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Originally Posted by Jager
I felt that Waugh would be a certainty to go in R12, so I thought I'd jump the gun and grab him while I still can. It gives me a superb, versatile batsman who is also one of the greatest all-round fielders ever, so it's like an insurance policy. If people suddenly decide McCabe is not a good fifth (something he most certainly is, took a wicket a match on average and was capable of a handy spell here and there) then I can take Yousuf out and put Waugh in. Then McCabe and Waugh can share the fifth bowling duties and the batting lineup is not significantly weakened.
What do you think?
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That's a big call. Mohammad Yousef is probably in the top 20 batsman of the modern era (>1960). The question is whether McCabe should be swapped with Waugh as Waugh is good enough to act as a stand alone 5th bowler. But then again I do have a soft spot for McCabe because of his 232.
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