Placing our bets on "Test Cricket's Young Fab Four"

[Burgey]

Putting aside the severe damage this has all done for Smith's image, I wonder how big an impact missing 12 months of cricket in his prime will have when we compare these four at the end of their careers.

Not a lot by the looks

 

[SteveNZ]

Enjoy watching Kane Williamson the most.. Just look at that balance. Every stroke is in perfect harmony.

Nice resource to have if Redtube ever went down...

 

[Victor Ian]

Nice resource to have if Redtube ever went down...

You suck. I just searched redtube think it was a cricket related site.

 

[Adders]

 

[Gnske]

You suck. I just searched redtube think it was a cricket related site.

It is, I mean the guys on there handle their wood better than any English batsman barring Sir Ben Stokes at the moment. Credit where credit is due.

 

[Gob]

So I did some digging for Joseph. As we all here in CW value so much how people perform away

in Australia 38.00
in Bangladesh 24.50
in India 53.09
in New Zealand 39.08
in South Africa 50.21
in Sri Lanka 71.55
in U.A.E. 57.40
in West Indies 53.50

Must say that's pretty impressive. Better than KW ?

 

[Gob]

Also Joshua will now open in my current world test xi over Cheteshwar and Marnus

 

[Victor Ian]

You suck. I just searched redtube think it was a cricket related site.

Weird. I have just gotten 2 necro likes from this in short succession.

 

[Victor Ian]

I guess, 'thanks gob' for bringing renewed attention here.

 

[Kirkut]

Root is going to smash this series, 550 runs at an average of 100+

 

[The Hutt Rec]

On the back of this article by Martin Crowe, I think it would be good if we marked our expectations to the market here, and placed our bets on the "Young Fabbie" who is going to make it the biggest of the four.

I know people feel others like Rahane, Pujara, Ballance, maybe even Phil Hughes and Darren Bravo should be on the list, but let's keep ourselves to these four for the moment.

And I truly hope Kohli's magnificent recent ****ery doesn't get him too many less votes

Ballance

 

[Spark]

Man above are there some horrible predictions/analyses in this thread. The post saying that none of them would be remembered as ATGs because "they are facing mediocre attacks" a potential standout, though.

 

[honestbharani]

Man above are there some horrible predictions/analyses in this thread. The post saying that none of them would be remembered as ATGs because "they are facing mediocre attacks" a potential standout, though.

You cant tease like that and leave, Sparky. Who was it?

 

[Spark]

You cant tease like that and leave, Sparky. Who was it?

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(There were also a bunch of Blocky "specials", but let's not count those. "Smith won't score any runs in India", natch)

 

[OverratedSanity]

As I said before, Ballance> Root.

Ballance has a much better conversion rate so obviously he's superior. Can't believe how right I was

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I loved how the England social media trolled everyone yesterday by asking if Root was the best batsman in the world currently. I guess technically he is as none of Smith, Kohli or Williamson are playing this week. The answers were hilarious and it was like Michael Vaughan had been given control of Englands social media for a day.

 

[andruid]

They are not young anymore. Time to consecrate a new young fab four

 

[_00_deathscar]

They are not young anymore. Time to consecrate a new young fab four

Gill would be one of them I assume.
Is Pant up for discussion?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Gill would be one of them I assume.
Is Pant up for discussion?

Labia has to count I guess.

Pope would be only English option.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Labia has to count I guess.

Pope would be only English option.

Babar, Labu, Gill, Pope?
Gill is a fair bit younger than the others but we don't really have anyone else who is in that ~25 range (Pant is closest).