James Anderson

[Yeoman]

as long as we can all agree that chris woakes should never play a test match again

If you said ‘test match outside of England’ I would agree.

 

[WICFan]

I think this series is the right time for Anderson to sign off.

It certainly won't get any easier with a 5 test tour of India as the next assignment and he'd be pushing 42 by the time the West Indies and Sri Lanka tour next Summer, that's probably the perfect opportunity to find the next English pace attack.

 

[CartyDurham]

Top seam bowler wickets taken of all time and totally begrudged because he plays for England

Simple as that

 

[ataraxia]

He's not bad.

Slots between Hoggard and Lillee.

 

[CartyDurham]

Far outshines McGrath in all facets

 

[trundler]

Far outshines McGrath in all facets

What facets are these?

 

[CartyDurham]

What facets are these?

Wickets taken

number one all time

 

[trundler]

Wickets taken

number one all time

That's one, which is usually less than 'all'

 

[CartyDurham]

I’m a fan of England and Anderson is the top seamer wicket taker of all time

I don’t care if that’s ridiculed but it’s a simple fact

its not recognised because he is English

my last comment on this one and if it annoys or upsets so be it. The fact is he has more wickets than any other seamer in history

so get over it, it’s reality

 

[CartyDurham]

That's one, which is usually less than 'all'

I’ve answered enough. He has the most wickets all time

all the rest is speculation and opinion not fact

no further comment

 

[RightArmMystery]

Wickets taken

number one all time

Not average though, or strike rate, or best bowling innings, Jimmy has a worse home record, worse away record, but yeah, other than those facets......

 

[CartyDurham]

Not average though, or strike rate, or best bowling innings, Jimmy has a worse home record, worse away record, but yeah, other than those facets......

Wickets taken all time great. You just won’t accept it

it’s as simple as that . All the rest is irrelevant and whataboutery

don’t like it then that’s just life

 

[CartyDurham]

It’s only opinion based on a statistical fact

so there you go. Live with it

 

[CartyDurham]

Test matches | Bowling records | Most wickets in career | ESPNcricinfo

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Just a reminder and now Broad has gone above McGrath in the table

FACTS. Not opinion and whataboutery

I’ll defend Anderson all I want to as a fan of his and England just like any overseas will defend their stars

 

[CartyDurham]

It’s a quiet day so only stirring it a little

Be nice

 

[Qlder]

Wickets taken all time great. You just won’t accept it

it’s as simple as that . All the rest is irrelevant and whataboutery

don’t like it then that’s just life

So according to Carty logic all of these batsmen are greater than Bradman simply because they have more runs

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

So according to Carty logic all of these batsmen are greater than Bradman simply because they have more runs

When you put it like that it's clearly absurd!


The following are actually better than Bradman, however:

Spoiler

Cook (12,472 runs)
Root (11,196 runs)
Gooch (8,900 runs)
Stewart (8,463 runs)
Gower (8,231 runs)
Pietersen (8,181 runs)
Boycott (8,114 runs)
Atherton (7,728 runs)
Bell (7,727 runs)
Cowdrey (7,624 runs)
Hammond (7,249 runs)
Strauss (7,037 runs)

 

[Qlder]

When you put it like that it's clearly absurd!

The following are actually better than Bradman, however:
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Sorry, I couldn't fit the 60 odd batsmen clearly better than Bradman under Carty logic in a screenshot so just did the dozen from Austraia

 

[Socerer 01]

peak cloud merchant who was lucky that England played him long enough for him to become average enough to eke out a protected and inflated career. only got to where he is because they play a **** load of tests and they protect him in matches and because he only plays one format for so long

he is England’s Ishant nothing more

summoning @Shri because every Anderson thread deserves him

 

[ashley bach]

@CartyDurham

Don Bradman 58th best batsman of all time. It's a fact because he's 58th on the list. It's only a matter of time till he slips out of the top 100.
These facts cannot be disputed.