Provided that there are alternatives who can arguably bowl as well and add plenty with the bat, yes. Some would say that Hadlee should take McGrath's spot in an all-time side for that reason - he could be nearly as effective in a similar role with the ball and provide a whole lot more in other areas of the game.Do you exclude Murali, Ambrose, Lillee, Donald, etc. for the same reasons?
I bow to your superior knowledge of the digger.I know I've been guilty in the last few days, but I felt I've been adding something. Given who did it in this instance, I think some leniancy can be applied
not sure about your team there... Seems a little bowling heavy to me.. You can drop one of the seamers (Hadlee or Imran) or one of the spinners for another batsman, preferably a leftie to bat at 4, juz for variety's sake...McGrath is an absolute all-time great.
McGrath has consistently taken the wickets of the best batsmen in the world on relatively flat wickets.
The quality of a bowler is judged by his ability to take wickets, not his ability to bowl with express pace.
Need intimidation? Facing a bowler who is almost guaranteed to take your wicket is pretty damn intimidating IMO.
As for a place in an all-time XI, he wouldn't make mine. He is one of the three greatest bowlers ever, but that's not enough.
Hadlee will give you nearly the same value with the ball in addition to superior batting and fielding. Warne and Muralitharan form a lethal spin duo. Marshall is the greatest ever.
Sunil Gavaskar
Jack Hobbs
Don Bradman
Sachin Tendulkar
Garry Sobers
Adam Gilchrist
Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Shane Warne
Muttiah Muralitharan
Code fornot sure about your team there... Seems a little bowling heavy to me.. You can drop one of the seamers (Hadlee or Imran) or one of the spinners for another batsman, preferably a leftie to bat at 4, juz for variety's sake...
Namibia IIRC.I think that he is underrated due to speed gun readings, but I have heard many commentators say that the gun does not do him justice. His bouncers always get big on batsmen and it would seem that he can crank it up significently when batsmen try to bat out of their crease to him as in his 7/15 against Bermuda in the 2003 World Cup where he often pushed the 140kph mark. I can find no reason why Glenn Mcgrath should not be in All Time XIs as a fast medium opening bowler.
I would drop a spinner to accomodate Viv...not sure about your team there... Seems a little bowling heavy to me.. You can drop one of the seamers (Hadlee or Imran) or one of the spinners for another batsman, preferably a leftie to bat at 4, juz for variety's sake...
Yes, your right.Namibia IIRC.
Wasn't that Ronnie Irani??Of course McGrath is an all-time great, he brought medium pace bowling back to existence...