Would Shane Warne had averaged 25 had he faced his own attack??

[h_hurricane]

Nah he'd never have made it to the test side and Indian pitches would have robbed the world of the most entertaining spinner in history. Which makes sense given Indian pitches ruin just about everything good in cricket.

Warne was really entertaining in Indian pitches too. A lot of his deliveries turned a mile from the rough outside the leg stump, and got smashed as well.

 

[Migara]

Given his shield average is 35, and Australia national XI bats are way more capable than Shield, he's average lot higher in Australia. And without McGrath, he's likely to get shellacked more by India. Pakistan and Sri Lanka may have feasted on him occasionally because now there is Streak instead of McGrath..

However if he played for Zimbos, we could expect his home turfs to be spin paradises, because he would be their best bowler. So my answer is Yes, there and there abouts, may be touch higher, but not 5 run difference.

 

[Migara]

Actually only averaged slightly less than his career average against them. If there's a team he loved bowling to it's Pakistan (average 20)

Some of those matches were played in SL.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Honestly I cannot think of a single Australian spinner who played around that era not to have a pretty crap Shield record. Greg Matthews perhaps, but most of his bowling success in the Shield predates Warne.


Even since then, Steve O'Keefe is the only Australian spinner in my lifetime that springs to mind to have a below 30 bowling average who actually played a decent amount of games in said timeframe

 

[TheJediBrah]

Some of those matches were played in SL.

congrats?

 

[sunilz]

I came across 2 Shane Warne records which would be very difficult to break:
1. Most no. Of wickets in a calendar year (96)

2. 50 wickets in a calendar year 8 times. (Murali 6, McGrath 5, Ashwin 4)

 

[_00_deathscar]

I came across 2 Shane Warne records which would be very difficult to break:
1. Most no. Of wickets in a calendar year (96)

2. 50 wickets in a calendar year 8 times. (Murali 6, McGrath 5, Ashwin 4)

Axar could break them if we played England like 10 times a year.

 

[Migara]

I came across 2 Shane Warne records which would be very difficult to break:
1. Most no. Of wickets in a calendar year (96)

2. 50 wickets in a calendar year 8 times. (Murali 6, McGrath 5, Ashwin 4)

Murali and Ashwin has not played number of test matches per year close enough to Warne

 

[The Sean]

To be fair, some sources refuse to acknowledge the Australia v ICC World XI match in 2005 as an official Test in their stats, thus meaning according to those records Warne took "only" 90 wickets that year - which Murali equalled (from three fewer Tests) the following year.

 

[Shady Slim]

this and the matching viv thread, i must say, are at the peak of odious minutiae

i understand that we're here to talk about cricket and we can talk about hypotheticals, and i don't like being the Let People Enjoy Things police, but this is just inane guys. this and the matching thread on viv equally. come on. like. would nan have been a bicycle if she had wheels? like

 

[_00_deathscar]

like. would nan have been a bicycle if she had wheels? like

She was already the town bicycle.

 

[andruid]

Yes and no...(I will not elaborate)

 

[_00_deathscar]

Yes and no...(I will not elaborate)

What do you know about @Shady Slim 's nan?

 

[andruid]

What do you know about @Shady Slim 's nan?

Nothing.

That was my vote in the poll..

 

[karan_fromthestands]

I think Warne wold have destroyed the Aussie line up in certain conditions. Barring Clarke, I don't see anyone playing him that comfortably. His domestic stats don't matter coz all those games were in Australia, which is not the worst place for leggies but can't imagine those guys playing him that well in Asia/WI/Zim(coz obviously you prepare the pitches to suit your best bowler).

 

[Magrat Garlick]

i think he would get himself out bowled a lot

 

[subshakerz]

I think Warne wold have destroyed the Aussie line up in certain conditions. Barring Clarke, I don't see anyone playing him that comfortably. His domestic stats don't matter coz all those games were in Australia, which is not the worst place for leggies but can't imagine those guys playing him that well in Asia/WI/Zim(coz obviously you prepare the pitches to suit your best bowler).

Hayden would have hammered him.

 

[Anil]

Imagine Warne bowling to India without McGrath wrecking the top order fist lol

no qualifications needed...

 

[Slifer]

Hayden would have hammered him.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

this and the matching viv thread, i must say, are at the peak of odious minutiae

i understand that we're here to talk about cricket and we can talk about hypotheticals, and i don't like being the Let People Enjoy Things police, but this is just inane guys. this and the matching thread on viv equally. come on. like. would nan have been a bicycle if she had wheels? like

This. Absolutely this. A million times this