Textbook Top 7

[hendrix]

Damn. I had no clue.

It's basically a chick's way of saying that she prefers brunettes over blondes.

 

[smash84]

? This saying generally refers to hair and eye colour. People would say the same type of thing about Sean Connery or Clive Owen.

itstl.....I always thought it referred to a slightly more tan/darker skin tone

 

[hendrix]

itstl.....I always thought it referred to a slightly more tan/darker skin tone

Well, it sorta does.

Like you wouldn't say it about anyone with particularly pink/pasty skin. But most really pasty people have blonde/red/mouse brown hair.

The saying certainly applies to Alistair Cook, anyway.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Trust Monk and Watson to do an All Time list despite it being against the rules.

 

[GIMH]

Cook does have dark skin, for a white Englishman

 

[GIMH]

I was having a discussion with a mate

Given you hadn't met Burgey by this point I find this pretty hard to believe

 

[harsh.ag]

For the current lot:

Alastair Cook
Che Pujara
Hashim Amla
Virat Kohli
Kevin Pietersen
Michael Clarke/ Younis Khan
AB de Villiers (w)

Can't think of a keeper with a better textbook technique.

I was wondering whether Kane Williamson should be in the discussion here.

 

[watson]

Trust Monk and Watson to do an All Time list despite it being against the rules.

Monk and I thought that retired players were allowed.....

Only three rules:
1. Openers must have opened in test cricket
2. Must include a wicket keeper who has kept in test cricket
3. Current players only

A lineup I've quickly knocked up:

1. Michael Hussey - RETIRED
2. Daren Ganga
3. Rahul Dravid - RETIRED
4. Jacques Kallis - RETIRED
5. Sachin Tendulkar - RETIRED
6. Ashwell Prince
7. Abraham de Villiers (wk)

 

[Daemon]

Pujara
Vijay
Amla
Kohli
Misbah? Younis?
Rahane
ABdV (+)

indians ftw

 

[Riggins]

how great is it calling AB just Abraham.

 

[Valer]

Monk and I thought that retired players were allowed.....

The OP was in 2006.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

The OP was in 2006.

Yep.

Don't worry Watson, I was just haing a laugh. Of course you are allowed to post whatever list you want, it's a forum.

 

[watson]

Anti Textbook Top 7

01. Andrew Hilditch
02. Kris Srikkanth
03. Haroon Rasheed
04. Peter Willey
05. Simon Katich
06. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
07. Alan Knott

 

[Red]

Trust Monk and Watson to do an All Time list despite it being against the rules.

Thug lyf

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Anti Textbook Top 7

01. Andrew Hilditch
02. Kris Srikkanth
03. Haroon Rasheed
04. Peter Willey
05. Simon Katich
06. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
07. Alan Knott

Needs some andrew jones

 

[Dan]

Pujara
Vijay
Amla
Kohli
Misbah? Younis?
Rahane
ABdV (+)

indians ftw

Amla? Lovely to watch, yes, but nowhere near textbook.

 

[Dan]

1. Pujara
2. Warner
3. Williamson
4. Kohli
5. Bell
6. du Plessis
7. BJ Watling +

All people I'd associate with being relatively orthodox and 'textbook'. Bell especially; no idea how he's missing out on VIIs here.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ed Joyce

 

[Riggins]

1. Pujara
2. Warner
3. Williamson
4. Kohli
5. Bell
6. du Plessis
7. BJ Watling +

All people I'd associate with being relatively orthodox and 'textbook'. Bell especially; no idea how he's missing out on VIIs here.

totally agree with most but du plessis? no way you'd show him to a kid as an example. doesn't even hold the bat normal.

 

[Dan]

I was struggling to think of another current Test-playing batsman with a textbook technique, and couldn't immediately think of much wrong with Faf's.

What's Duminy like on that front?