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Happens.Knott was once denied a Hundred at 96* against Pakistan at Karachi in 1969 due to premature ending of match by pitch invasion of the fans relating to some riots.
Happens.Knott was once denied a Hundred at 96* against Pakistan at Karachi in 1969 due to premature ending of match by pitch invasion of the fans relating to some riots.
Les Ames or Kumar SangakkaraWho would you all pick as the wicket keeper in your third XI considering Gilchrist and Knott are already picked.
This is a question I can never decide on my own answer to. I change my mind and talk myself into and out of the case for different players constantly.Who would you all pick as the wicket keeper in your third XI considering Gilchrist and Knott are already picked.
Fun article.Happens.
I do really like this team though - Trumper, Miller and Lindwall all playing together? Shut up and take my money.3rd XI
Trumper
Boycott
Chappell
Ponting (C)
Pollock
Kallis
De Villiers (WK)
Miller
Lindwall
Laker
Steyn
SnoozefestI do really like this team though - Trumper, Miller and Lindwall all playing together? Shut up and take my money.
Sadly, from an entertainment perspective, Boycott and Kallis do their best to drag the team down.I do really like this team though - Trumper, Miller and Lindwall all playing together? Shut up and take my money.
I've got Sachin a fair way ahead of the modern guys based on how long he played for, but him aside, a bunch of modern bats are close to each other.I will say this. I think we nitpick too much here due to constant comparisons. And I think generally the gaps between the top batsmen and bowlers are far smaller than anyone would think from reading posts here.
From that POV, dropping say, Tendulkar for Hammond or even Kallis, or Marshall for Imran… doesn’t sound so crazy imo.
Yeah. Plus Cricket SA rated him their Cricketer of the Century and most major rankings have him ahead.
But Kyear chooses to ignore consensus when it's against him.
Damn.3rd XI
Trumper
Boycott
I also wouldn’t take Imran in my all time XI
I’ll already have 6 batsmen who are in top 10 batsmen of all time + Gilchrist…the best available at that role… my focus would be in choosing 3 best fast bowlers and the best spinner… So would definitely take Hadlee who is better than Imran…wouldn’t swap Hadlee and take Imran just because I get a better No. 8 batsman.
That seems fine. But I would go with Ambrose, Steyn and Lillee… I wouldn’t give any importance to his batting as I have the next 6 best bats and Knott. Although I wouldn’t mind using Imran.
Edit : Im not about the reputation of Barnes were to include him.
I personally don't go back that far to include Barnes, but stylistically I would imagine he would have been closer to McGrath?Ive edited. Im not sure were to place Barnes. In first or second
I have
Hadlee, Marshall and McGrath
Ambrose, Lillee, Steyn/Barnes
Not sure whether Barnes will replace anyone in the first XI
You have to understand that basically he idolizes Imran, so he rates him higher than most, and to justify said rankings he ranks Kallis, Ambrose and Steyn lower than most.Kallis top 20 at best wouldn’t feels correct. I have him comfortably at 15-17…Worst at 20 and couldn’t go below.. and at his best, if a bad day for Ponting will have him at 14.
Where do you rate Abdul Qadir?Ok, this is at least the 2nd time that I'm doing this.
But you continue to be deliberately dishonest, no surprises I guess, and make up facts.
I know you'll just ignore this and pretend none of it exists, but I persist.
There was never a consensus that Pollock was a better batsman than Barry.
First let me start off with the number of people who either rank him the best batsman or best opener they've ever seen.
Bradman, Thompson, Lillee
Gooch, Bob Taylor, Dicky Bird, McKenzie, Pollock, Procter
We can next go to some lists by the following pundits, writers, historians or former players... For funsies I'll list Barry, Polly and Sunny for reference. Some obviously carry more weight than others.
Christopher Martin Jenkins
Richards - 28 ; Pollock - 37 ; Gavaskar 26
David Gower
Richards - 15 ; Pollock - 25 ; Gavaskar - 26
Woodcock
Richards - 15 ; Pollock - 30 ; Gavaskar - 23
TMS
Richards - 15 ; Pollock - 36 ; Gavaskar - 12
This one means less, but.
Broken Dreams
Richards - 19 ; Pollock - 22 ; Gavaskar - 28
I can also present cricketers who name Richards in their AT XI's and the remainder of the batting lineups
Bob Willis
Hobbs | Richards | Bradman | Richards | Kallis | Sangakkara| Sobers
John Snow
Richards | Gavaskar | Bradman | Richards | Pollock | Sobers | Knott
Tony Grieg
Hutton | Richards | Bradman | Pollock | Richards | Sobers | Knott
Barry also made the 2nd AT teams for Cricinfo and Martin Crowe, Pollock makes neither.
The Bleacher report and The Roar also selected XI's to take on Wisden's AT XI, Barry made both.
Now I'm not saying that all this proves Barry is better than Pollock or even Sunny. But it does....
Prove that the stance there's a consensus that Pollock is ahead of him is an idea purely constructed in your head.
And that ...
Barry very much belongs in the AT XI conversation. And the notion that he doesn't is at the very least, flawed.
Now I know how you are, and I don't expect you to stop slagging off on him, but I do expect you to stop the lie that Pollock is by consensus better than he is. It is in fact closer to the other way round.
Lol. I rate Steyn ahead of Imran as a bowler.You have to understand that basically he idolizes Imran, so he rates him higher than most, and to justify said rankings he ranks Kallis, Ambrose and Steyn lower than most.
That's an excellent question.Who would you all pick as the wicket keeper in your third XI considering Gilchrist and Knott are already picked.
Would you agree there is no consensus that Barry is the best SA bat?Prove that the stance there's a consensus that Pollock is ahead of him is an idea purely constructed in your head.