I'm talking about winning series not just test. The SA quicks who did the most damage during that series. Another example would be Windies 83/84
It is fairly unanimous that Saqlain in 99 was the only spinner to really dominant IND at home, given the common wisdom that off-spinners tend to do better than leg-spinners/wrist spinners in IND. So this is irrelevant example to how Warne or even Murali performaned in IND.
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This series was drawn, again we talking about series win in IND when they where a force at home.
If not we would have to include Shaul Udal @ Mumbai 06 as well when ENG drew 1-1 7 even then it was the ENG seamers (Hoggard & Flintoff) who did the most damage.
It is P-O-O-R, even Jason Krejza has a better bowling average than that in India.
Oh we judging players now based on ONLY test performances. Well if thats the pace Andy Gaunteume is the greatest batsman of all time since he averages more than Bradman based on one test.
Warne was backed by a great pace attack, Tendulkar injured and out of form, Dysfunctional Indian team torn by internal politics and he still couldn't manage a decent average.
You bringing up this nonsense that the Indian team was disfunctional blah blah. That didn't stop McGrath/Dizzy/Kasper from owning, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly. Yuvraj & Sehwag to a level (although he was best IND batsman of the series) technically. Thats why IND lost - no other reason.
As i said before the only thing "disfunctional" that i remember occuring was before the Nagpur test, when Ganguly & the groudsman had some altercation, but thats about it.
Only Tendy gets an excuse for being out of form due to his tennis elbow woes. But its not as if a fully fit Tendy would have stopped AUS from winning, he may have stood up like he usually did, but the McGrath/Dizzy/Kasper would have still faield the rest.
In 1998 Gavin Robertson performed better than Warne. And surprise surprise, Gavin diddn't have much support either.
WTF. Are you out of your mind, dont get ridiculous. Both of them where
equally smoked in that series, i dont know what i god's name you where watching. Warne's spell in the first innings of the 1st test was the best bowling between him & Robertson that series.
As for lone ranger in Ashes 2005, England won two matches Mcgrath Didn't play.
WTFFF Excuse me??
. Sir McGrath after the 1st test @ Lord's was never reached back 100% after that injury he suffered before the 2nd test.
Lee was excellent some days, utter garbage on others.
Gillespie was trash
Kasper was poor
Tait young raw not very effective
Warne was the ONLY bowler who maintained CONSISTENT pressure for AUS in every innings of every test after Lord's.
Clearly you didn't watch the Ashes, if i have to explain this to you.
Finally i dont think you understood the comparison i drew between him being a lone ranger in 98 & 2005.
In IND 98 with no proper fast-bowlers to deal witht he IND openers, Warne on many occassions would come into bowl with openers already set. When ideally for him any spinner they would want to come into with the middle-order exposed with 2-3 wickets down.
The Indian batsmen given how excellent they where againts spin, Warne was incapable of dragging things back for AUS - thus he was smoked.
We compare that to what happened in 2005 Ashes. Many times Trescothick/Strauss got ENG off to superb starts againts inconsitent/crap new ball bowling. But Warne this time was able to drag things back since ENG unlike IND always where vulnerable to spin. Thus he single handed kept ENG batsmen in check with no consistent support.
Are you following me here uncle??
. I'm not sure what you mean here. Why are you talking about a IND vs PAK test in a quote i made about the 2000 IND vs SA series?
