The slip fielding, and to much lesser extent the bowling really does push him up for me.
If I may ask, can I see your top 15? (Or even top 20 if you're ok with it)
What Hobbs did in 1911 was just crazy, but tbh, the 20's, 30's and 40's were just insanely, disproportionately and almost unfairly flat.
40s were very flat. 20s and 30s were insanely flat for people who had never seen those pitches before I.e for pre 1914 players. 20s and 30s isn’t in the same bracket as 40s. Its same as 60s,70s,80s level flat pitches.
They are a few changes for the next iteration next month, but sure.
If it makes you feel better, Hutton's captaincy adds in to his value for me
In your opinion, what do you regard as "consistency" for example the amount of 50+ scores a batsman makes?
Not sure how McGrath makes your Tier 1 and Shane Warne is in Tier 2. Surely Shane Warne, the greatest Leg-Spinner / Wrist-Spinner the game has seen makes your Tier 1?
because McGrath is better than any spinner to ever exist.
More of an even spread across series and countries played. Lara has plenty of lean series in between mega scoring series. Lara also has several series where he makes one meaningful score and has nothing besides that.
Easily.
McGrath is better, Warne is greater.
Lara played in 39 Test series. He scored 250+ runs on 21 occasions= 53.8%. To me thats pretty consistent? Also, on average he scored a 50+ score every 2.8 innings. Thats pretty good I would of thought. Sure he was at times inconsistent but this notion that he was very inconsistent or "quite inconsistent".....the numbers to me don't indicate that.
Overhyped? Seriously?
Lara'a inconsistency overall was minor true.
Ball of the Century?
And you think he's still overhyped? Why?