Viv Richards & Allan Donald vs Brian Lara & Curtly Ambrose

[Coronis]

Sutcliffe over Hobbs?

They stay partnered together, always and forever, as it should be

 

[Johan]

They stay partnered together, always and forever, as it should be

Hutton>

 

[Coronis]

Hutton>

>Hutton

 

[capt_Luffy]

So Hutton over Tendulkar?

Not unreasonable, but Sachin personally has more going on in favour.

 

[Johan]

>Hutton

Trumper~Sutcliffe

 

[subshakerz]

?

dude, 47 is his general average without minnows, literally no restrictions or filters

Yes and I am saying he is in an exceptional situation which reduced chances to improve his RPI, no.5 in a very good to ATG batting lineup. This is obvious.

 

[Johan]

Yes and I am saying he is in an exceptional situation which reduced chances to improve his RPI, no.5 in a very good to ATG batting lineup. This is obvious.

I'm talking about his average being low as well as his RPI

 

[Johan]

Not unreasonable, but Sachin personally has more going on in favour.

Yeah I second this, if someone has Hutton as #2, I won't really bat an eye.

 

[subshakerz]

I'm talking about his average being low as well as his RPI

Sorry misread. Yes fine to critique that.

 

[Sliferxxxx]

There’s no such thing.

Agreed. Any player without weaknesses would be closer to Bradman than the rest of the pack. But they aren't.

 

[Coronis]

Agreed. Any player without weaknesses would be closer to Bradman than the rest of the pack. But they aren't.

Even Bradman has a weakness

 

[Johan]

Even Bradman has a weakness

what

 

[Coronis]

what

 

[DrWolverine]

What’s that?

 

[Johan]

What’s that?

Old Trafford.

 

[Bolo.]

Better quality bowling faced and regularly bailing out his team with key knocks.

And I am not demanding you rate Waugh higher but don't use this raw RPI metric to determine that.

Wouldn't you assume this to be the case when you have your best bat in the lower middle? Especially in an era where the attacks that are running you into the early problems are new ball quicks without much spin or reverse to follow up on with.

 

[subshakerz]

Wouldn't you assume this to be the case when you have your best bat in the lower middle? Especially in an era where the attacks that are running you into the early problems are new ball quicks without much spin or reverse to follow up on with.

Did you watch Waugh in the 90s?

 

[Bolo.]

Did you watch Waugh in the 90s?

Yes, and my question stands.

 

[subshakerz]

Yes, and my question stands.

I don't see how that is a slight on Waugh though. Seems like good strategy.

 

[Bolo.]

I don't see how that is a slight on Waugh though. Seems like good strategy.

I'm not using it as a slight on Waugh. I just find it a bit weird that you are repeating it as praise when it should almost be a given for the circumstances.

Tangentially, I find it a bit weird how often lower middle orders get praised for 'matchwinning' performances. If a match runs close, you can expect runs to come from them a disproportionate proportion of the time. If the top does all the work, it's considered a one-sided affair, and not worth analysing.