Allan Donald/Graeme Pollock vs Dale Steyn/AB De Villiers

[Johan]

Reckon majority agrees that Pollock>De Villiers but Steyn>Donald, which duo would you pick?

 

[Coronis]

Gonna go against the grain here. This is purely assuming adding them to an average team, I the the combo of an ATG bat and bowler would be more valuable. de Villiers being the Crowe to Steyn’s Hadlee, or Sanga to Steyn’s Murali. Bowler needs a total to bowl at.

 

[Johan]

Gonna go against the grain here. This is purely assuming adding them to an average team, I the the combo of an ATG bat and bowler would be more valuable. de Villiers being the Crowe to Steyn’s Hadlee, or Sanga to Steyn’s Murali. Bowler needs a total to bowl at.

Wouldn't Pollock outscore De Villiers tho?

 

[Coronis]

Wouldn't Pollock outscore De Villiers tho?

lol. I thought it was Shaun Pollock. Incoming seppuku.

 

[Thala_0710]

This was Graeme Pollock? Lol, thought it was Shaun too

 

[Johan]

lol. I thought it was Shaun Pollock. Incoming seppuku.

bruh lmao. Happens.

 

[Bolo.]

lol. I thought it was Shaun Pollock. Incoming seppuku.

Haha. Me too. I just deleted a post replying to you on the basis of it being Shaun.

 

[Johan]

This was Graeme Pollock? Lol, thought it was Shaun too

Haha. Me too. I just deleted a post replying to you on the basis of it being Shaun.

How did this even happen

Allan Donald/Graeme Pollock

 

[Thala_0710]

How did this even happen

At least for the younger members, when you say Pollock, I (and others) automatically think Shaun in our heads. Graeme might be better than Shaun, but he's older and not seen much by us, as opposed to Shaun who we saw play live, and hence Graeme's name comes to the mind later.

 

[Bolo.]

How did this even happen

Allan Donald/Graeme Pollock

We are all dumb?

Tough question to answer. I've got a lot of respect for Pollock as a bat in terms of what he accomplished in the opportunities he had. More than possibly any other modern bat, cos his test career was stellar, and and I rate what he did outside of tests more than what he did in them. But I really prefer to assess on test records, and I reckon I rate ABs test career ahead. 22 tests isn't enough.

 

[Coronis]

How did this even happen

Allan Donald/Graeme Pollock

Sometimes you know, easy to skip over the actual thread title. Seeing Pollock/Donald’s names together in a poll, can you blame me?

 

[Johan]

Sometimes you know, easy to skip over the actual thread title. Seeing Pollock/Donald’s names together in a poll, can you blame me?

Nah, can't.

 

[Dendarii]

At least for the younger members, when you say Pollock, I (and others) automatically think Shaun in our heads. Graeme might be better than Shaun, but he's older and not seen much by us, as opposed to Shaun who we saw play live, and hence Graeme's name comes to the mind later.

And Peter gets completely forgotten...