Harry Brook vs Viv Richards

[DrWolverine]

Everyone was tampering, please don’t act like it was only Pakistan.

It is just they did it much much more

 

[Johan]

Since you have Cummins
Where do you place Bumrah & Rabada?

Bumrah not enough sample size, if he keeps this up and average only goes up one or two point I'll put him in 2.

Rabada, borderline.

 

[kyear2]

Everyone was tampering, please don’t act like it was only Pakistan.

Not nearly to the same extent, and this really wasn't a secret back then.

 

[kyear2]

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[kyear2]

I really don't know how much clearer it has to be tbh.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

I also don't really count Anderson's pre 2010 record, injuries had ****ed his action, once he returned to his older one he was gun for 12-13 years and over hundreds of matches

Yea that’s why I think he’s a tier 3 great even though his record is a lot worse than those guys

 

[GIMH]

It must suck being an Indian or Australian batsman today and knowing however well you bat it’ll not be as good as Harry’s innings. Such is life

 

[Johan]

Yea that’s why I think he’s a tier 3 great even though his record is a lot worse than those guys

iirc he has a peak of like 90 matches averaging low 21, pretty good

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Brook could potentially be the first Eng player to make my combined Aus-Eng xi since 1970

Hayden
Ponting
Smith
Chappell
Border
Waugh
Gilchrist
Warne
Cummins
Lillee
McGrath

So Brook would need to be better than Border/Waugh or he could come in for Hayden.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

iirc he has a peak of like 90 matches averaging low 21, pretty good

Yea his averages aren’t the issue. I think it’s his WPM and strike rate that holds him back (same with Pollock and Walsh).

 

[Johan]

Ponting boutta average 30 opening against dukes

 

[Johan]

Yea his averages aren’t the issue. I think it’s his WPM and strike rate that holds him back (same with Pollock and Walsh).

we need like a percentage distribution method, I think Jimmy always took out the top order and was very impactful on matches because of that while some bowlers like starc target lower order a lot.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Everyone was tampering, please don’t act like it was only Pakistan.

If you aint cheating you aint tryin, etc.

 

[Silver Silva]

If you aint cheating you aint tryin, etc.

Viva La Raza

 

[PlayerComparisons]

we need like a percentage distribution method, I think Jimmy always took out the top order and was very impactful on matches because of that while some bowlers like starc target lower order a lot.

Why don’t you rate him in tier 2?

 

[Johan]

Why don’t you rate him in tier 2?

he was often a little too defensive in Asia/flatties

 

[Coronis]

It must suck being an Indian or Australian batsman today and knowing however well you bat it’ll not be as good as Harry’s innings. Such is life

I find that offensive

 

[DrWolverine]

Most Test Runs after 37 innings

3181: Don Bradman
2244: Mike Hussey
2225: Harry Brook
2213: Vivian Richards