Steve Waugh

[mr_mister]

I think he did actually come in with very high expectations. People who get a test debut at 20 usually do

 

[thierry henry]

lol yeah, Steve and Mark obviously grew up together and mirrored a lot of each other's achievements through the grades, but Steve was the prodigy who made his test debut at 20 when Mark was only just making his FC debut, and beat Mark into the ODI and test teams by 3 and 5 years respectively. Mark was the twin who was always a bit behind his brother. I mean, the fact of Mark always being in Steve's shadow is like a defining feature of his legacy. To retrospectively say that Mark was the more obvious talent is just plainly factually incorrect.

 

[Brook's side]

I hadn't realised he'd debuted at 20. But I thought early on he was seen as an all rounder. Like a stand in for Simon O'Donnell.

 

[jcas0167]

Which shots did he cut out?

The hook shot and Ian Chappell never forgave him.

 

[Burgey]

He wouldn't have the ability to play a ball late like a craftsman like Mark

Steve Waugh played the ball really late. Almost Steve Smith level late.

 

[mr_mister]

I hadn't realised he'd debuted at 20. But I thought early on he was seen as an all rounder. Like a stand in for Simon O'Donnell.

His unexpected bowling success in the early days kept him in the team through the 80s while he struggled to score runs but he overachieved with it. He was always seen as a future batting mainstay who could do a bit of bowling

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Top 20 in my opinion, High value player, always available, leadership quality , big match player , got the job done with the bat and a handy medium pacer aswell .. What's not to like .