Is Flintoff an overrated batsman ?

[BoyBrumby]

I don't think White was a real all-rounder in the sense that he'd be selected for either his batting or his bowling alone, but for a brief while he was a very useful 3rd/4th seaming option who could bowl at 90mph+ & reverse the ageing ball. It's just a pity his body was ill-equiped to deal with the rigours of bowling fast. His batting was rather more hit-and-miss, but he was just about worthy of being a test 7 when on-song.

 

[luckyeddie]

Was that what happened to Chris Lewis, Craig White and all those all-rounders post-Botham?

No - they were just rubbish

 

[luckyeddie]

Is Rikki Clarke making a comeback to the England Team?

He had a half-decent season last year - I reckon he will get another go in the national side at some time.

 

[Barney Rubble]

He had a half-decent season last year - I reckon he will get another go in the national side at some time.

So do I.

*shudders in fear*

Although I think he's more likely to be picked as a Collingwood-esque bits-and-pieces man (his fielding is very good) than as a genuine all-rounder. If Colly got injured I'd probably consider him, briefly. Then I'd choose the extra batsman.

 

[Neil Pickup]

He had a half-decent season last year - I reckon he will get another go in the national side at some time.

He had one good day last year. At Bristol...

 

[marc71178]

yes then & then he followed it up with some good performances in PAK & SRI with bat & ball. For at that time i thought he was on the road to becoming one, then the 2001 ashes & he fell away.

PAK - 178 @ 59.33 & 9 @ 30.44 maybe, but what was good about 96 @ 19.2 & 4 @ 59.25.

Added to the fact that he was past 30 at the time, how is that showing potential?!

 

[a massive zebra]

The great Sydney Pardon wrote this about an underachieving Edwardian batsman but I think it also applies pretty well to Flintoff.

"That Pool has not taken a higher place among the batsmen of the day may be attributed in some extent to a pronounced impetuosity. He has all the strokes a batsman could wish for, and when set always plays fine cricket, his driving being a model of certainty and power, but unfortunately he seldom takes the pains to play himself in, and in consequence his really good innings are few and far between. He has as much natural talent as many batsmen who have achieved fame, but its full development has been ******** by faults of temperament."

 

[aussie]

well i'm not sure, but its pretty close

 

[luckyeddie]

He had one good day last year. At Bristol...

For Rikki, one good day IS a half-decent season.