Top 5 pacers of the world!

[Jono]

McGrath
Gillespie
Akhtar
Harmison
Vaas or Flintoff

At the moment I don't think Pollock is anywhere near what he used to be, whilst compared to McGrath who is close to his best, and Vaas who has greatly improved recently.

 

[nookie_lk]

Zkhan Irfan out. Mcgrath, vass in

Yo dinu...where about in sri lanka are u ?

 

[Prince EWS]

Glenn McGrath
Jason Gillespie
Steve Harmison
Chaminda Vaas
Shau Pollock

Akthar is way overrated! I had no idea so many people rated him so highly!

 

[Slats4ever]

Jason Gillespie
Glenn McGrath
Shaun Pollock
Steve Harmison
Makhaya Ntini

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Steve Harmison
Andrew Flintoff
Glenn McGrath
Jason Gillespie
Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Buddhmaster]

I wouldn't go for Vaas right now. When he gets a few more wickets maybe.

 

[bryce]

Glenn McGrath
Steve Harmison
Jason Gillespie
Shoaib Akhtar
Chaminda Vaas

Shane Bond ahead of Vaas but obviously he is not fit.

 

[Buddhmaster]

Is this post for top 5 current or top 5 right at this moment?

 

[Camel56]

IMO Sokyola is a very very good pacer but im not sure how he would go against some of the american pacers. The US pacers generally run over a mile and are very very fast. Over a mile i think they would win but i think Sokyola would have their measure over a longer race like the Interdominion.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Not sure about the world, but in Australasia, I would go for:

Sokyola
Elsu
Smooth Satin
Mister D G
Roman Gladiator

Oh, we aren't talking harness racing....

hahaha, some top picks though...!

 

[Smudge]

IMO Sokyola is a very very good pacer but im not sure how he would go against some of the american pacers. The US pacers generally run over a mile and are very very fast. Over a mile i think they would win but i think Sokyola would have their measure over a longer race like the Interdominion.

It's pretty much nothing but mile races in the US, right? Sokyola, Just An Excuse and Elsu would all give it a nudge over 2400 or more.

Anyway, we've gone off topic - naughty me...

 

[James90]

Glenn McGrath
Steve Harmison
Jason Gillespie
Chaminda Vaas
Shoaib Akhtar

 

[Neil Pickup]

Glenn McGrath
Steve Harmison
Jason Gillespie
Chaminda Vaas
Shoaib Akhtar

Won't dispute that

 

[a massive zebra]

McGrath, Gillespie and Kasprowicz from Australia, Shoaib from Pakistan, Harmison and Flintoff from England, Irfan from India. Pollock from South Africa. That makes eight..

McGrath, Gillespie and Harmison are clearly the top three. Next two are tighter. I would go for Shoaib and Flintoff.

How are Gillespie and Harmison 'clearly' better than Shoaib and Pollock?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Harmison
Gillespie
McGrath
Shoaib Akhtar
Flintoff

First four are straight forward, picked Flintoff because he got Lara a few times and always gives everything to get a wicket or to do a job for the team.

 

[sledger]

Glenn McGrath
Steve Harmison
Jason Gillespie
Chaminda Vaas
Shoaib Akhtar

couldnt agree more with that, although it wont be long before mcgrath begins to slip out of the elusive top five i feel......a year or two possibly........maybe less

 

[Sudeep]

Glenn McGrath
Jason Gillespie
Steve Harmison
Andrew Flintoff
Shaun Pollock

 

[Sudeep]

The current ones. I think top 5 would be,


Harmison
Jason G
Irfan pathan
Pollock
Z khan

Rummy. A top five pacemen list ignoring Glenn McGrath is utterly rubbish IMO.

Irfan Pathan definitely deserve to be in the top five as yet, based on his performances in one year. He has to repeat what he has done so far on a consitent and long term basis. The same might apply for Harmison, but he's in a different league as far as I see it. It's a very touchy subject, if Harmison gets in the top five, then why doesn't Pathan? I'd like to read some opinions on it, but I myself rate Harmison higher.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I think it depends entirely on what you take "pacers" to mean. If it means bowlers who bowl seam as opposed to spin my list would be:

1) McGrath
2) Harmison
3) Ahktar
4) Pollock
5) Gillespe

But if you take it to mean genuinely quick bowlers that certainly excludes McGrath & Pollock and arguably Dizzy too nowadays. My genuinely fast list would be:

1) Harmison
2) Ahktar
3) Flintoff (oh yes he is!)
4) Lee
5) Sami

I've excluded Bond on the grounds that there's no guarantee he'll bowl again.

 

[a massive zebra]

I think it depends entirely on what you take "pacers" to mean. If it means bowlers who bowl seam as opposed to spin my list would be:

1) McGrath
2) Harmison
3) Ahktar
4) Pollock
5) Gillespie

Good selection. McGrath + Pollock reliable all-time greats, Akhtar + Harmison consistently winning matches of late and Gillespie the best of the rest. Vaas has really improved over the last couple of years, and despite being the epitome of all things inconsistent, would be 6th on my list.

3) Flintoff (oh yes he is!)
4) Lee
5) Sami

Oh please