smash84
The Tiger King
errr....No. There are some things that Tendulkar can't match. Like getting a pair on return
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Glenn Mcgrath or Malcolm Marshall?
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It wan't just any pair, a king pair to booterrr....No. There are some things that Tendulkar can't match. Like getting a pair on return
smash84
The Tiger King
haha.....dude see the below posts for some of the answers
What like average below 30 in ENG, NZ & SA?
What, gets out cheaply on tours of England?
Ruckus
International Captain
Didn't he say that about Lillee and McGrath, not Marshall and McGrath?
smash84
The Tiger King
haha.....tbf Chappell had said this in comparison of McGrath and Lillee and I thought it fit here better
haha....yeah I forgot to add the word KING. Read somewhere (probably on this forum) only 3 openers in history have managed this? Not sure how true this is but I am sure this is something Tendulkar will find hard to matchIt wan't just any pair, a king pair to boot
smash84
The Tiger King
haha....you beat me to it before I had a chance to clear it out
smash84
The Tiger King
he makes crap statements but some of his statements make sense. The one that I mentioned was fitting in quite beautifully here
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
exactly the reason i had in mind.Marshall was entertaining and a good bowler. McGrath was a good bowler but boring so the former for me
Jacknife
International Captain
Agree, Marshall is imo the best bowler I have ever seen and a much as I rate McGrath, Marshall is better.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Don't understand these comments at all. I personally believe that at his peak, for five or six years around 1983-89, Malcolm Marshall was the greatest fast bowler there has ever been. But if anyone gives him a hell of run for his money it's McGrath - and saying that either of these blokes is a whole lot better than the other one is ridiculous to me.
kyear2
Cricketer Of The Year
Marshall to me is better. But that being said, for me Mcgrath is No. 2. They are both tremendous bowlers, but if I were starting a team from scratch, give me Marshall first. Agression, speed, swing bounce, he had it all. But also imagine that with the accuratcy, persistence and seam of Mcgrath and you have start of your dream attack.
Slifer
International Captain
Dang, I really thought that we could avoid this comparison. Both IMO r easily in the top dozen or so who could be considered the greatest fast bowler of all time. MM is just so complete a bowler in every which way thats y I would give him the edge. He had out/in swing, nasty bouncers, off/leg cutters. I dont need to remind ne one of his record. Mcgrath probably bowled in a tougher era BUT I honestly believe if MM had played in the same era he would have been just as successful (see Dale Steyn) and even more so!!
flibbertyjibber
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On what I have seen I totally agree. McGrath is being made out to be like Andrew Caddick by some on here which is totally wrong. Both were superb but Marshall was just a bit better, no slight on McGrath though.
Vijay.Sharma
School Boy/Girl Captain
I actually remember this as a comparison Chappell drew between Lindwall and McGrath and the discussion was about an all time Aussie XI. IC said he would go with Lillee and Lindwall as his main bowlers and not McGrath coz Lindwall did everything that McGrath could just that he did it 10 kph quicker.haha.....tbf Chappell had said this in comparison of McGrath and Lillee and I thought it fit here better
Of course he also said the same thing in the context of differentiating between Lillee and McGrath
Vijay.Sharma
School Boy/Girl Captain
I'd go with Marshall and Hadlee. In an all time test XI my fast bowlers would be Marshall, Hadlee and Wasim.
Cricketismylife
U19 12th Man
Complete nonsense to say Marshall could do everything Mcgrath could do, seeing as Mcgrath was about 6 inches taller and could extract that steep bounce from a good length. They were different types of bowlers but both all time greats in my book. Also I dont take everything Ian Chappell says seriously, he often tries to make obvious observations sound especially clever, or just says something inane.
Assuming we are referring to test matches, I think they are pretty much equal. Instinctively I would go for Marshall, but I think taking into account the fact that Mcgrath played quite a few more tests and hence took more wickets, this is equal. I cant choose one over the other. Both contenders for the greatest bowler ever...
Assuming we are referring to test matches, I think they are pretty much equal. Instinctively I would go for Marshall, but I think taking into account the fact that Mcgrath played quite a few more tests and hence took more wickets, this is equal. I cant choose one over the other. Both contenders for the greatest bowler ever...
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