U seriously would want to have Murali and Warne bowling in tandem against Lara and SRT?? And its not my opinion, I ve seen both Murali and Warne utterly slaughtered by SRT and LAra many more times than the likes of MCgrath, Donald etc.
So? Batsmen like Viv Richards would, conversely, maul McGrath and co. and would have more trouble with Murali/Warne.
Yeah Viv vs Marshall would have been something. I'd give several peoples' first-born children to see that.
they faced each other several times in WI domestic cricket. Also pretty sure they faced off at county level as well. Im pretty sure that, had they faced off at test level, Marshall would have come out on top more often than not.
Is that a serious contention?
not really. A great spinner on a flat or spinning track under hot conditions is ALWAYS a much better option than a great fast bowler under the same conditions, no matter how good the batsman is against spin. And FYI, Sachin and Lara have mauled the McGraths of the world too, many a time. And although it is true that those two didn't really struggle against the 2 great spinners, I don't think they will do it everytime under tough conditions and I still think the chances of those 2 getting these 2 out is more than any of those fast bowlers, because these are great batsmen and if they get on a flat track under hot conditions against a fast bowling attack, it can only mean leather hunt for the fielders.
Who did he maul who was the quality of McGrath? Because I really can't think of any TBH.
Hmm, I would like to see Richards vs. McGrath or Marshall. I don't think it would be anywhere near as bad as how badly the spinners cop it many times.
I'm truly flabbergasted you think spinners would do any better, I really am.relentless fast bowling wears out fast bowlers too, you know... Try grounding that battery against Bradman, Lara, Sachin and Sobers on a Chennai track in May. You wont have bowlers to bowl you overs by the 2nd day.....
In his day, it was perfectly conceivable, with uncovered wickets, for one to be so.
Conversely, I don't think all spinners or the ones mentioned would fail all the time against Tendulkar/Lara.
Only the very very best: i.e. Murali and Warne.
I'd back Tendulkar and Lara to do a far better job on those spinners than Richards would on the seamers, and that'd be the same even if I did think Richards was better than both Tendulkar and Lara (and I think both were superior to him).
Point being?
They'd fail far far more often than the top quality seamers would. Especially considering that many people consider Warne to be the greatest spin bowler ever, and he was pretty bad a lot of the times.
Nah, Kumble was several notches below Warne and Murali. Kumble for most of his career was totally dependant on pitch; even recently when he's been less so, conditions have still got the better of him plenty of times.