worst players on the international circuit?

[Shane Warne]

I couldn't resist scanning the headline.

Tell me that's not the look of a man who's JUST NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!

 

[tooextracool]

I'll start with SA - Hashim Amla (batting) and Justin Ontong (bowling).

amla isnt in the current SA side though. or at least he wasnt in the squad in the WI.

 

[tooextracool]

Tresco and Vaughan are obviously a joke, but I don't think there are many poorer bowlers than Giles who are regularly selected for their international sides. Obviously Boje, various Windies spinners etc are worse, but how regularly are they picked?

I guess it depends on how you define the question.

giles may not be one of the best bowlers around, but to call him the worst when he has a better record in india than both warne and murali albeit in only 2 tests is quite ludicrous IMO.

 

[Barney Rubble]

giles may not be one of the best bowlers around, but to call him the worst when he has a better record in india than both warne and murali albeit in only 2 tests is quite ludicrous IMO.

Exactly.

 

[Shane Warne]

giles may not be one of the best bowlers around, but to call him the worst when he has a better record in india than both warne and murali albeit in only 2 tests is quite ludicrous IMO.

Clarke has a better record than Giles in India, therefore he is a better bowler.

 

[tooextracool]

there are a fair few rubbish bowlers around IMO- zaheer khan, ashish nehra, mohammad sami(probably the best of the lot though), dilhara fernando,maharoof, wiseman,kyle mills, ifthikar rao, zondeki. however i think hauritz is easily the worst bowler i've seen this decade.
as far as the batting is concerned, theres dhoni whos really atrocious IMO and half the england ODI side,

 

[tooextracool]

Clarke has a better record than Giles in India, therefore he is a better bowler.

thanks to 1 inning on a crumbling pitch on which even hauritz managed to get a decent average.

 

[social]

I don't care that most of Australia thinks he's a laughing stock.

QUOTE]

I think you'll find that Giles is disappointed in the criticism he's receiving from his countrymen not Australians.

Anyway, whilst he is in a paper's employ and therefore beholden to their requirements, it's difficult to imagine many others allowing such a piece to be published under their name.

Can you imagine Warne or McGrath taking such a stance?

They'd be more likely to acknowledge the criticism, cop it on the chin, say they're working hard, and profess confidence in their ability to hit back.

Having a whine about the treatment you're receiving in the press will do little other than encourage increased focus upon your performances.

 

[social]

thanks to 1 inning on a crumbling pitch on which even hauritz managed to get a decent average.

Having spent months defending the Mumbai wicket, you surely can't now be doing a back-flip and discounting performances in that match.

 

[SquidAU]

Having a whine about the treatment you're receiving in the press will do little other than encourage increased focus upon your performances.

Giles better be gunning for a 10fer in the next test then. Judging by the early reports on the Edgbaston wicket, he might be left out!

 

[Langeveldt]

I couldn't resist scanning the headline.

Tell me that's not the look of a man who's JUST NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!

Jump!!

 

[Langeveldt]

Was that a typo? Did you mean to say actions and not words? 'Cos there's not much that can do the talking other than actions and words, if you catch my drift.

No that wasn't a typo... Pietersen talks and talks and talks and then scores loads of runs.. As opposed to people who talk and do nothing much whom I can't stand in any field of life..

 

[vic_orthdox]

Clarke has a better record than Giles in India, therefore he is a better bowler.

http://forum.cricketweb.net/showthread.php?t=13164

 

[AndrewM]

Worst batsman:....possibly Lou Vincent.

If you scored 224 in your last test innings it certaintly lowers your standards, i agree.

Worst Batsman: James Marshall

How is James Marshall the worst batsman in international cricket? He's only played a handful of tests.

James Marshall's test stats:
3 matches, 5 innings. 151 runs at 30.19 with a fifty.

Your right, he is simply awful.

Please explain your reasoning rather than just saying a random name.

 

[Shoaib]

I think the worst batsman on the international circuit is currently Mohammad Hafeez and worst bowler is Irfan Pathan.

 

[SJS]

How is James Marshall the worst batsman in international cricket? He's only played a handful of tests.

Maybe thats because the selectors also realised that he is the worst in the world

 

[Magrat Garlick]

If you scored 224 in your last test innings it certaintly lowers your standards, i agree.

And despite that - against a Murali-less Sri Lanka - his Test average is a shade above 30. Even Rob Key has a double ton...doesn't make him Test class...

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I think the worst batsman on the international circuit is currently Mohammad Hafeez.

Who?

 

[Burpey]

Have you got a brother called Binkey?

I'll just pretend to know what you are talking about ...

 

[Shoaib]

Who?

Don't u know who Mohammad Hafeez is?