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    Michael Atherton vs Rohit Sharma

    At his peak after 69 Tests Atherton averaged 192 balls faced per Test. Contrastly Rahul Dravid averaged 190 balls faced per Test over the course of his career. This stat could be dissected in many different ways but not bad going from a 1990s opener who played half his Tests in England.
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    Virat Kohli vs Jacques Kallis

    V. Kohli 2418 runs @ 96.72 (8 Oct 2016 - 22 Nov 2019) in India. Since then 586 runs @ 34.47 including 186 on a flat dead wicket against Australia.
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    Steve Smith vs Ricky Ponting

    Geoff Boycott dissects Steve Smith's technique as a top order batsman in 2015: "He's not a number 3 against the moving ball".
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    Steve Smith vs Ricky Ponting

    Best 20 Test stretches at home D. Bradman 2979 runs @ 106.39 (16 Jan 1931 - 1 Jan 1947) R. Ponting 2934 runs @ 97.80 (17 Oct 2003 - 1 Dec 2006) S. Smith 2521 runs @ 96.96 (9 Dec 2014 - 26 Dec 2017) V. Kohli 2418 runs @ 96.72 (8 Oct 2016 - 22 Nov 2019) J. Kallis 2204 runs @ 88.16 (15 Mar 2002 -...
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    Steve Smith vs Ricky Ponting

    Random crazy Smith stat was that from the final Ashes Test in 2015 to the 4th Ashes Test in 2019, Smith played 9 Tests vs Stuart Broad and scored 1500 runs @ 136 with 7 hundreds. Just absolute domination of England. They had no answer.
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    What would be the makeup of your ideal XI?

    1. Rock solid defensive accumulator 2. Classic dashing strokemaker 3. Stodgy, tough man-of-crisis 4. Classic dashing strokemaker 5. Unorthodox risk-taking master blaster 6. Safe keeper, regular good bat 7. Pace bowling all-rounder 8. Classic wrist spinner 9. Classic new ball looping swing and...
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    ***Official***Match #39- Australia vs Afghanistan - November 7th - Wankhede, Mumbai (D/N)

    Lol don't worry, eh?
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    Who is the greatest test spinner of all time?

    Doesn't matter if you were there or not, the ball was not biting, spitting or turning sharply during that Sehwag innings as he could clearly play through the line of the ball without getting to the pitch of it. The Indian batsmen struggled not because of the pitch but because they had a hard...
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    Who is the greatest test spinner of all time?

    Just because Harbhajan took 10fer doesn't mean it was a dustbowl. You can tell it was a good pitch to bat on because Sehwag was able to run down the pitch, not get to the pitch of the ball and still be able to hit through the line of the ball. You can't really get away with doing that on a...
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    Who is the greatest test spinner of all time?

    That pitch wasn't a dustbowl. India's batters struggled to pick up Mendis. Murali performed poorly in that match. Sehwag scored his first 100 runs in that innings in 30 overs and 18 of those overs were bowled by Vaas and Kulasekara.
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    Shivnarine Chanderpaul vs Andy Flower

    Both left handed, lower middle order batsmen and that played similar roles for their sides. Both averaged low 40's for most of the earlier parts of their careers with massive peaks towards the ends of their careers. Andy Flower gets a lot of credit for averaging 50 in a weak side but...
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    How should pre-WSC cricketers be judged?

    Ponting batted without a helmet against Pakistan and got hit on the left chin area at 140kph. Nasty stuff.
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    How should pre-WSC cricketers be judged?

    Motorcycle helmets were invented in 1914. Pretty crazy it wasn't until several decades later before someone had the idea of wearing one out to bat.
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    Rate these Aussie sides for All-time

    Australia didn't whitewash South Africa in South Africa in 2002.
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    Marnus Labuschagne on course to be Australia greatest test match batsman

    ICC Ratings factors in quality of opposition, quality of bowlers and how high scoring the Tests are. It highlights how impressive their average performance is and how much they stand out compared to everyone else in the games they play in. One of the ways you can get a better metric is if you...
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    Marnus Labuschagne on course to be Australia greatest test match batsman

    Kohli had a 3 year rough trott and is still ranked 24th
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    Marnus Labuschagne on course to be Australia greatest test match batsman

    Marnus currently has the second highest average ICC Batting Rating of all time. http://www.lanefarm.plus.com/cricket/ratings/batting.htm Ranking Name Tm Batting Rating 1 Don Bradman Aus 951.4 2 Marnus Labuschagne Aus 907.8 3 Steven (SPD) Smith Aus 858.8 4 Everton Weekes...
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    *Official* Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2022/23

    NZ can't win the Test championship. If the Test results in a draw it is still a series victory for NZ. Let him go for 400.
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    Australia 2002 vs West Indies 1984

    What is the simulation on?
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    Australia 2002 vs West Indies 1984

    Because Brian Lara isn't playing.

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