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# 1 opener between 1986-2006
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Don't get me wrong, Boony is a hero of mine, but surely the vote was only cast on the ability to make a ton with can in hand.aussie tragic said:What's wrong with Boony. As opener, he has the 5th best average of the group, plus he's a legend for his drinking exploits.....
Besides, I was thinking of voting for Boony as the 2nd opener
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wpdavid
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Didn't Boon spend his best years at number 3? He was certainly batting there by the time Aus toured England in 1989, and I don't recall him opening subsequently.aussie tragic said:What's wrong with Boony. As opener, he has the 5th best average of the group, plus he's a legend for his drinking exploits.....
Besides, I was thinking of voting for Boony as the 2nd opener
My vote goes to Langer, btw. Hayden is probably better at filling his boots against flat attacks, but I know who I'd prefer when the going gets tough.
steds
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Statsguru claims he opened in 36 of his 107 Tests, averaging 45 and scoring his 2 highest Test scores from the position. I'm not sure someone who played just over a third of his Tests as an opener whilst playing almost double the amount of Tests and averaging more in another position should really be included in a list of openers, though.wpdavid said:
silentstriker
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aussie said:
Hayden is my #1 as well, but Sehwag definatly needs to be in top 5. He averages 52.07 away and 52.19 at home. Thats what you want in an opener.
NZTailender
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Slater for mine.
JBH001
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Also, may I say that strike rate of <70 is asking too much of a spinner.
I mean I am sure we all know what the ultimate choice is going to come down to - but in terms of spinners as a whole a strike rate of under 70 is very unusual.
If you want to present a real choice, with range, for spinners (apart from Murali, Kumble and Warne) than maybe the strike rate requirement should be lifted to 75?
And yeah, an all-rounders batting average of over 20 is too low - perhaps a batting average of >25 would be more ideal for a genuine all-rounder?
Just a couple of suggestions.
I mean I am sure we all know what the ultimate choice is going to come down to - but in terms of spinners as a whole a strike rate of under 70 is very unusual.
If you want to present a real choice, with range, for spinners (apart from Murali, Kumble and Warne) than maybe the strike rate requirement should be lifted to 75?
And yeah, an all-rounders batting average of over 20 is too low - perhaps a batting average of >25 would be more ideal for a genuine all-rounder?
Just a couple of suggestions.
MinorThreat
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i voted Jayasuriya
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As if India in India wasn't a good attack.R_D said:
Mister Wright
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Everyone has a poor run, and he was in a poor run during that series. He still managed a century in the last test and ended up with something like the 5th best average, that's how tough it was for all batsman on that tour. People forget his exploits against Pakistan in the heat when he scored 2 centuries in the match among other powerful performances at home.R_D said:
