I edited that. Fair point for 1977. But my other points stand: including the variety of challenges of Viv, no poor attacks to bash or the abundance of flat tracks at home. Plus yeah, the SR factor. Anyways Smith has a crazy peak too, and demonstrated the highest quality of batsmenship in series like 2017 Ind
If the rate of scoring cheap tons against mostly moderate to poor attacks is the standard, then you can find others who similarly lined their pockets. Hayden scored 19 tons in around 40 tests between 2001 to 2004, Ponting 21 tons in around 40 tests between 2003 to 2007. It doesn't mean that much.
You obviously have an issue with me, but that's not my problem, and you're free to join the line.
If there's a line perhaps you're the one at fault.
This is something you parrot without even bothering to look into. Most teams Smith faced in the 2014-2019 peak had good to great attacks.
Which was the great attack? SA 2014 and India 2017 sure. Not the rest.
Except I used the word moderate, not mediocre. Fair, I should have classified what I meant by moderate but we agree Viv faced more quality and tougher pitches.
Looks like you made the same mistake you accused me of.
Well no, because he actually pointed out which were good and bad attacks. You on the other hand only ever give names and expect people to believe that one name = good attack. You rarely ever actually give numbers/records across series and time period to show exactly how good the attacks were.
Except when I give you numbers in the other thread which you ignore.
The 2017 series stats are at least slightly over rated, he played well at Pune in second innings with almost zero pressure & 6-7 dropped catches. The hundred at Ranchi was on a pancake of a wicket where India could've potentially batted all 5 days - if they batted first. Dharamshala hundred was good but again batting first. In terms of actual "conditions" only the Pune hundred was on a dicy track, even that was with a lot of chances & massive first innings lead, so virtually no pressure.
You didn't give numbers in the proper context unlike me. How am I supposed to take it seriously? You also ignore other players' numbers simply to avoid answering my points. Stop being so hypocritical.
They were challenging for both, I guess that's hard to grasp.
He won't do it because he'd have to go through the 2002-03 period of Ponting's peak when it was nothing but absolute dross he was being served up to bash.
Which numbers did I avoid?
I have conceded this point already so why go through it?
I still give him credit for that as an ATG series.
Well if you want to sure, the 2019 Eng series was however a once in a lifetime event! Purely in terms of conditions & the rest of Oz lineup, barring Marnus, as that's arguably the best batting I've come across the last 30 odd years especially away from home.
You can nitpick every single series like this if we're really righting off hundreds for having luck or being in the first innings. Point is, that series was pretty low scoring. Only Smith, Pujara and Rahul scored any substantial runs. No one else even managed to average 40.
The ones I posted/referenced? Do I have to teach you how to read now?