Yet you'd back them to hang around against Pollock, Ntini and Nel in form for a significant period of time under pressure? You've not seen much West Indies cricket, have you? Drakes and Mohammed are both handy batsmen, but handier West Indian batsmen have cracked under less of a task.Scaly piscine said:
I was just trying to reel a few people in with the Lara thing, but I would rate him - and Dravid - above Tendulkar, based on what I've seen over the last 12 months or so.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
I'm not saying they couldn't have lost with those 2 next in, just that 'a match that was only drawn due (to) the heroics of Dwayne Smith' is a bit of hot air to make Kallis look better - if he kept pinching a single off the last ball of the over and had batted out the entire last session on his own with 1 wicket left then yea you could say it 'was only drawn due (to) the heroics of Dwayne Smith'. The fact remains WI didn't get that close to losing because they still had half their wickets left and the pitch was obviously pretty flat.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
Congratulations. You've managed to ignore everything that I've said in my post and restate your post above. What was point of quoting mine then?Scaly piscine said:
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yes and amazingly enough the FTB managed only a paltry 121 and 55 in the 2nd test on what most people would describe as a turner.Scaly piscine said:
i wont deny that kallis has been better against poorer attacks than he has against the quality ones, but one must remember that flintoff hasnt exactly been brilliant either. against india flintoff averages a whole 12 runs, against SA he averages 35, against SL he averages 21 and even against zimbabwe he averages 11. he hasnt played against pak or australia. so the same argument can be used against him.Scaly piscine said:
no he shouldnt be at the top, but either way hes still better than flintoff.garage flower said:
as far as i know, kallis isnt the best cutter or sweeper. certainly both vaughan and martyn possess more strokes than he does.garage flower said:
You quoted my post and yet seemingly ignored its content, given your response.Scaly piscine said:
And the 2nd best defence in world cricket after Rahul Dravid IMOtooextracool said:
3rd. Stick Ganga in there.Langeveldt said:
I love watching him bat. Really pure and solid looking guy who I model myself on.. Its such a shame he never put the big runs up that were needed to further his careerMr Mxyzptlk said:3rd. Stick Ganga in there.
It's all a question of taste I suppose, but I certainly wouldn't describe Kallis as elegant, which isn't to say I don't enjoy watching him (though I was pig sick of the sight of him against the Windies).Richard said:
But it's a fleeting pleasure! Still, he appears to be in with a shout of returning to the one-day squad (could be battling with his brother, Sherwin, for a spot).Langeveldt said:
im just trying to remember when the last time was that flintoff succeeded away from home. theres no doubt that hes improved as a player but to put him over a proven player all over the world like kallis is simply ridiculous.marc71178 said:
