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Originally Posted by watson
The word 'Greatest' provides an escape hatch for the author because it has a different meaning to 'Best'.
In other words, a batsman like Arthur Morris might be a better batsman than Geoff Boycott, but he is not greater. Better implies a superior technique or talent, but greatness encompasses everything.
Boycott IS an 'icon' of cricket. Morris never was.
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That's an interesting point