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Marshall Vs Ambrose
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BoyBrumby
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It's a call that I think ultimately comes down to personal preference. I really don't think it's as cut and dried as some of the earliest posters suggested.
Both absolutely in the very first rank of quicks and arguably as different bowlers as any geniuses with the "right arm fast" assignation can be. Marshall the magician who could make the ball sing the sweetest of melodies; Ambrose the metronome who dealt in tiny fractional variations.
I'd probably go for the big fella because I saw more of his pomp, but I could easily be swayed on another day when I'm not riddled with cold and feeling nostalgic.
Both absolutely in the very first rank of quicks and arguably as different bowlers as any geniuses with the "right arm fast" assignation can be. Marshall the magician who could make the ball sing the sweetest of melodies; Ambrose the metronome who dealt in tiny fractional variations.
I'd probably go for the big fella because I saw more of his pomp, but I could easily be swayed on another day when I'm not riddled with cold and feeling nostalgic.
flibbertyjibber
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Not as lame as when England tried to replace Botham with David Capel.
Burgey
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Did he really?
Burgey
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Ambrose was the bloke you'd hide behind the lounge when you were watching the game as he bowled his spell, because you just got the impression he could knock over a side at any given moment. I sort of didn't get that feeling with Marshall, mostly because I was cowering behind the lounge when any of their bowlers in hie era got the ball.
marc71178
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Sad thing is Capel probably wasn't the worst attempt they made at replacing him.
Slifer
International Captain
Not too sure about the flatter pitches but Amby arguably bowled vs better lineups (esp Australia) but I'd still give Macko the edge. Damn shame the current state of WI bowling.
Red
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And sort of felt he could do it at will if he wanted to, at least as a kid.
He could be a petulant ****er, but when he was on song I can't imagine any more fearsome bowler in world cricket ever.
silentstriker
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Ambrose made his debut quite late although he was playing first class cricket since the age of 21. The thing about Ambrose is that he never needed pace, he generated discomforting bounce to pick wickets, he was good enough to play cricket till the age of 40. Marshall was not that effective when he lost his pace.
watson
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Except that in his last year before retirement from Test cricket Marshall played 10 Tests and took 41 wickets at 21.43. His Strike Rate was 48.0
Not a bad way to finish.
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Unquestionably Mark Nicholas' finest hour.
ImpatientLime
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not much competition if we're being honest.
Zinzan
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His writing has always been good, just his commentary that gets all gooey & sickly at times.