim
ambrose

 

[Richard]

Bowling is where it's most crazy of all to have this blurring of the eras. How on Earth are you seriously supposed to compare Malcolm Marshall and Joel Garner to Wasim Akram, Allan Donald and Glenn McGrath?

 

[oz_fan]

Garner
Akram
Pollock

 

[silentstriker]

Bowling is where it's most crazy of all to have this blurring of the eras. How on Earth are you seriously supposed to compare Malcolm Marshall and Joel Garner to Wasim Akram, Allan Donald and Glenn McGrath?

By comparing each to their peers.

 

[Burgey]

McGrath - 3 world cups don't lie. More often took crucial wickets than not.
Akram - made it talk.
Bond - one of the best SR/ Econ rates in ODI history, even if injury prone.

Honourable mentions to many others incl. Waqar, Donald and of course Liam Plunkett.

Was very hard to leave Joel Garner out of this side as well. Would have him straight in when Bond inevitably breaks down in the warm up.

 

[Days of Grace]

I am very surprised that Bond has the same number of votes as Younis, when considering that Younis took about 300 more wickets in ODIs than Bond.

 

[Days of Grace]

I have decided to change the voting for this team. The batsmen (top 6) remain as is. However, I am changing the voting for the bowlers, so one can choose two spinners or just one. So, this thread will now only be for choosing TWO new-ball bowlers. So far, it looks like Wasim and Garner have the vote.

The last two polls will be for an all-rounder (one choice) and the FINAL TWO bowling positions. McGrath will be one of the options (the choice will be between a mix of pacemen and spinners).

Okay? Cheers.

 

[Raghav]

Hadlee, Bond and Vaas

 

[Days of Grace]

Raghav, are you a Kiwi living in India?

 

[Perm]

Raghav, are you a Kiwi living in India?

Judging by his location being Hyderabad then I think not. Obviously he appreciates the magnificent economy rate of Hadlee and strike rate of Bond.

 

[Days of Grace]

Well, to vote for two kiwis is interesting, I must say. And Vass too (who I have a high regard for).

 

[adharcric]

Wasim and McGrath, in that case.

 

[Days of Grace]

I am very surprised at the lack of votes for Waqar. The man took 4 wickets or more one in every ten matches he played, which is astonishing. Only Saqlain, Lee and Bond have better records in this regard, and they have played far lesser matches.

Is it Waqar's E/R of 4.6 that is turning people off?

 

[Perm]

I am very surprised at the lack of votes for Waqar. The man took 4 wickets or more one in every ten matches he played, which is astonishing. Only Saqlain, Lee and Bond have better records in this regard, and they have played far lesser matches.

Is it Waqar's E/R of 4.6 that is turning people off?

I never considered Waqar TBH. I opted for the economy of Joel Garner, consistency of Glenn McGrath and the variety of Wasim Akram.

 

[bagapath]

I never considered Waqar TBH. I opted for the economy of Joel Garner, consistency of Glenn McGrath and the variety of Wasim Akram.

well said. i second that.