Greatest English Spinner

[Johan]

Laker and Grum > Ashwin and Kumble

 

[capt_Luffy]

Everything's fine by me, but yeah, Laker>Ashwin literally makes no sense to me. Every criticism of Ashwin is 3x applicable on Laker and every strength of Laker is 3x magnified on Ashwin.

 

[sayon basak]

Laker and Grum > Ashwin and Kumble

Laker≈Grimmett>Kumble≥Ashwin imo.

 

[Johan]

Kumble and Ashwin is interesting

 

[Line and Length]

Kumble and Ashwin is interesting

Start a new thread for this.
The topic here is English spinners

 

[Fuller Pilch]

add Lyon over Tayfield.

Lyon??

Benaud was much better

 

[capt_Luffy]

Lyon??

Benaud was much better

Lyon is Great at home, Benaud failed in England

 

[Johan]

Start a new thread for this.
The topic here is English spinners

I blame @sayon basak and his obsession with pestering @capt_Luffy for all time lists.

OT — anyway, Laker, monster on wet pitches, proven on flat pitches ss well

 

[capt_Luffy]

I blame @sayon basak and his obsession with pestering @capt_Luffy for all time lists.

OT — anyway, Laker, monster on wet pitches, proven on flat pitches ss well

Disagree.

 

[Coronis]

Everything's fine by me, but yeah, Laker>Ashwin literally makes no sense to me. Every criticism of Ashwin is 3x applicable on Laker and every strength of Laker is 3x magnified on Ashwin.

lol what.

 

[sayon basak]

Lyon is Great at home, Benaud failed in England

Like Lyon in Pakistan?

 

[capt_Luffy]

Like Lyon in Pakistan?

England=/= Pakistan
Also better at home

 

[sayon basak]

Start a new thread for this.
The topic here is English spinners

Any opinion on the topic?

 

[Johan]

Disagree.

averages 31 in West Indies, which is pretty decent given the pitches and the batting.

 

[sayon basak]

@capt_Luffy you rate Lyon over Underwood???

 

[Johan]

@capt_Luffy you rate Lyon over Underwood???

actual ban worthy stance if yes.

 

[capt_Luffy]

averages 31 in West Indies, which is pretty decent given the pitches and the batting.

It's alright. But pitches weren't necessarily unresponsive to spin. In first series Ramadhin topped wickets/average and so did Wilf Ferguson in the 2nd.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Laker must have played on some really spicy pitches to average that low as a fingerspinner

 

[Johan]

It's alright. But pitches weren't necessarily unresponsive to spin. In first series Ramadhin topped wickets/average and so did Wilf Ferguson in the 2nd.

that's why I rate windies spinners, they made something out of the flat roads they were served at home.

 

[capt_Luffy]

that's why I rate windies spinners, they made something out of the flat roads they were served at home.

Not necessarily always. Laker yes, but others not so much. And like, Ramadhin is fine but the 2nd was literally Wilf Ferguson. Not to mention after the first WI tour of his, both his captain (Hutton) and selectors lost confidence on him performing away.