Would you rather watch...

[vcs]

For me, it's the innings, every time. There's something romantic and heroic about the notion of one player repelling everything thrown at him, whether it's a battery of pace bowlers on a greentop or spinners on a wearing track with a close-in field.

 

[Spark]

The innings but geez this is like "do you prefer gold or diamonds?"

 

[kingkallis]

Innings anytime...after reading the subject line - a few came to my mind...so it has to be the innings on mindfield!

 

[Kylez]

Close, but I prefer the bowlingn innings. Their is nothing more I like in cricket than watching a fired up fast bowler ripping through a strong batting line-up on a flat surface.

 

[_Ed_]

That's a very good question. Maybe there's hope for Cricket Chat yet.

I went for the spell. I can't really put my finger on why. Both are fantastic to watch, but I just admire an immense spell in unfriendly conditions that little bit more.

 

[Teja.]

The Innings.

 

[weldone]

This has got nothing to do with 'the innings' or 'the spell'. Love minefields more than the roads in general, and hence will love anything on the minefield over anything on the road.

 

[fredfertang]

Prior to Graham Gooch against the WIndies at Headingley in 1991 I'd have said the spell, but not after that - greatest solo contribution to a team achievement I've ever seen

 

[_Ed_]

This has got nothing to do with 'the innings' or 'the spell'. Love minefields more than the roads in general, and hence will love anything on the minefield over anything on the road.

That's a good point.

But a heroic bowling performance on a road could be a redeeming feature of a match that otherwise doesn't provide much worth watching.

 

[Prince EWS]

Tough for me. I enjoy a good spell of bowling more than a good innings, but I enjoy cricket in general so much more in bowler-friendly conditions. A good spell of bowling on a road can still often be pretty unattractive.

 

[Noble One]

I voted the bowling performance on a road.

I find it is very hard to fluke a sublime performance on a road. You need to bowl very well to extract wickets from a road against a Test class side. Alternatively, I have witnessed many batsman score streaky run filled innings on an absolute minefield. No real skill involved, just luck in slicing deliveries to third man and ugly heaves over mid-wicket.

I still wish every Test was played on a minefield.

 

[kingkallis]

Prior to Graham Gooch against the WIndies at Headingley in 1991 I'd have said the spell, but not after that - greatest solo contribution to a team achievement I've ever seen

154 one?

 

[Athlai]

Jeez it wasn't a total road but when Johnson scythed through SA that was one of the best things I've watched in recent memory.

 

[_Ed_]

Jeez it wasn't a total road but when Johnson scythed through SA that was one of the best things I've watched in recent memory.

AWTA. I don't even like the bloke, but that was one of my favourite spells ever.

 

[Smudge]

I'm a bowler - will always give it to the brilliant spell over those pesky batsmen.

 

[Jono]

I'd say the bowling spell, simply because of how magnificent is looks. Like the batsman are cruising and then suddenly one man turns it around, and all the players are hugging him/groping his arse etc. It is inspiring stuff.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Of the two options I'd probably say a ballsy innings on a minefield. Fred mentioned Goochie's ton at Headingley (IIRC no one else made 30) and it was justifiably rated as the finest innings ever; he was facing three genuine AT greats and, in Patrick Patterson, a bloke who was quicker than any of them (incidentally I thought the metal drag plate on Patterson's boot to protect his toes in his deliver stride was the coolest thing ever).

Don't think bowling spells have to be on roads to be great tho; McGrath was getting help from Lords in 2005 but that was sublime bowling in any estimation.

 

[NZ Guy]

I'd say the bowling spell, simply because of how magnificent is looks. Like the batsman are cruising and then suddenly one man turns it around, and all the players are hugging him/groping his arse etc. It is inspiring stuff.

Want to rephrase that?

 

[G.I.Joe]

 

[Shri]

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