Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Which one was the better bowler:
2003-2009
2010-2013
2014-2017
2003-2009
2010-2013
2014-2017
This **** confuses me. Not what you wrote - but the fact of what you wrote. I don't rate all those 2000 players because I believe their bowling challenge was turds. Yet I feel the bowlers now are worse than then. I just can't figure it out, except to lament the death of test cricket. That is all it can be. Bowlers are crapper, but batsmen are crapper again, all of them messed up by short form cricket and intentHow crap do batting line-ups look these days compared to the mid-2000s?
back then it seemed every side had 3-4 superstars and the rest were pretty good, these days most teams have 3-4 hackfrauds and if they're lucky 1-2 genuine quality players
Bowlers are better nowThis **** confuses me. Not what you wrote - but the fact of what you wrote. I don't rate all those 2000 players because I believe their bowling challenge was turds. Yet I feel the bowlers now are worse than then. I just can't figure it out, except to lament the death of test cricket. That is all it can be. Bowlers are crapper, but batsmen are crapper again, all of them messed up by short form cricket and intent
Jimmy Anderson 2010-2013; 192 wickets @ 27.34 SR 58.00This is genuinely interesting because without knowing the specific stats, I would have said 2010-2013 hands down.
It wasn't very long ago at all that I was very confident in saying that Broad had overtaken him, and I feel his performances haven't been that amazing since then that his last period would be ranked above his 2010-2013 period, where IMO he was the clear standout bowler in the world not named Dale Steyn (which says very little, given that Steyn at that time was bowling himself into a potential ATG XI spot)
2003-09Follow up question: which was the most hot?
Pulling for current day Jimmy. He's ageing like the finest vino.
I dunno, that includes red hair Jimmy. Was still working off the baby face.2003-09