Will Alastair Cook go on to surpass Tendulkar's test run tally?

[The Sean]

Sure, but the only relevant 'if' is whether Cook scores those further 6699 runs or not. And to provide context, he'll need to move ahead of Lara in 8th place in the below list of 'runs scorers past the age of 30' to achieve it (granted Cook is some 200 days past.).

I still think it's more unlikely than not, but it's not exactly beyond the realms either...

Kumar Sangakkara - WAFG.

 

[Jono]

No, and anyone that thought he could ever do so was a poo poo head, as I've pointed out before on here.

 

[Cabinet96]

Waaahhhhh.

 

[Jono]

you'll all be wahhhing when Cook falls a solid 2-3k short

 

[Chrish]

Root has a fair chance to catch up with SRT.. He is young and England plays a LOT of tests.. As for Cook, nada!

 

[Coronis]

Kumar Sangakkara - WAFG.

Younis Khan 45 matches 79 innings 4228 runs @ 62.17 nb

 

[Geoffboycott]

The truth is cooks runs have mainly all come as opening batsman. So his runs are worth more

 

[Chrish]

The truth is cooks runs have mainly all come as opening batsman. So his runs are worth more

That too mainly in England which is arguably toughest place to open along with SA

 

[Jono]

Luckily he's had his whole life playing in those conditions hey?

 

[Chrish]

there is a reason why majority of Saffer and Eng batsmen average more away than at home including Cook..

 

[Furball]

Luckily he's had his whole life playing in those conditions hey?

Except English conditions are harder for opening batting and easier for seam bowlers.

And before you go accusing me of being a hypocrite, let's look at Zaheer Khan. Since July 2007, he averages 33 in Australia, India and South Africa, and 35 in New Zealand. In England he averages 19.

Your move.

 

[GIMH]

Luckily he's had his whole life playing in those conditions hey?

Heh, is this mocking furball's stance on zaheer back in the day or do you agree with it?

 

[Jono]

Heh, is this mocking furball's stance on zaheer back in the day or do you agree with it?

yes was poking fun at the zaheer line.

 

[Jono]

Except English conditions are harder for opening batting and easier for seam bowlers.

And before you go accusing me of being a hypocrite, let's look at Zaheer Khan. Since July 2007, he averages 33 in Australia, India and South Africa, and 35 in New Zealand. In England he averages 19.

Your move.

lol, see GIMP's post

 

[Furball]

Damn, the fishy got away.

 

[Zinzan]

Bump

Exactly 1 year on & a further 1334 runs scored. Now requiring 5365 to get there....

Anyone moved from the "No chance at all" option to .. "Unlikely, but a slim outside chance" in that time?

 

[Jono]

Still no chance at all. #godownwiththeship

 

[Black_Warrior]

It appears I had voted No Chance at all when this thread was made. I might consider slim outside chance now.

 

[Zinzan]

Except English conditions are harder for opening batting and easier for seam bowlers.

And before you go accusing me of being a hypocrite, let's look at Zaheer Khan. Since July 2007, he averages 33 in Australia, India and South Africa, and 35 in New Zealand. In England he averages 19.

Your move.

You may very well have a point here, but citing one bowlers' stats is a pretty weak and piss-poor way of trying to make it.

 

[Burgey]

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