The voting tally reflects this. The split between Ambrose and Steyn at this stage is close enough to say Steyn by a hair.
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Dale Steyn vs Wasim Akram vs Curtly Ambrose
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OverratedSanity
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0 votes for Akram looks a bit ridiculous.
smash84
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lol, yeah. But it is hard to vote over Steyn and Ambrose.
Although if i had to choose watchability it would be wasim > steyn > ambrose. They are pretty close on watchability too.
Steyn in God mode is the greatest sight in the history of test cricket. 80% of the time Akram is more watchable though.
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But Akram was good uphill and into the wind (Younis and Imran got first choice whereas Curtley made Courtney do that stuff and Dale has Morne or Jacques or Ntini to do it), plus Wasim was easily the best bat.
And Was brings the old ball into play a lot with his reverse swing.
Akram isn't out of it for an ATG XI against these guys just yet.
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harsh.ag
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Yeah, we should at least wait until his retirement.
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Who do you think he is, Shahid Afridi?
Wasim retired long ago.
You're going to have to explain your joke to me for me to understand, sorry.
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Or create a thread for the joke and hope that Miyagi feels inclined to reply
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As has been said a million times imo, the top ten or so fast bowlers are pretty much interchangeable with a coat of varnish between each player. Afaic these are the following atg fast bowlers:
Wi : Marshall, Ambrose
Aus: Lillee, McGrath
Eng: Trueman
RSA: Donald, Steyn
Nzl: Hadlee
PAK: Akram, Imran
Bowlers like waqar, holding, lindwall, Davidson, garner, etc are probably atg but for me they are just a smidgen below this grouping
Wi : Marshall, Ambrose
Aus: Lillee, McGrath
Eng: Trueman
RSA: Donald, Steyn
Nzl: Hadlee
PAK: Akram, Imran
Bowlers like waqar, holding, lindwall, Davidson, garner, etc are probably atg but for me they are just a smidgen below this grouping
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All fast bowlers look the same to you don't they *****?
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Davidson was a terrific cricketer. As were Ray Lindwall, Richie Benaud and Keith Miller.
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If only talking Tests, 88-96, Wasim is ahead of pretty much any bowler
Overall, Steyn > Ambrose > Wasim as Wasim destroyed himself with 356 ODIs and went on a decline as a Test bowler since 96.
Overall, Steyn > Ambrose > Wasim as Wasim destroyed himself with 356 ODIs and went on a decline as a Test bowler since 96.
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But u could pretty much single out any purple patch for any bowler. ...