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James Anderson vs Glenn McGrath - Similarities and differences
- Thread starter masterawais
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Not by a big margin, but definitely in my eyes. Especially if you look from 2016 on to exclude rabadas horrible 1st series (statement was last few years, which this fits). Home and away, Rabada gives away an extra 25ish runs per test but takes an extra wicket, which is a great tradeoff. Away he takes an extra wicket and a half per test at a significantly lower average.
Andersons defensive channel bowling away is useful for when you can't generate wickets, but better to have someone who can force wickets.
sledger
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*Since Rabada's debut Anderson has achieved more career test wickets than any other pace bowler in history and has cemented his postion as an ATG.
harsh.ag
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Indeed
Coronis
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Never seen you so passionate about cricket before.
sledger
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I've never seen you before at all.
And you think this outweighs the fact that Rabada has taken more wickets in fewer tests off substantially fewer balls and is much better away from home?
Coronis
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Thats more like it.
Agricultural
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It's close. Anderson has kept it much tighter. Econ is a whole run lower. Makes it easier for the bowler at the other end even when Anderson isn't taking wickets. Rabada has a lower SR. Ideally you want them both in tandem. They are the best two seamers.
sledger
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Players from serious nations only please.
flibbertyjibber
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Worth considering that if Anderson had started his career on Jan 1 2010 he would have 416 @ 23.99 which means he would sit favourably just behind the greats like Steyn, Donald, Hadlee, McGrath, Waqar, Wasim and numerous Windies legends. That is some decade he is having and he like Broad was picked too early and played when he perhaps shouldn't have so has a poorer record than many because of it.
Daemon
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Doesn't precocious mean beyond your years?
Also Anderson is the 3rd most petulant cricketer in the world after Smith and Kohli.
Daemon
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Not really, if he started his career in 2010 he wouldn't have learnt how to bowl well so fast. The early part of his career made him who he is now.
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You can't just chop it down like that. Marshall was picked early with a few FC games under his belt too (pre 1980). It read only after 83' that he basically transformed into the greatest fast bowler of all time. You have to take into account that it takes time to settle into international cricket regardless. I do think he got picked too early and is better than his raw numbers but selecting a player's best period and comparing it to someone's whole career (without context) is unfair.
sledger
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Didn't you learn anything from Mary Poppins? FFS.
And yes, typical for the only list for Kohli to be top of is "being a dick".
Agricultural
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You are right. He was more making a point of how good Anderson has been this decade.