Ricky Ponting is a better batsman than Don Bradman

[Richard]

The violinist just seems too generally clueless for mine.

Well, yeah, using the Unsure (white-faced) for that does tend towards that effect yeah...

 

[Richard]

No pity is different from sarcasm. See the roll eyes as a sarcasm thing, especially if someones just had a blonde moment. Use it IRL to that effect, usually with a smile on my face.

Interesting, I never do - only time I ever roll my eyes at something is... well, yeah, when someone makes a stupid comment. Usually have a smile, but it's a contemptuous one, and usually accompanied by a headshake too.

 

[ankitj]

Interesting thread

 

[morgieb]

Cribb, do we know who claimed it? Nady?

 

[Prince EWS]

Cribb, do we know who claimed it? Nady?

Yeah pretty sure this was nadyone on RLeague Grandstand.

 

[Starfighter]

I must say that 'Bradman never batted against specialist spin bowlers' is a new one to me.

 

[harsh.ag]

Have always emphasized on the difference between better and greater.

Bradman's greater than Ponting fo sho. Better, probably. But maybe not.

 

[Howe_zat]

I was expecting this to be the ol' 'standards improve over time so modern players are bound to be better' chestnut, i.e. the true-but-pointless outlook

Turns out it was just babble

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Thanks for sharing. Not worse than comments on YouTube though.

zing.

 

[Prince EWS]

I was expecting this to be the ol' 'standards improve over time so modern players are bound to be better' chestnut, i.e. the true-but-pointless outlook

Turns out it was just babble

This thread was more or less just me being an elitist arsehole 12 years ago and looking down on the normal fans of the game whose patronage ensures diehards like me have a polished, professional product to follow, and that people who are good at cricket are financially incentivised to actually keep playing it.

It was definitely a dumb defence of what I think is a dumb outlook in the first place though.

 

[stephen]

It's easy to forget just how highly regarded Ponting was in 2008. If he'd retired them he'd be the guy everyone thought retired too soon and that he still had another 5000 runs in him. We'd be asking if he was legitimately the 2nd best batsman of all time.

Just goes to show how much hiss legacy was hurt by him playing for an extra 4 years averaging 40 in that time.

But still, the things quoted in the OP are ridiculous.

 

[a massive zebra]

What happened to Richard? He was on here pretty much 24/7 for quite a few years making dozens of posts per day and then seemed to just drop off the face of the earth. Does anyone keep in contact with him?

 

[Howe_zat]

What happened to Richard? He was on here pretty much 24/7 for quite a few years making dozens of posts per day and then seemed to just drop off the face of the earth. Does anyone keep in contact with him?

According to sledger he has found God, and that now occupies his posting.

 

[vcs]

He could have just continued to post on here if he wanted to write about Tendulkar.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

He could have just continued to post on here if he wanted to write about Tendulkar.

tendulkar was dropped on 0 so that rules him out

 

[honestbharani]

But from whatever I am given to understand, God's FCA average is pretty poor. It was only his second chance that made it clear he was God, right?

 

[Kirkut]

Without a doubt the cricketer I feared the most.