Batting Blockathon - Mission Impossible

[capt_Luffy]

All of these guys are sub 1/10. Do the people giving them numbers above one expect that if they did tried this 10 times, that's how many times they would successfully face 300 balls, or do the numbers mean something different? Cos 300 is a lot. Without looking it up, I suspect most of these guys have only faced that many a couple of times in their entire careers, and that against normal attacks.

Yeah agreed. 2 or 3 times in 1000 looks much more believable

 

[subshakerz]

All of these guys are sub 1/10. Do the people giving them numbers above one expect that if they did tried this 10 times, that's how many times they would successfully face 300 balls, or do the numbers mean something different? Cos 300 is a lot. Without looking it up, I suspect most of these guys have only faced that many a couple of times in their entire careers, and that against normal attacks.

ABD survived nearly 300 balls on a spicy pitch against Ashwin Jadeja.

 

[subshakerz]

Only an idiot will continue to think he has a problems to pace, yes.....

Relative to ATG standards he was slightly underwhelming. Don't go overboard.

 

[Thala_0710]

All of these guys are sub 1/10. Do the people giving them numbers above one expect that if they did tried this 10 times, that's how many times they would successfully face 300 balls, or do the numbers mean something different? Cos 300 is a lot. Without looking it up, I suspect most of these guys have only faced that many a couple of times in their entire careers, and that against normal attacks.

In their playing careers though they weren't just trying to block them off for 50 overs though. The primary objective there was run scoring, here it is survival

 

[subshakerz]

In their playing careers though they weren't just trying to block them off for 50 overs though. The primary objective there was run scoring, here it is survival

Yes. They rarely had to block out a draw. Tendulkar did a bit against SA in 2011 last day of the series. Lara had a match saving ton against India in 2005. ABD did it several times. It's a pure endurance game but I think odds of 20 or 30 percent are fair.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Relative to ATG standards he was slightly underwhelming. Don't go overboard.

Lol he wasn't. It's only your fantasy.

 

[Thala_0710]

Maybe a bit lower than 20-30 would be fine but 2,3/1000 seems too low tbh. If survival is what they're going for I'll bet good money on Sachin doing it 1/10 times at the very least.

 

[subshakerz]

Lol he wasn't. It's only your fantasy.

Against the WI quartet mixed record, no real series success against Lillee and Hadlee. Great against Imran. Mostly ordinary in England. That's his summary.

 

[Coronis]

ABD survived nearly 300 balls on a spicy pitch against Ashwin Jadeja.

Which is still nothing compared to this attack.

All of these guys are sub 1/10. Do the people giving them numbers above one expect that if they did tried this 10 times, that's how many times they would successfully face 300 balls, or do the numbers mean something different? Cos 300 is a lot. Without looking it up, I suspect most of these guys have only faced that many a couple of times in their entire careers, and that against normal attacks.

Yeah its a ridiculous question especially given the apparent state of the pitch.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Against the WI quartet mixed record, no real series success against Lillee and Hadlee. Great against Imran. Mostly ordinary in England. That's his summary.

2 Great Series, arguably ATG, vs WI top tier pace attacks. One mid.
Got out to Lillee once legally in Tests, averages 39 vs Hadlee.
ATG vs Imran
Averages 40 in England including an ATG Series.
3 Tons to Thomson in fast Australian pitches the same Series.


So underwhelming......

 

[capt_Luffy]

Maybe a bit lower than 20-30 would be fine but 2,3/1000 seems too low tbh. If survival is what they're going for I'll bet good money on Sachin doing it 1/10 times at the very least.

I honestly can't see that happening. At most I can see like once in a hundred.

 

[Coronis]

Ok that's fair. But did fairly well at home against Warne.

Not commenting on the underlying Waugh vs spin opinion. But this is an awful way to assume someone’s quality against spin. Everyone did well domestically against Warne.

 

[sledger]

I'd probably fancy Dravid over all of the batters named in the op. But I doubt he'd have much chance either.

 

[Johan]

Not commenting on the underlying Waugh vs spin opinion. But this is an awful way to assume someone’s quality against spin. Everyone did well domestically against Warne.

I do remember reading somewhere that Warne and McGrath weren't that effective in FC, by 90s and 00s FC in general had also lost much of its relevance.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Kallis

 

[Johan]

Dexter

 

[subshakerz]

Which is still nothing compared to this attack.



Yeah its a ridiculous question especially given the apparent state of the pitch.

Perhaps next time it should just be phrased as who lasts the longest.

 

[subshakerz]

2 Great Series, arguably ATG, vs WI top tier pace attacks. One mid.
Got out to Lillee once legally in Tests, averages 39 vs Hadlee.
ATG vs Imran
Averages 40 in England including an ATG Series.
3 Tons to Thomson in fast Australian pitches the same Series.


So underwhelming......

Yeah we have discussed already and I don't want to go again about how you embellish his record a tad.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Yeah we have discussed already and I don't want to go again about how you embellish his record a tad.

I don't LoL. You literally said Miandad had a better away record than him. That's embellishment.

 

[Coronis]

innings played by these guys with 300+ deliveries

Border - 11/265
Tendulkar - 11/329
Waugh - 9/260
Smith - 8/206
Lara - 7/232
de Villiers - 4/191
Richards - 2/182

Only 5 of these were made in a team’s second innings, 4 by Border, one by Lara. This includes an effort against Hadlee in his famous 85/86 series, an innings against Botham and Willis in the 81 Ashes. Best attack faced in one of these efforts is also likely Lara or Border. Based on this Border has the best chance, though its still a very slim one.