Vettori v.s. Giles

[tooextracool]

There is no comparison.

Spanish nobility every time.

good to see that the duck is back!

 

[Blaze]

Still Vettori IMO. Giles didn't have a great series against AUS.

 

[andyc]

Vettori for me.

 

[Burpey]

Well dug

I respect anyone who can play cricket in glasses, so Vettori for me

 

[cameeel]

Vettori

 

[Shoaib]

Giles.

 

[honestbharani]

Vettori.

 

[aussie]

vettori no doubt, he is better than Giles in in conditions where the ball is turning & when its not much more of an attacking bowler, plus his record vs the aussies is MUCH better

 

[greg]

Evenly matched.

 

[Zinzan]

Evenly matched.

No way....C'mon greg, I know you wear your heart on your sleeve, but that call is ridiculous. Whilst Giles did bowl well in spells in the recent ashes.....let be honest...his 10 wickets in 5 tests (2 per test) came at an average of 57.8 which is pretty deadful in any form of the game especially when you consider the other spinner in the series (warne) got 4 times the
number of wickets at an ave of 19.

Trust me Vettori would have done considerably better (had he been Englands spinner)as he always has against Australia...Whilst I not suggesting he would have done a warne....I do think he probably would have averaged 30-35 as opposed to Giles 57.8.

Even though vettori test record is well below what it should be...it is still significantly better than giles. Vettori is also a much better oneday bowler.

Care to share your argument as to how they are evenly matched??

 

[Zinzan]

Giles.

yeah, like shane watson is a better allrounder than Flintoff

 

[age_master]

vettori is the far better batsman and bowler, and fielder - and hes a smarter cricketer too

 

[Will Scarlet]

No way....C'mon greg, I know you wear your heart on your sleeve, but that call is ridiculous. Whilst Giles did bowl well in spells in the recent ashes.....let be honest...his 10 wickets in 5 tests (2 per test) came at an average of 57.8 which is pretty deadful in any form of the game especially when you consider the other spinner in the series (warne) got 4 times the
number of wickets at an ave of 19.

Trust me Vettori would have done considerably better (had he been Englands spinner)as he always has against Australia...Whilst I not suggesting he would have done a warne....I do think he probably would have averaged 30-35 as opposed to Giles 57.8.

Even though vettori test record is well below what it should be...it is still significantly better than giles. Vettori is also a much better oneday bowler.

Care to share your argument as to how they are evenly matched??

Agree with everything you said. And Vettori is now a much better batsman than Giles.

Sure, Giles out-bowled Vettori last time NZ toured, but that was the worst Vettori has bowled during his career.

Giles is handy - but no game-breaker.

 

[Zinzan]

vettori is the far better batsman and bowler, and fielder - and hes a smarter cricketer too

Correct, people also forget he's still only 26, which is young for a spinner and is improving all the time

 

[greg]

No way....C'mon greg, I know you wear your heart on your sleeve, but that call is ridiculous. Whilst Giles did bowl well in spells in the recent ashes.....let be honest...his 10 wickets in 5 tests (2 per test) came at an average of 57.8 which is pretty deadful in any form of the game especially when you consider the other spinner in the series (warne) got 4 times the
number of wickets at an ave of 19.

Trust me Vettori would have done considerably better (had he been Englands spinner)as he always has against Australia...Whilst I not suggesting he would have done a warne....I do think he probably would have averaged 30-35 as opposed to Giles 57.8.

Even though vettori test record is well below what it should be...it is still significantly better than giles. Vettori is also a much better oneday bowler.

Care to share your argument as to how they are evenly matched??

Not really. If I had an argument I would have given it

EDIT: how come I felt the full force of invective for "evenly matched", which can surely, coming from an Englishman, be taken as a tacit vote for Vettori, but Shoiab gets one line for saying "Giles"?

Giles is a better gully fielder and has a better record with injuries. That's very important in the England team

 

[Zinzan]

EDIT: how come I felt the full force of invective for "evenly matched", which can surely, coming from an Englishman, be taken as a tacit vote for Vettori, but Shoiab gets one line for saying "Giles"?

-)

You should feel honoured that you got more than a one liner from me

 

[greg]

You should feel honoured that you got more than a one liner from me

Anyway I've got a soft spot for Vettori. We were born on the same day

 

[honestbharani]

Anyway I've got a soft spot for Vettori. We were born on the same day

I noticed something interesting on the CW main page. McCullum and Balaji were born on the same day. That should explain their liking for long hair, then.


Yeah, I know, off topic, but still interesting.

 

[Jamee999]

Both perform their roles well.

However, Giles' nickname is cooler so he takes it.

 

[The Baconator]

Both perform their roles well.

However, Giles' nickname is cooler so he takes it.

What's Vettori's nickname then?