vic_orthdox
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Craig McDermott vs Jason Gillespie.
haha, so it wasnt a test then?Haha, I'm a space cadet.
Nowhere near the number they should have. McDermott and Reid alone played together just 14 times. And 8 of these were when Australia were still at an enormously low ebb and neither bowler was anywhere near as good as they would eventually become.I actually wonder how many games Reid, McDermott and Hughes played together?
Not, for mine, a 100% fair question. As I mentioned in my first post this thread, McDermott was fairly average home or away (another exception being England in 1985 when as mentioned he was just 19) in his first 4 years in Test cricket.Jason Gillespie, for mine. Craig McDermott was a force at home, but away, Steve Waugh compared him to 'superman with Kryptonite' (a notable exception was against the West Indies in 1991).
McDermott, Reid and Hughes played together 9 times and had the suprisingly ordinary record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 5 drawsNowhere near the number they should have. McDermott and Reid alone played together just 14 times. And 8 of these were when Australia were still at an enormously low ebb and neither bowler was anywhere near as good as they would eventually become.
And 3 ties?McDermott, Reid and Hughes played together 9 times and had the suprisingly ordinary record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws
Part of that is to do with Australia tending to play more 5 (even 6) Test series in McDermott's day than Gillespie's - again, not a 100% fair comparison.Gillespie never got more than 20 wkts in a series. McDermott did scale 30 wkts 3 times. Gillespie never got a 10fer. McDermott did so twice.
Pains you why?As much as it pains me to say it, McDermott.