A reason he was a good selector.Richard said:Relatively good judge of cricketers.
He was a reasonably good selector, but nonetheless he played a part in some utter stupidity which has had examples given in other threads by myself and tec.Pratyush said:A reason he was a good selector.
As we do not sit in selection meetings how do you know he was a good selector or not when the decision is taken as a teamRichard said:He was a reasonably good selector,... but we'll never know as we don't sit in on selection meetings.
Never heard that one. Classic Benaudtwctopcat said:As Richie Benaud said, not a bad career for a cricketer who only had two shots.
That sounds unusually harsh to have come from Benords. Maybe Benaud was saying it in ironic sense to those critics of Border who said that about him? Because I can't imagine Benaud saying something like that about Border, particularly since it was so untrue. Border in his pomp was a fearsome player off the back-foot (pulls and cuts raced to the fence) and was an outstanding driver of the ball, especially through cover and mid-off. That in addition to the fact he was one of the best players of spin of his generation.As Richie Benaud said, not a bad career for a cricketer who only had two shots.
was a master at judging and playing according to the situation....captained australia at a most difficult phase in the 80s when chappell, lillee and marsh retired almost together....held the team together almost single-handedly for quite a while and the new generation of players(waugh, dean jones, taylor...) matured under his leadership....Top_Cat said:That sounds unusually harsh to have come from Benords. Maybe Benaud was saying it in ironic sense to those critics of Border who said that about him? Because I can't imagine Benaud saying something like that about Border, particularly since it was so untrue. Border in his pomp was a fearsome player off the back-foot (pulls and cuts raced to the fence) and was an outstanding driver of the ball, especially through cover and mid-off. That in addition to the fact he was one of the best players of spin of his generation.
I played in a charity match against Border when he was at or near his peak.twctopcat said:As Richie Benaud said, not a bad career for a cricketer who only had two shots.
Just in case anyone thought i was mocking the man believe me i wasn't, i hold him in the highest regard!!!social said:I played in a charity match against Border when he was at or near his peak.
Despite the inclusion of former test and state bowlers on our team, he was the star attraction.
The match was played on a relatively small ground but on an absolute green-top.
Batting first, we had the opposition 2 for nothing when Border came to the wicket.
Whilst the rest of the team struggled, he scored 117 off 52 balls (I remember those stats because of the quality of the innings) and, by my recollection, only mis-hit one delivery and did not have a slog until the ball that dismissed him.
Like some others (Steve Waugh, Boycott, etc), he could play all the shots but chose to refine his game to the extent that he only played those with the least risk. And thank god he did as he was a shining beacon in a sea of mediocrity for many years.
Australian cricket owes him far more than most.
Because of course as we all know it's quite forgiveable to nearly kill one of the members of your team.marc71178 said:As for the Jones incident - blown out of proportion by 1 forum member, why does that not surprise me.