*Official* West Indies Tour of England 2020

[Howe_zat]

This might just be parochialism on my part but Broad is better than Southee right?

Southee has definately had his moments as a world class new ball bowler, but Broad has had more of them and they've lasted longer.

In terms of style, I can see the resemblance.

 

[TheJediBrah]

lmfao at comparing Southee to Broad

I know some of you kiwis have parochialism dialed up to >9000 but that's a new one

Broad more than a few tiers above the likes of Southee

 

[vcs]

Bet you won't find many quicks pulling the "pretending to watch the ball in the follow through while surreptitiously blocking the batsman's running path" thing with big Rahkeem bearing down on them.

 

[mr_mister]

Literally anything Cornwall does is quality televison

He's an old fashioned drawcard

Get him in the big bash so Howie can go apeshit if he hits a single maximum

 

[Bahnz]

Southee has definately had his moments as a world class new ball bowler, but Broad has had more of them and they've lasted longer.

In terms of style, I can see the resemblance.

Would stand to reason, given that (although they debuted only a few months apart) Broad has played nearly twice as many matches as Southee has.

 

[Howe_zat]

Rakheem the dream not here to hang around.

 

[mr_mister]

What's with all the wanky headbands anyway

 

[GotSpin]

I like the counter attack from Rahkeem here

 

[BoyBrumby]

Big fella plays straight and seems to have shots on both sides of the wicket.

Couple have been a bit squirty, but looks like he'll be a decent lower order bat at this level at worst.

Jinxed him as I type...

 

[Flem274*]

between here and super rugby aotearoa im surprised there isn't a world shortage of bandannas.

Would stand to reason, given that (although they debuted only a few months apart) Broad has played nearly twice as many matches as Southee has.

see, you're coming round to my view on english cricket spam and ball h4x

broad is slightly better mainly for his flat deck performances not being confined to two years, but he does get the cheaty ball and his sooky 125kph trash he bowled down here on The Flattest Pitches Ever These Are So Unfair indicate he might be going the route of a certain someone else i dare not mention.

 

[vcs]

Another "meh, might as well use up one here" review

 

[TheJediBrah]

k thx bye

 

[GotSpin]

Boooooo

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Last 3 years

Broad 121 wickets in 36 tests @ 27
Southee 80 wickets in 16 tests @ 22.48

 

[Howe_zat]

Would stand to reason, given that (although they debuted only a few months apart) Broad has played nearly twice as many matches as Southee has.

Well, sure. But I meant in a sort of 'career peaks' kind of way, off the top of my head.

To illustrate this feeling with an attempt at evidence, I'll offer that Southee has three times been a top ten ranked bowler (going by the ICC player rankings), in 2014-15, 2016 and now. Broad has done it five times, in 2010, 2011-12, 2013, 2015-16 and now.

 

[Groundking]

Great stuff from Broad, 500 this match?

 

[Beamer]

That was the most enjoyable 10 I've seen for some time.

Broad appears to manage to get the ball to keep lower than you'd expect from the length he bowls. It's happed a couple of times now

 

[Neptune]

Southee is not better than Broad. Absolute madness.

 

[Groundking]

Well deserved 5 for Broad, Great stuff.

 

[Howe_zat]

Five!

Full KP with the celebration.