Michael Clarke vs Ian Bell - who's better at spin?

[honestbharani]

You're right (Murali will testify to that) but Lara's retired Honest, otherwise we may as well throw in players from the 50s and so on.

Btw, you saying "Honestly" in your post made me chuckle

well, that was the Lara fan in me there.....

 

[Prince EWS]

Don't they all bowl spin? Co-incidence? (Except Kumar, of course)

Kumar in fact does bowl spin. Hayden doesn't though.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Fleming should open with Hayden in the spin-playing team, IMO. Wonderful player of spin.

 

[Jono]

Big call to say he's better than Sehwag though, who to my knowledge has only been dismissed by a spinner in test cricket 5-7 times.

EDIT: Just checked, he's actually been dismissed 12 times by a spinner in tests so I was a little off. 6 of those involved either of Warne or Macgill. He's never gone out to Murali, which is a fair stat.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Fleming has a remarkable record against Murali also. Agreed though that it's a tough call to make.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

So in conclusion, Warne > Murali...?

 

[morgieb]

Don't really know Bell that well, but Clarke by a mile TBH.