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Botham vs Flintoff
- Thread starter sledger
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aussie
Hall of Fame Member
well my father the a die hard English fan who has seen Botham throughout his career & Freddie thinks, Flintoff can become better than Botham for these reasons:
- Firstly to him the fact that Freddie has counquered the best team in the world with both bat & ball, something beefy couldn't do even once during his great career says something...
- With regards to bowling, Freddie has evolved into more of a strike than botham were he maintains that throughout the innings, while beefy swung the new ball but later when the ball got older became a more a stock bowler. Add to that he reckons freddie is faster.
- Batting he reckons their strenghts are hard to compare, he speaks about a 6 Botham hit off lillee at OT during the 1981 series has the biggest hit he had ever sen in his life
, but he reckons Flintoff has a sounder technique. Ultimately pops feels freddie has to repeat & improve on these performaces in this series for the next 5 years & he'll better beefy in every aspect.
- Firstly to him the fact that Freddie has counquered the best team in the world with both bat & ball, something beefy couldn't do even once during his great career says something...
- With regards to bowling, Freddie has evolved into more of a strike than botham were he maintains that throughout the innings, while beefy swung the new ball but later when the ball got older became a more a stock bowler. Add to that he reckons freddie is faster.
- Batting he reckons their strenghts are hard to compare, he speaks about a 6 Botham hit off lillee at OT during the 1981 series has the biggest hit he had ever sen in his life
, but he reckons Flintoff has a sounder technique. Ultimately pops feels freddie has to repeat & improve on these performaces in this series for the next 5 years & he'll better beefy in every aspect.
Shounak
Banned
Flintoff will most probably end up the better cricketer..
Botham will end up the better personality.. I've only read stuff about him, sounds like the biggest champ ever. I don't care too much for the silent cricketer who puts on his whites, plays cricket and walks off. I like cricketers to show some personality on field..
Botham will end up the better personality.. I've only read stuff about him, sounds like the biggest champ ever. I don't care too much for the silent cricketer who puts on his whites, plays cricket and walks off. I like cricketers to show some personality on field..
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Certainly, if he keeps up this form and performs away from home (esp. in the subcontinent) with both bat and ball, then he can be better than Botham.
But honestly, I think most all rounders are better than the Botham I saw (I only saw him in 91 and 92)
But honestly, I think most all rounders are better than the Botham I saw (I only saw him in 91 and 92)
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Are you kidding me? Flintoff is the exact opposite. All the things Marc stated are examples of that. When he went up to Brett Lee after England won the 2nd test, it was one of the best moments of the Ashes. True sportsmanship.shounak said:
How about the joke he made when it was getting dark in the 5th test, and he asked for lights to be on the stumps so he could see what he was bowling at?
Did you even watch the Ashes?
Pedro Delgado
International Debutant
Swervy said:
It certainly wasn't the pitches.
C_C
International Captain
Swervy said:
Arguably apart from mid 70s to mid 80s period, the 90s was the strongest decade for bowling callibre, the pitches were far less tilted in favour of batsmen and cricket was in general more competitive. Today apart from Australia, rest are pretty much mediocre sides ( YES, including England and India) and i cant see any side apart from the modern aussies winning against teams such as RSA of the 90s, Pakistan of the 90s and Australia of the 90s/West Indies of the early 90s on a consistent basis.