Brett Lee Making History

[Batista1]

after the 3rd final against Sri Lanka he became only the 10th bowler in the history of cricket to take more then 700 international wickets

 

[BoyBrumby]

I find this depressing for at least two reasons:

1) The usual slight feeling of "he's good, but not that good" that lingers when second or third tier talents like him or Harbhajan achieve a milestone that some immortals didn't.

2) The adding of all international wickets and runs together regardless of format is the work of Beelzeub.

 

[Spikey]

shut it ****

 

[Spikey]

lee's 12 away from breaking McGrath's Aus' ODI wickets record. could be a pretty good poll. i'm going with lee.

 

[stephen]

Lee has always been an ATG ODI bowler. It's only at test level that he was inferior to other greats. I have no problem with him getting this record. It's a huge testament to his fitness and work ethic that he was able to be so quick and dangerous (at least at ODI level) for so long.

 

[Crazy Sam]

I agree. I never would've thought that Lee would last this long which is a credit to him. He's now our last ODI player left from the Steve Waugh era I think - in fact, even from the 2003 WC?

 

[Batista1]

if Steve Waugh didnt say to Lee 'i want you to scare batsmen with your speed so bowl bouncers and then a yorker every now and again' he could of been a much better bowler at test level.

but i still think he was alot better then some people give him credit for

 

[BoyBrumby]

shut it ****

You blow your father with that mouth?

Lee's putative ATG status as an ODI bowler notwithstanding, at his best he was a good to very good test bowler, but the enthusiastic reporting of cricketers passing/nearing these landmarks that none of us even knew existed & one suspects have been invented for the occasion (Sachin's 100th international 100, etc) is likely to devalue actual landmarks.

 

[Furball]

You blow your father with that mouth?

Lee's putative ATG status as an ODI bowler notwithstanding, at his best he was a good to very good test bowler, but the enthusiastic reporting of cricketers passing/nearing these landmarks that none of us even knew existed & one suspects have been invented for the occasion (Sachin's 100th international 100, etc) is likely to devalue actual landmarks.

I thought that was the point of the OP

 

[smash84]

 

[cricdude]

not a "Great" by any means, but atleast he is the most Liked Australian cricketer in india , some others are ****

 

[G.I.Joe]

You blow your father with that mouth?

Lee's putative ATG status as an ODI bowler notwithstanding, at his best he was a good to very good test bowler, but the enthusiastic reporting of cricketers passing/nearing these landmarks that none of us even knew existed & one suspects have been invented for the occasion (Sachin's 100th international 100, etc) is likely to devalue actual landmarks.

Only didn't exist because no one got there until recent times, ftr. People have been adding up Sachin's tally of hundreds long before he was anywhere near 100 anyway.

 

[Spikey]

i mean, people made a fuss about Bradman's 100 FC century.........

 

[benchmark00]

i mean, people made a fuss about Bradman's 100 FC century.........

I think Burgey made a thread on it when he passed the mark.

 

[G.I.Joe]

i mean, people made a fuss about Bradman's 100 FC century.........

Quite a bit of fuss re: Hobbs' 199/200 FC centuries tbh.

 

[Furball]

Quite a bit of fuss re: Hobbs' 199/200 FC centuries tbh.

Wasn't the fuss with Hobbs over whether he's made 197 or 199?

 

[Spikey]

i'm against the recording of all stats ftr.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Wasn't the fuss with Hobbs over whether he's made 197 or 199?

Yeah, you're right. The fact that I didn't get it right only goes to prove my point. Or something

 

[G.I.Joe]

I mean, I'm already excited about Kohli's current tally of 10 International hundreds.

 

[Jono]

Yeah the countdown to 100 is on. Will get there before Sachin.