Johan
State Captain
an insane peak aided by bottlecaps but even then English and Australians found a way around him, he was a Andy Caddick level bowler for 60% of his career and doesn't have anything for Anderson's longetivity.
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Harry Brook vs Viv Richards
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DrWolverine
State 12th Man
Roberts has more peer acclaim
Anderson did for longer time
Anderson did for longer time
kyear2
International Coach
Doesn't make him top 15 / 20 either tbf.
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Part of the reason guys like Anderson and Root get overrated is because England haven’t produced any bonafide ATG batsmen/bowlers since 1970
Johan
State Captain
he played decently about until 2015
DrWolverine
State 12th Man
Was it actually proved?
One of the reason I have Akram/Waqar lower than other fast bowling legends is because I don’t trust them 100%
Johan
State Captain
My condolences Waqar and Shoaib are horribly overrated
DrWolverine
State 12th Man
The last great batsman from England was Ken Barrington so obviously they will be excited they finally have an ATG player.
kyear2
International Coach
Who?
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Most people don’t really rate Shoaib that highly though lol
DrWolverine
State 12th Man
England ATGs : Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hammond, Barrington, Compton, Trueman,
England ATGs in last 50 years : Boycott & Root.
That’s it.
England ATGs in last 50 years : Boycott & Root.
That’s it.
DrWolverine
State 12th Man
Joe Root.
Johan
State Captain
It's one of those things that is pretty obvious, back then everyone tampered a little bit but Pakistan did it extremely to the point Imran's own teammate in Qadir was annoyed by it, also, look at the home and away disparencies of Waqar and Imran.
Johan
State Captain
Don't you take other forums and platforms into account? Shoaib is def overrated on some by the pace is pace yaar crowd.
DrWolverine
State 12th Man
That’s one of the reasons why Sarfaraz Nawaz’s 7-1 is not considered as impressive as Curtly Ambrose’s 7-1
PlayerComparisons
International Vice-Captain
Guys like Compton and Boycott are English greats for sure but I wouldn’t rate them as ATGs personally. You missed Hutton though who is definitely an ATG.
DrWolverine
State 12th Man
Not sure about Compton
Boycott was definitely very good
Boycott was definitely very good
DrWolverine
State 12th Man
317 (322), 98.44 SR, 3 
s
186 (176), 105.68 SR, 5s
171 (197), 86.8 SR, 3s
153 (116), 131.89 SR, 5s
111 (150), 74.00 SR, 3s
109 (132), 82.57 SR
108 (149), 72.48 SR, 1
123(115), 112.90 SR, 5s
Harry Brooks
A great entertainer
s186 (176), 105.68 SR, 5
s171 (197), 86.8 SR, 3
s153 (116), 131.89 SR, 5
s111 (150), 74.00 SR, 3
s109 (132), 82.57 SR
108 (149), 72.48 SR, 1
123(115), 112.90 SR, 5
sHarry Brooks
A great entertainer
thierry henry
International Coach
I (weirdly) restrained myself from posting this comparison earlier today, I didn't realise there was already a thread.
I imagine that watching Brook now might be like watching Viv back in the day - 40 years down the track old timers are waxing lyrical about how "this extraordinary talent changed the game" but actually if you watched at the time you'd know it was just some **** slogging
I imagine that watching Brook now might be like watching Viv back in the day - 40 years down the track old timers are waxing lyrical about how "this extraordinary talent changed the game" but actually if you watched at the time you'd know it was just some **** slogging