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Rank these three ATG left armers
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Mitchell Starc vs Neil Wagner vs Mitchell Johnson
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Loved Wagz
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Moooo
Wagner sandwiched between two Mitchells
Coronis
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What’s funny? Are they not all left armers?
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Bijed
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I don't actually know which one I rate highest overall (though Johnson is my favourite of the three for pure entertainment). Starc and Wagner are both easier to fit into a team than Johnson, though - as insane as his best could be, his off-days were frequent and bad enough to legitimately see as a risk not worth taking if existing team balance wouldn't be particularly conducive to covering for a bad performance.
This is why i like Wagner particularly. He's a specialist old ball quick which means he's not in competition with most other quicks for a new ball spot.
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It said Test bowlers. If ODI was included it would be Starc then distance.
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MJ was a solid odi bowler iirc.
Yeah he was good but not really close to Starc
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Think it'd depend on the circumstances.
I'd take Johnson if I had an ATG attack around him which would cover for his off-days and would just allow him to go full throttle on the opposition. If I had a gun new ball pairing but lacked a good spinner (or old ball bowler) then I'd pick Wagner due to his ability to bowl long, hostile spells that can give a point of difference. Starc might be the best option if I had to pick an attack from scratch but his meh record against the best concerns me.
I'd take Johnson if I had an ATG attack around him which would cover for his off-days and would just allow him to go full throttle on the opposition. If I had a gun new ball pairing but lacked a good spinner (or old ball bowler) then I'd pick Wagner due to his ability to bowl long, hostile spells that can give a point of difference. Starc might be the best option if I had to pick an attack from scratch but his meh record against the best concerns me.