Who is a better young all-rounder Watson or Bravo

[marc71178]

well what liam said is true but that doesn't mean his bowling has stood out, which it has thus far in his career

Batting over 30, bowling over 35 - how has the bowling stood out?

 

[Somerset]

So how come his average in Tests is over 40 when you take out the 2 gimme games?

Averages don't mean everything, however I wasn't aware of that statistic - still, do you not think that on his day he is an excellent swing bowler?

 

[tassietiger]

Is this thread serious? Although Bravo hasn't proverbially set the world on fire, he has done a lot more than Watson and looks to have far more potential. Watson's temperament (mainly in his bowling) needs a lot of work for a start, but there are more holes in his game at the moment than there are in Bravo's

 

[aussie]

Batting over 30, bowling over 35 - how has the bowling stood out?

you have seen as much of him as i have, not looking at averages which aspect of his game looks to have stood out???

 

[age_master]

Watson will play a fair few test for Australia, more as a batsman who bowls abit though, rather than an all rounder i reakon

 

[aussie]

Watson will play a fair few test for Australia, more as a batsman who bowls abit though, rather than an all rounder i reakon

naa his has enough potential in both aspects to become and out & out all-rounder to me, but time will tell

 

[Neil Pickup]

You probably should have called the thread "I think Shane Watson's better than Dwayne Bravo because he's Australian and Bravo isn't", which would save people reading it.

 

[aussie]

if i wanted to do that i wouldn't have started this thread neil, but i want to hear the views of others , please ur making me sound biased......

 

[Neil Pickup]

if i wanted to do that i wouldn't have started this thread neil, but i want to hear the views of others , please ur making me sound biased......

No one needs to make you sound biased any more than we need to say that Glenn McGrath is the best fast bowler in the world.

 

[aussie]

well i have never gone that far in saying that

 

[marc71178]

you have seen as much of him as i have, not looking at averages which aspect of his game looks to have stood out???

He looked to me a decent cricketer - but his batting at number 6 impressed me a great deal.

 

[aussie]

He looked to me a decent cricketer - but his batting at number 6 impressed me a great deal.

has i said before after his good performance here last year, his batting at #6 did look good, but since then he has looked pretty ordinary, even in the home series againts SA he dropped down # 7. But still its early days but to date its his bowling that has been his standpoint.

 

[deeps]

bravo quiet easily

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

yeah after his sensational match here at old trafford i thought he was going to be real young star, but has so many good young player last year he has been brought down to earth. Pup & Pathan come to mind

Umm... he's hardly bowled poorly since though. He may not have had amazing success, but he's not been smashed by any means.

 

[Arjun]

Watson- Just a bit of either skill, but not enough to force himself into a batting lineup or bowling attack. Even his complete contribution doesn't make much difference. Symonds and Harvey are a lot more relevant in the Australian side.

Bravo- Good enough for the West Indies, and very relevant. Not outright quick, but uses a lot of variations in his bowling. Not one who can get set and score big hundreds all the time, but he can score quickly.

 

[tassietiger]

Bravo - Gun. Will be quite a good cricketer.
Watson - I would say he's as good as a pile of crap, but that would be a very controversial selection dillemma.

 

[aussie]

bravo quiet easily

I beg to differ....

 

[aussie]

Bravo - Gun. Will be quite a good cricketer.
Watson - I would say he's as good as a pile of crap, but that would be a very controversial selection dillemma.

so your convinced that Bravo will be quite a good cricketer & Watson will be crap , any substantial reason why????

 

[King_Ponting]

Bravo - Gun. Will be quite a good cricketer.
Watson - I would say he's as good as a pile of crap, but that would be a very controversial selection dillemma.

lol i like your honesty.

 

[aussie]

lol i like your honesty.

honesty, more like stupidity to me, but i wont be the one to judge everyone has their point of view...