Ricky Ponting vs Herbert Sutcliffe

[PlayerComparisons]

Two bats pretty similar in quality

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Two bats pretty similar in quality

No

 

[PlayerComparisons]

No

Would Ponting v Boycott be better?

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Would Ponting v Boycott be better?

Similar quality.

 

[shortpitched713]

No

Yeah, Ponting way better quality than a pre war bowling bully "opener".

 

[karan_fromthestands]

Quality comparison! Keep em coming.

 

[trundler]

Ponting averaged about as much for the entire length of Sutcliffe's career and half of it was in a bowling era.

 

[kyear2]

Easily Ponting here, but the nostalgists will stump for Sutcliffe.

Ponting before the end of career decline was seen as on par with Sachin and BCL, if not ahead, especially over Lara, at times.

 

[BazBall21]

Nostalgia is when you miss someone. Not many people here will miss Herbert Sutcliffe. You'd need to be in your 90s.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Easily Ponting here, but the nostalgists will stump for Sutcliffe.

Ponting before the end of career decline was seen as on par with Sachin and BCL, if not ahead, especially over Lara, at times.

No. You can't be if you are a FTB with no memorable away series against ATG attacks.

 

[Adorable Asshole]

Nostalgia is when you miss someone. Not many people here will miss Herbert Sutcliffe. You'd need to be in your 90s.

@Coronis

 

[kyear2]

Nostalgia is when you miss someone. Not many people here will miss Herbert Sutcliffe. You'd need to be in your 90s.

 

[BazBall21]

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Nostalgia is at its most powerful when it comes to memories.

And btw, I don't mind either winner here.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

No

+1. I would go with The Underrated Sutcliffe too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ponting before the end of career decline was seen as on par with Sachin and BCL, if not ahead, especially over Lara, at times.

Wrongly.

 

[kyear2]

Wrongly.

But wasn't he?

He was Steve Smith before Steve Smith. He was averaging 60 in the same era and dominating attacks.

 

[ma1978]

No. You can't be if you are a FTB with no memorable away series against ATG attacks.

2005 Ashes. It was an ATG attack in totality. You also were barely sentient during Ponting's career.

 

[Jfry]

2005 Ashes. It was an ATG attack in totality. You also were barely sentient during Ponting's career.

and Ponting wasn't particularly good in this series, apart from a single innings. Truly memorable away series are Smith vs England/India, Lara in SL etc

 

[Adorable Asshole]

2005 Ashes. It was an ATG attack in totality. You also were barely sentient during Ponting's career.

Were you ever sentient tho?

 

[Coronis]

@Coronis

Hope I’m still on here in my 90’s posting about Sutcliffe tbh.