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Originally Posted by aussie
I gotta disagree MacGill is better than average, an average spinner would be Giles, Boje & Vetorri (againts most teams other than Australia or in conditions that dont help him), Adams, Karthik etc. MacGill is definately better than all of these bowlers it just that he has been inconsistent. You say he has been poor since the 3rd test vs West Indies 2000/01 to now:
MacGill from 2000/01 to now
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Oh, come on! Bangladesh are NOT Test-class - he's averaged 33 without help from them.
MacGill, meanwhile, might be better than the average fingerspinners in some conditions but he's certainly not in others.
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Yea i think his form since 2001 has been better since then for the sole reason that he plays spin MUCH better his monumental 178 in colombo proves this. That is an area where he still had problems in between 98/99 to 2000/01
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He is still plenty weak against spin. I don't see how the change against spin could possibly have happened in 2001, maybe he's slightly better against spin now than he used to be, but that change certainly didn't happen in 2001. Probably more like 2003.
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When you talking about him being hit, you talking about over his entire career or recently?
If its over his entire career well i'm not sure if it will seriously affect him since he has always been a tough nut to crack.
If its recently as i said the only time he was hit all season whether playing for Australia or WA was in the Jo'burg test while he has gotten other foolish little injuries.
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I'm talking about over his career - and I think eventually getting hit and being badly injured enough will take it's toll on any player, however spaced-out.
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Yea but i was wrong about Hayden then, you & TEC were right. This time i believe the tables will turn.
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And I believe they won't.
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No i'm talking about in a match where you play 5 bowlers, not have 5 bowlers in your squad. In this case if in a match you have 5 top bowlers in a match in good form the game should not get away from you.
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Err, obviously...
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Its an option but Australia are better of playing the extra batsman, especially looking at the fact that Gilly is declining.
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There are no batsmen who are clearly better options than Gilchrist.
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No I think its close to a certainty given the way he has bowled in the Australian summer & in South Africa.
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Nothing regarding Brett Lee is ever close to a certainty.