James Anderson vs Courtney Walsh

[PlayerComparisons]

What reason is there for rating Anderson higher? Walsh was better in all conditions and also had more impressive longevity/workloads.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

What reason is there for rating Anderson higher?

English exceptionalism

 

[Johan]

What reason is there for rating Anderson higher? Walsh was better in all conditions and also had more impressive longevity/workloads.

Walsh's away record is legit better than I remember, it's actually exceptional outside Australia, switching back

 

[subshakerz]

What reason is there for rating Anderson higher? Walsh was better in all conditions and also had more impressive longevity/workloads.

Anderson still played 50 more intl games as a pacer so that can account for some stat difference.

Anderson had a tougher bowling era therefore their overall numbers should be seen as closer. In fact Anderson still ended up with a better SR interestingly.

We make that adjustment for Steyn, why not Anderson?

Walsh had far better bowling support to hide behind for half of his career.

Also Anderson had a key role in more victories in series and tests than Walsh, at least that I remember.

 

[subshakerz]

Also everyone is obsessed with Walsh away but the flip side is that Walsh at home was slightly sub world class level whereas Anderson at home was a bit better, and it's not like he had greentops served to him everytime.

 

[BazBall21]

English exceptionalism

Currently 17-5 Walsh with I think only one Anderson voter coming from England. A great example of evil English supremacy.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

2 English voters I think

 

[BazBall21]

Walsh always wins this one comfortably which I endorse. Away from here, I know people who rate Anderson above Walsh despite hating England almost as much as Fuller does. Thus, to suggest anyone who has that opinion is a parochial England fan is probably a reach.

 

[Johan]

Shortpitched, Centurymaker and L&L aren't english, FBU is and Idk what Ataraxia is

 

[BazBall21]

I thought Ataraxia was an NZ fan. Could be wrong. Could be a joke/satire vote but if that's the case, a margin of 17-4 would emphasise my point that this is a pretty hopeless example of English supremacy attitudes at play.

 

[ataraxia]

Shortpitched, Centurymaker and L&L aren't english, FBU is and Idk what Ataraxia is

I'm human. Definitely.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Pretty sure L&L is English but could be wrong

 

[BazBall21]

Subs is a Pakistan fan

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Subs is a Pakistan fan

Nah he supports India

 

[BazBall21]

Nah he supports India

Haha

 

[Johan]

Nah he supports India

hilarious

 

[Johan]

Hm, Subs's Ashwin vs PC's Root would be a good thread.

 

[subshakerz]

Walsh's away record is legit better than I remember, it's actually exceptional outside Australia, switching back

I switched my vote to Anderson.

 

[Johan]

I switched my vote to Anderson.

inb4 you get English bias allegations

 

[Coronis]

Idk what Ataraxia is

I thought he was Greek

Could be a joke/satire vote

iirc he also voted Anderson in the last couple of polls