Wastemen etc

[Starfighter]

Not sure Lawson was really bowling, to be frank.

 

[jimmy101]

I'd opt for Dillon, but always liked the look of Rampaul. Both very underrated.

 

[TheJediBrah]

This thread is peak slippy. Love it.

How long until he gets banned for being himself? unreal

 

[slippy888]

Chris Green

Australia selectors rate him very highly as a off spin bowler I can see him getting a call up soon.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Did have a reasonable CPL as a new ball/powerplay bowler.

 

[mr_mister]

Total gun for hire. Traitor to the coat of arms

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

You guys forgot the one and only Nixon McLean!

But honestly Franklyn Rose and Jermaine Lawson were the best from this era right?

I'd say Fidel and Taylor

 

[Bahseph]

Genuinely loved watching Sammy and Bravo in Tests. I have no idea why but I wanted to see them do well.

 

[vcs]

Reon King-Colin Stuart-Marlon Black-Vasbert Drakes-Jermaine Lawson-Adam Sanford-Lionel Baker-Gavin Tonge-Jerome Taylor

Some of those names make the corresponding Indian lot from our Wheel look like Marshall and Hadlee.

 

[ImpatientLime]

daren powell probably the bottom of the barrel of the post ambrose/walsh era.

jesus christ he was bad. how on earth did he get 37 tests?

 

[slippy888]

Paul Valthaty

Looks one of the sadder stories in cricket to me.

Wisden - Chewed up and spat out

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

He got Karun Nair[ed]

 

[slippy888]

Mushfiqur Rahim vs Alec Stewart

Both men where known has match winners with the bat and like to take the attack to the spinners with use off the feet and the sweep shots which is very rare in cricket, but who was the better batsman for you in all formats of the game.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Did both of them debut at Lord's?

 

[Jack1]

Stewart in tests not really an argument there. I think Rahim has benefitted a lot from odi roads and two new balls lately. I would say if Stewart had played odis now then his stats would be better than Rahim. Under the same conditions I would play Stewart over Rahim in all formats

 

[Flametree]

Unless it's on a spinner's paradise this isn't even close. Stewart the better keeper, miles better opener, and I'd take him in the middle order. Even then, Stewart's problems vs spin were generally overstated (most people had problems with Warne).

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

If Mushfiqur was an Englishman, would he have played 131 tests?

 

[a massive zebra]

To play 131 Tests, Rahim would have to maintain a regular place in the England side for at least a decade. Given that:

a. England have arguably not introduced a better batsman than him to their Test side since Root debuted in the early 2010s, and
b. He has been a better batsman than the majority of the English top 6 for several years.

He would be getting close.

However, he definitely wouldn't play 131 Tests for England as a keeper! He would not have got in the England side ahead of Prior, and Rahim vs Bairstow would be healthy competition. Certainly Rahim would have kept in Tests for England, but no more than 50-70 Tests if he was was lucky. Which is probably slightly less than the amount of Tests Stewart played as keeper.

 

[Athlai]

Rahim >>> Prior

 

[Jack1]

Rahim >>> Prior

overall he might edge it, not even close in tests Prior is far superior. pyjama cricket is just a bit of fun anyway. tests seperates men from the boys