Ambrose vs. Lillee in Tests. Who was better?

[Richard]

You do not come across as "Lillee Haters"...The object of this thread is Ambrose vs Lillee NOT whether one or the other is the best of ALL time....The posting s seem to have lost their way...( BTW The BEST of All time to my way of thinking was Keith Miller)

All good threads (as with all good conversations) evolve, though.

 

[archie mac]

FOTs?

I may have to email you that one mate, it was a nickname given to him by Tony Lock

 

[Richard]

Haha, OK, you could tell me who the nickname was given to tho?

 

[archie mac]

Haha, OK, you could tell me who the nickname was given to tho?

Lillee, Lock told him he was fielding like a F......Old Tart

 

[Engle]

Imran rated Lillee the best fast bowler of his playing days.

Looking beyond the numbers and the type of deliveries, the fast bowler (aside from the capt, IMO), exerts an influence over the team. Aggression, determination, hard-work, never-say-die attitude, tough-as-nails, leader, adviser, team player...all of these immeasurables come into play.
If a fast bowler demonstrates such abilities, it permeates the rest of the team to reciprocate.....over another fastie who may have the greater talent.

DKL commanded greater respect from the peers of his time than Amby did of his.

 

[Manee]

Can't believe anyone can seriously even speak of the two in the same breath, TBH.

Ambrose did everything a seam-bowler could want to do. Lillee, whether he'd have been able to or not, didn't.

Ambrose's career trumps Lillee's easily.

Do not know enough about Lillee to comment, but I was taking a look at Ambrose's statistics and was quite astonished by his last two seasons. Ambrose took 36 wickets at 17.66 with an economy rate of 1.68 - quite superb.