Where will Jimmy finish?

[listento_me]

Currently, the Baron of Burnley is 9th in the all time list of cricketing wicket takers. Where do you guys think he will end up?

He will absolutely over take Vaas and possibly Waqar but can he do more than Pollock's 829?

The task becomes harder as Jimmy doesn't play T20s and isn't a regular ODI player either.

 

[slippy888]

I think he only has 1 more year of international cricket in him

 

[listento_me]

Really?

He seems to have recovered very well from his recent injury and is likely to carry on for tests for a minimum of 2 more seasons. That will help him above Vaas no problem, possibly Waqar.

 

[honestbharani]

Will probably finish in England.. maybe Old Trafford??

 

[slippy888]

England wont let him stay on to long if he is not performing that is for sure

 

[Shri]

On your face.

 

[harsh.ag]

The above is a drunk like fwiiw.

 

[honestbharani]

Dont hedge now, harsh..

 

[wpdavid]

I think he only has 1 more year of international cricket in him

Yeah - I've got mixed feelings about him touring Aus next winter.
It's a pretty unforgiving tour for guys who are a bit past their peak, which I suspect he will be and the prospect of him being marmalised out there doesn't appeal.

 

[theegyptian]

I don't really see there being many quality bowlers that are ready yet to replace him so imo he has quite a bit of leeway and he's still performing well when he plays. He may be past his peak but I'd wager he is better than the alternatives.

Wood is always injured and hasn't proved a whole lot yet.
Woakes looks like he might be getting there but it's still less than a year since he has been worth his place. He's in the final xi with Anderson anyway.
Finn isn't displacing anyone.

The odi group (Jordan, Willey, Topley, Plunkett) aren't threatening his place.

And there is no youngster (Currans, C Overton, Fisher, Helm, Stone) that I really think is at international level yet.



But still you don't really know when the end is near.

 

[Shri]

Anderson doesn't seem like he's past it really.

 

[Bijed]

Yeah, I was worried that the summer just gone might be his last, but I'm no longer feeling that the end is in sight. He does seem to be picking up more injuries, though, and it'll only take one bad one to properly mess him up. Barring any such injuries, I think he'll retire at the end of the 2018 summer.

 

[indiaholic]

Think all this talk of finishing is premature. Can surely edge his way through 2-3 more years. The end will be happier that way.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah - I've got mixed feelings about him touring Aus next winter.
It's a pretty unforgiving tour for guys who are a bit past their peak, which I suspect he will be and the prospect of him being marmalised out there doesn't appeal.

Have you seen them bat lately? He'll average about 7 on that tour with the ball

 

[Burgey]

On your face.

I'm disturbed that I had the same reaction to the OP as Shri

 

[Burgey]

Think all this talk of finishing is premature.

You can get therapy for that these days

 

[Groundking]

Statistically the dude is having the best year of his life in 2016, with 41 @ 20.82, so I think he's like a good fine wine, just getting better with age, but the big worry is the number of injuries that he's picking up now, every series he's having a problem and missing games, which is a worry as it (theoretically) gets harder to come back from injury each time, but so far he's doing just fine and should get another 3 years out of him IMO.

 

[Blocky]

Long enough to become the worst bowler with 500 test wickets, but not too far after that.

 

[Groundking]

Long enough to become the worst bowler with 500 test wickets, but not too far after that.

I reckon he'll get past McGrath.

 

[Red]

I couldn't care less about the combined wicket tally of all formats. Cricket has history beyond the last 3 decades.