The Kane Williamson Average Watch thread

[Zinzan]

Also what happened to kiwivictor?

Apparently smoked too much weed & forgot his username

 

[ashley bach]

Bring back Blocky, at least for this thread.

 

[Daemon]

Hahaha

This really ranks up there as one of the worst calls on CW.

It was already pretty obvious (if not a well established fact) at the time that Smith was actually good.

 

[Daemon]

I didn't rate Root, Smith or Kane too much a few years ago and didn't think any of them would do much. I feel stupid.

haha stupid

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

This really ranks up there as one of the worst calls on CW.

Hey guys what's going on

 

[honestbharani]

Seems like I was thinking

KW > Root = Smith > Virat.


I think as they are entering the last few years of their careers, I rate them right now in this order:

Smith > Root > Virat = KW


Not very long ago, I felt Smith and Root (and/or KW) would be the Lara and Sachin of this generation with Virat being the Ponting. Kinda sad that it looks like one of KW or Virat will end up being the Dravid and the other being the Ponting.

 

[Athlai]

Seems like I was thinking

KW > Root = Smith > Virat.


I think as they are entering the last few years of their careers, I rate them right now in this order:

Smith > Root > Virat = KW

Went from wrong to wrong.

 

[ZK$]

Kohli is finished. Root will struggle to score runs under the Bazball setup imo. Williamson is about to enter his peak.

 

[ashley bach]

Kohli's finished? Got the feeling he's about to kick again. Hope you're on the money with K.W, but sounds a bit hopeful.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Seems like I was thinking

KW > Root = Smith > Virat.


I think as they are entering the last few years of their careers, I rate them right now in this order:

Smith > Root > Virat = KW


Not very long ago, I felt Smith and Root (and/or KW) would be the Lara and Sachin of this generation with Virat being the Ponting. Kinda sad that it looks like one of KW or Virat will end up being the Dravid and the other being the Ponting.

I thought you'd put Root at no 1 - only one with a test 5-fer.

 

[Athlai]

Hoping for big things from Kane and Conway in the next 4 home tests

 

[Zinzan]

Seems like I was thinking

KW > Root = Smith > Virat.


I think as they are entering the last few years of their careers, I rate them right now in this order:

Smith > Root > Virat = KW

Assuming you're talking Tests, agree with that.

I've you're talking across all forms, it's probably;

Kohli>Root=Smith>KW

 

[Athlai]

Wtf Zinzan

 

[Zinzan]

To complete the breakdown;

ODIs Kohli > Root > Smith > KW

T20s Kohli > Root> Smith >>>>>> KW

 

[Coronis]

This really ranks up there as one of the worst calls on CW.

It was already pretty obvious (if not a well established fact) at the time that Smith was actually good.

There’s a surprising amount of others in the thread too rating Smith 3rd/4th.

ftr, this is what they looked at the original conclusion of this thread

Williamson 56 tests, 4648 @ 49.44 (14 tons)
Root 52 tests, 4500 @ 52.94 (11 tons)
Smith 47 tests, 4311 @ 57.48 (15 tons)
Kohli 52 tests, 4194 @ 50.53 (15 tons)

 

[Gob]

There’s a surprising amount of others in the thread too rating Smith 3rd/4th.

ftr, this is what they looked at the original conclusion of this thread

Williamson 56 tests, 4648 @ 49.44 (14 tons)
Root 52 tests, 4500 @ 52.94 (11 tons)
Smith 47 tests, 4311 @ 57.48 (15 tons)
Kohli 52 tests, 4194 @ 50.53 (15 tons)

2017 India was when he really broke away from the rest. 2015 Ashes is the main detractor of Smith up to 2017

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah, he wrote it off as being down to luck.

tbf Smith's first 100 on the Pune dustbowl included like 3 dropped catches

 

[Coronis]

tbf Smith's first 100 on the Pune dustbowl included like 3 dropped catches

We should give Lucky Labuschagne the benefit of the doubt for now

 

[Daemon]

There’s a surprising amount of others in the thread too rating Smith 3rd/4th.

ftr, this is what they looked at the original conclusion of this thread

Williamson 56 tests, 4648 @ 49.44 (14 tons)
Root 52 tests, 4500 @ 52.94 (11 tons)
Smith 47 tests, 4311 @ 57.48 (15 tons)
Kohli 52 tests, 4194 @ 50.53 (15 tons)

Yeah but there’s a difference between ranking him the worst of a bunch of awesome batsmen and outright saying he’s not very good lol

 

[Coronis]

Yeah but there’s a difference between ranking him the worst of a bunch of awesome batsmen and outright saying he’s not very good lol

Oh I agree Blocky was definitely on his own level.