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Think so too with possibly swapping Taylor and Martyn, but the former is a Liberal so he gets nothing from me.Boon
Martyn
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M Waugh
Slater
Think so too with possibly swapping Taylor and Martyn, but the former is a Liberal so he gets nothing from me.Boon
Martyn
Taylor
M Waugh
Slater
Sure, that just feels like very much a "swings and roundabouts" "6 of one and half a dozen of the other" etc type argument to me. If Harmison was that much worse at his worst and still ended up with superior output then his best must have been that much better.I think Harmison ends up being downgraded by some because his poor was very poor - at least with Flintoff you had a good idea what you got, and even on the days he didn't take wickets he seemed a threat and would hold his end up.
What about these 5 useful Test bowling allrounders, all from approximately the same era?Today's five are batsmen
Mark Waugh (8029 runs at 41.81)
Mark Taylor (7525 at 43.49)
David Boon (7422 at 43.65)
Michael Slater (5312 at 42.83)
Damien Martyn (4406 at 46.37)
Nash's batting average did push out in his last couple of years with a couple of big unbeaten 50s, but for the majority of his batting career he averaged around 20 IIRC.I'm surprised Nash's batting average is so high. Always thought of him as a useful tailender rather than an allrounder.
Awesome bowler though; ran through us like a castor oil curry in 94. Martyr to injuries though, wasn't he?
&, despite the statistical evidence to the contrary, White was really a batting allrounder. Played mostly at six and (when Stewart had the gloves) seven. Sent it down at a fair old clip though; laziest run up for a 90mph bowler I've ever seen. No wonder his back was a disaster area, really.
Actually Lewis and Tudor had their fair share of injuries too, both real and imagined in their cases. The Staffordshire boy by far the most robust of the quintet. One of the all time great appealers too, was Corky. Never die wondering, would our Dom.
Anyhoo:
Nash
Cork
White
Lewis
Tudor
Martyn's series in Sri Lanka and India, leading us to winning series, is what elevates him for me.It's tempting to have Martyn first, because he was a joy to watch, but he did play in a very batsman friendly era, was surrounded by world class talent and didn't really establish himself until the Windies and Pakistani big beasts were on the way out.
& There was very serious talk about Tubby being dropped before the 1997 Ashes (from memory Chappelli was typically vociferous) as he'd gone 20-ish tests without a ton. If he wasn't the skipper I think the selectors might've pulled the plug.
I'm probably biased because he is l'homme Australis in excelsis, but Boonie did an awful lot of heavy lifting in his teams, so he gets the nod.
Boon
Martyn
Waugh jr.
Slater
Taylor
ne of the all time great appealers too, was Corky. Never die wondering, would our Dom.
It's up there with "one of the soberist Irishmen" or "one of Saudi Arabia ' s premier downhill skiers" as accolades go.Haha, just did a quick Google search and discovered he now runs his own coaching company. His website describes him as "One of the most intimidating English fast bowlers of his generation".