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Batting Blockathon - Mission Impossible

subshakerz

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
subshakerz said:
What odds out of 10 would you give the following bats (Waugh, Border, ABD, Viv, Steve Smith, Lara, Tendulkar) to survive 50 overs on a worn out Day 5 old Trafford pitch with the below bowlers:

10 overs of McGrath (new ball)
10 overs of Steyn (five new ball, five old ball)
10 overs of Murali
10 overs of Garner
10 overs of Warne
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My odds:

Waugh 2.5/10 (question over him playing spin but he was very dogged)

Border 3/10 (same as Waugh but slightly better against spin)

ABD 3.5/10 (already shown capable of super patience and skill against any bowling)

Viv 2.5/10 (I don't think he has the patience and will likely hit out and lose his wicket after getting a fifty).

Smith 2.5/10 (great mental application but not as proven against these types of bowlers)

Tendulkar 3/10 (same as Smith but more experience against top bowling but not as proven at blockathon as ABD)

Lara 2.5/10 (likely struggles to survive against Steyn and Garner)
 
Migara

Migara

International Coach
subshakerz said:
You can see the dismissals yourself Tendulkar is mostly out attempting shots.
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And you would see that he rarely mistimes things in to places where there are no fielders. When he mistimes it, there is a fielder to catch it. That shows the dismissals were thought out, even though SRT is attacking.
 
subshakerz

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Migara said:
And you would see that he rarely mistimes things in to places where there are no fielders. When he mistimes it, there is a fielder to catch it. That shows the dismissals were thought out, even though SRT is attacking.
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Sure I stated as much, Tendulkar wasn't comfy attacking Murali. Blocking yes.
 
Himannv

Himannv

Hall of Fame Member
Tendulkar probably has the best chance of blocking out 300 deliveries of that kind of quality, but I think even he might eventually get out. Impossible task. I mean, a lot of them will just fall to McGrath before the spinners even get started.
 
Migara

Migara

International Coach
subshakerz said:
Sure I stated as much, Tendulkar wasn't comfy attacking Murali. Blocking yes.
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And it further gives and idea how astute Murali was as a tactician. Warne was lost when Tendulkar was attacking him.

And all the spinners were lost when Sehwag attacks thgem. Only Murali in 2001-5 period had some control over him as a spinner.
 
Thala_0710

Thala_0710

International Regular
subshakerz said:
My odds:

Waugh 2.5/10 (question over him playing spin but he was very dogged)

Border 3/10 (same as Waugh but slightly better against spin)

ABD 3.5/10 (already shown capable of super patience and skill against any bowling)

Viv 2.5/10 (I don't think he has the patience and will likely hit out and lose his wicket after getting a fifty).

Smith 2.5/10 (great mental application but not as proven against these types of bowlers)

Tendulkar 3/10 (same as Smith but more experience against top bowling but not as proven at blockathon as ABD)

Lara 2.5/10 (likely struggles to survive against Steyn and Garner)
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I'd go:
Waugh: 1.5 (1/10 based on skill and slight susceptibility to spin, but his doggedness gets him to 1.5)
Border: 1.3 (Slightly better skilled than Waugh to see this out, but I'd rather have Waugh in a backs to the wall situation than even Border)
Abd: 2.2/10 (Probably the most natural ability to play this out, but there are definitely some slight technical deficits which could get exposed)
Viv: 2/10 (The best chance to play out the seamers, but Murali and patience are definite concerns for me)
Smith: 2/10 (Slightly underwhelming against top quality bowling in his career overall, but on his day he definitely has a chance)
Tendulkar: 2.5/10 (The technical completeness gives him the advantage over others for me and if he can play out McGrath, he has a good chance imo)
Lara: 1.8/10 (Lara could bat long like no other guy in history, but Steyn and Garner would be pretty big challenges, McGrath is a slight concern too)
 
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subshakerz

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Thala_0710 said:
I'd go:
Waugh: 1.5 (1/10 based on skill and slight susceptibility to spin, but his doggedness gets him to 1.5)
Border: 1.3 (Slightly better skilled than Waugh to see this out, but I'd rather have Waugh in a backs to the wall situation than even Border)
Abd: 2.2/10 (Probably the most natural ability to play this out, but there are definitely some slight technical deficits which could get exposed)
Viv: 2/10 (The best chance to play out the seamers, but Murali and patience are definite concerns for me)
Smith: 2/10 (Slightly underwhelming against top quality bowling in his career overall, but on his day he definitely has a chance)
Tendulkar: 2.5/10 (The technical completeness gives him the advantage over others for me and if he can play out McGrath, he has a good chance imo)
Lara: 1.8/10 (Lara could bat long like no other guy in history, but Steyn and Garner would be pretty big challenges, McGrath is a slight concern too)
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Mostly agree that it will either be ABD or Tendulkar who have the best chance. I think Tendulkars biggest challenge would be Garner actually who could get one to lift unexpectedly.

Border over Waugh given Border playing a match saving role in WI in 84 with a 4th innings ton against an attack of Marshall, Garner and Daniel.
 
B

Bolo.

International Captain
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.
 
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